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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by senectus1 on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @07:56PM (#39834202)
do they ever run these empty?

I would expect they're as close to full as they can get in every trip. They'd be terribly inefficient ways to transport goods otherwise.

Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by marnett on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @09:17PM (#39834734)
With what would they be filled with?
Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by lupire on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @10:04PM (#39834991)
Ideally, something exportable from this region.

Some import products are crazy cheap because cross-planet shipping is basically free because it's the reverse end of a trip carrying valuable stuff. But they mainly applies to ships returning from low development level regions.

Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by katbyte on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @01:00AM (#39835821)
Like what? What does na export in containers?

Most our exports are bulk not container afaik

Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by 83 on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @09:59AM (#39839198)
While the majority is bulk, the US does export a lot of industrial machinery. It's just not stuff you normally think about - like the large hvac systems on the roof of large buildings or the caterpillar earth moving equipment/parts to make roads.
Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by heads on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @02:38AM (#39836227)
North America has lots of land and oil. Timber (Canada), plastics, and corn fertilised by nitrates that were made using fossil fuel energy. Corn probably doesn’t ship in containers but corn-fed beef and poultry do?
Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by samstave on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:49AM (#39840828)
Apparently, I was wrong - they are reporting it as a "fully loaded" -- but that does not mean the TEUs were full of goods and services... but thats what they are calling it. So I have no Idea.

Unless ImportYtei.com can get the bills of lading for that ship....