Hundreds of tires are moving here, but not one is spinning. Are they really moving? Where is this?
Cornelia Maersk is headed for Charleston. Would those then be offloaded there,
or is there a shortage elsewhere? Unusual uncovered cargoes on container ships always surprise, like here, here, and here. And then in 2009, there was this deckload of sailboat masts . . . and more. How about these sixth boro shoes that’ll never see Italian legs? Vessel parts that’ll never float?
Could you place Kalundborg on a map? It’s west of Copenhagen. Draw a map first and then look it up.
All photos and sentiments by Will Van Dorp.
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November 14, 2018 at 12:19 pm
Lee Rust
It seems that those stacked truck trailer chassis are critically specific to the shipping container industry and that there is indeed a shortage of them… https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nacpc-gets-approval-run-chassis-pool-georgia-south-carolina-ports
November 14, 2018 at 12:38 pm
tugster
Lee– Thx for the interesting link.
November 14, 2018 at 12:40 pm
bowsprite
Ooooh!!! That’s my new house on wheels I’ve ordered. I hit “1” on the order form. It must have gotten stuck and sent me “111”. Like the color? Hope they’re civil about returns.
November 14, 2018 at 12:45 pm
tugster
i though the Maersk ship made a left turn and headed for NoFo…. You’ll be at the beach to meet them?
November 15, 2018 at 9:41 am
Art (@Turbineguru)
Lifeboat for sale! I did not see you mention this when you were showing the restored Life Boat n the Great Lakes, I think this one may need a historic renovation, as it looks to be modified by Buddy “Hackett”
https://www.popyachts.com/life-boats-for-sale/us-coast-guard-37-motor-life-boat-in-west-palm-beach-florida-r1-130657
November 15, 2018 at 9:48 am
tugster
Thx, Art. I’m going to repost this in the comments section for Glen and Naomi’s boat and epic. Again, interesting boat!!
November 15, 2018 at 10:36 am
Anonymous
So are the trailers being moved from Port Newark to Charleston or are they enroute from a European port? If the former how are they on a foreign ship & if so isn’t that a Jones Act violation?
November 15, 2018 at 10:50 am
tugster
Anon– Good questions. I can answer the first: they were outbound on a run from NYC to Charleston SC. Your second question needs to be answered by someone better qualified than I am, but I’ll add to it. The chassis are all marked “NACPC,” North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, registered in Delaware. http://www.nacpc.org/about/ They have plates, but my photo isn’t clear enough make out the issuing state or agency.