Sean377 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1225 posts, RR: 45 Posted (4 years 8 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
In an attempt to tell the story of international trade and globalisation, the BBC plans to track a shipping container as it travels around the world for a full year. I thought it might be an idea to monitor it's progress.
The journey began on Tuesday when the container left Southampton docks and travelled by road to Scotland where it picked up it's first load, Scotch Whisky bound for China.
The container is now on a ship in the Irish Sea, looks like it might stop off at Dublin.
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (4 years 8 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1454 times:
Quoting Sean377 (Thread starter):
Wouldn't it be good if an A.Netter could get a photo of it
Its a good idea and doable since we have a-netters stationed all over the world. I hope it comes to my home port but the chances of that happening are slim to none.
NorthstarBoy From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1713 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (4 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1304 times:
danged, after looking at the map, how slow was that truck that it took 9 hours to go what didn't look like a very long distance!
I could have elite status if I wanted it, but flying the same airline all the time is boring.
WunalaYann From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 2839 posts, RR: 31 Reply 4, posted (4 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1257 times:
Quoting NorthstarBoy (Reply 3): danged, after looking at the map, how slow was that truck that it took 9 hours to go what didn't look like a very long distance!
Sean377 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1225 posts, RR: 45 Reply 5, posted (4 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1235 times:
Quoting WunalaYann (Reply 2): Do you know which shipping line will be used?
When I first saw this article on TV, I got the impression the container was picked at random, painted to make it stand out, GPS added, then put back into the big wide world of containers. Therefore, it could end up being shipped by any company, anywhere - it will be treated as any other container.
Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man... Landing is the first!
Petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3231 posts, RR: 13 Reply 6, posted (4 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1235 times:
Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 1): Its a good idea and doable since we have a-netters stationed all over the world. I
We don't need a.netter stationed across the world. The article mentioned the carrier to be NYK lines, so most likely a NYK container was used (having said that, the colour of NYK's containers is normally blue but perhaps the BBC painted it over). Anyway. NYK offer online tracking.
Now we only need one a.netter to find out what the container number is, and we are of. Bit stupid of the BBC not to mention the container number on their site. Containers numbers are always 4 letters and 7 digits. The 4 letters represent the carrier, with the last letter always being a U. In this case the container would be NYKU-#######.
Petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3231 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (4 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1232 times:
Quoting Sean377 (Reply 5): Therefore, it could end up being shipped by any company, anywhere - it will be treated as any other container.
Most containers stay with their respective carriers. Thus a Hapag Lloyd container rarely goes onto NYK. There are several container charterers who lease their containers to every carrier/operator. Tritan being one of the larger companies.
(does it show I worked at the ocean department for years?)
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