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M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 15, 2003 8:20 AM [i]On 2003-07-14 17:29, cynfulcynner wrote: So, they're only practical for shipments between the West Coast and Asia? Yes, the really big ships work in two trade lanes- West Coast to Asia (The busiest trade in the world is imports from the Far east to the US west coast), and the Far East to North Europe trade. The Suez is wide enough for these ships. Proud to be part of one of the greatest thread hijackings in TC history. Did someone say something about rubber ducks? :) [ Edited by: martiki6 on 2003-07-15 08:21 ]

[i]On 2003-07-14 17:29, cynfulcynner wrote:

So, they're only practical for shipments between the West Coast and Asia?

Yes, the really big ships work in two trade lanes- West Coast to Asia (The busiest trade in the world is imports from the Far east to the US west coast), and the Far East to North Europe trade. The Suez is wide enough for these ships.

Proud to be part of one of the greatest thread hijackings in TC history. Did someone say something about rubber ducks? :)

[ Edited by: martiki6 on 2003-07-15 08:21 ]

Post #43058 by martiki on Tue, Jul 15, 2003 8:20 AM