Comments on: Supersize ships being built to feed our consumer appetites

By: Anthony Maw

Anthony Maw — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:30:00 +0000

The whole United States/Canada political ideology is centered around maximizing corporate profits, not creating jobs. Besides, what American/Canadian wants to spend 40 hours per week making pencil sharpeners anyways? The logical thing to do is buy shares of Wal-Mart and Target.

By: Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:38:00 +0000

Ships run empty on trip back to China? Tells me something !

By: Global Maritime

Global Maritime — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:10:00 +0000

Cargo ships have truly dominated the seas of today. Shipping is one of the leading industries right now, it is undeniable that shipbuilders and those involved in the trade (like global-maritime ) benefit a lot especially due to demand of consumerism. But more than that, companies responsible in building such super ships must consider the safety of the crew and the shipment. Thanks to technology, large ships are created with quality and assurance. I enjoyed reading your blog, it was very informational, thank you.

By: charles

charles — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:40:57 +0000

we did this dont get me wrong wal mart was a good thing in the days but where else u gonna really shop i try to stay out of wal mart cause when i go in there i come out with something i could have done with out and thats just what they hoping you will do

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:27:31 +0000

We're not shipping them back empty – we're shipping them back filled with our money! figuratively speaking, of course. We're exporting wealth, and importing junk which occupies our minds for a while until it breaks, and resides in our landfills where eventually it contaminates our ground water.

When I consider a purchase, I ask myself "is this a WANT or a NEED?" And if it's a WANT, I usually don't buy it. I'd rather keep my money.

By: Reed

Reed — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:07:00 +0000

The U.S. is now addicted to cheap imports; working class and poor Americans wouldn’t be able to live the way they do if prices went up. Walmart is capitalizing on this by building these super ships. This is Business 101.

By: LL22

LL22 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:10:15 +0000

That's one crew member for every 100' of boat. And these ships work in three shifts, so a third of the crew is sleeping at any given time.

By: huma

huma — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:46:00 +0000

this is very helpfull and nice article. i understand it easily. i love your blog, please do continue.

By: paul

paul — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:37:44 +0000

man, the Chinese are raking it in. and Walmart of course.

By: Jamal

Jamal — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:41:55 +0000

Bigger people, bigger ships.