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A comment on Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land bridge for Oceania cargo. Parent comment

Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by geraldhh on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:45AM (#38988961)
> via three round-trip trains per day (~=137 TEU per train)

given 2-10k TEU per ship, that does not sound nearly enough

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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by ImPostingOnHN on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:49AM (#38991991)
The math in the post you responded to checks out:

> That works out to 11.5 New Panamax ships per year in each direction

It seems like that it's enough, for 11.5 new panamax ships per year in each direction.

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