Those are still American (South America, but still America).Apples from Argentina, avacados from Mexico....
Those are still American (South America, but still America).Apples from Argentina, avacados from Mexico....
True, but pretty sure USA was implied. 'Merica!Those are still American (South America, but still America).
Apples from Argentina, avacados from Mexico....
Those are still American (South America, but still America).
Why would tugboats be there?For your consideration ...
I don't know what's going on with shipping. But we sure are exporting -- something. Here's a fully laden low in the water Evergreen container ship in the Chesapeake today around the Cove Point area heading south.
No tug boats in sight.![]()
Why would tugboats be there?
:sigh: that is a simple shipping channel at that point. Pilot support..yes. Tugs?..never, and no point in having them there either.For your consideration ...
A la the Baltimore bridge. It was passing the Cove Point LNG terminal. Though it was not the company Evergreen that hit the Baltimore Bridge, it did get one stuck just off the shipping channel as while back. And plus, ya never know with these ships nowadays. Thought must give its Pilot credit. It must have only been doing about 4-5 knots. Was going very slow.
Plus, whenever an LNG tanker comes to the terminal for the loading of LNG, there are four tugs to assist and they wait there entire time until loading is finished and assist it when leaving.
:sigh: that is a simple shipping channel at that point. Pilot support..yes. Tugs?..never, and no point in having them there either.
yeah...hundreds of yards from berths to bridge underpass. Not miles and miles down a major navigation route. That would be like thinking tugs should escort the thousands of ships in and out of Rotterdam.IIRC after the Key Bridge accident there was a call or requirement to have tugs escorting ships out of the Harbor
Stolen cars headed for Africa.For your consideration ...
I don't know what's going on with shipping. But we sure are exporting -- something. Here's a fully laden low in the water Evergreen container ship in the Chesapeake today around the Cove Point area heading south.
No tug boats in sight.
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