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Silver lining if any hopefully this sees the current or next administration start to fix Americas infrastructure. Watched a thing about the rail network a while back and it’s falling apart and a miracle stuff like this doesn’t happen all the time with trains.
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I need to watch it. It’s been too long.
Today I learned Baltimore is the largest and busiest port in all the United States and this is a monumental fuck up that’s going to have domino effect consequences.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I need to watch it. It’s been too long.
Today I learned Baltimore is the largest and busiest port in all the United States and this is a monumental fuck up that’s going to have domino effect consequences.
Los Angeles and Houston would contest that claim, but I see your point.
This incident is as terrifying as it was inevitable with busy ports and aging infrastructures. I'll cross myself before driving over the Sidney Sherman bridge on the way home this afternoon.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Silver lining if any hopefully this sees the current or next administration start to fix Americas infrastructure. Watched a thing about the rail network a while back and it’s falling apart and a miracle stuff like this doesn’t happen all the time with trains.
Ok yes to addressing infrastructure … but this incident, I’d argue, is not related at all. A huge ship crashed into a bridge.
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Bammer wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Silver lining if any hopefully this sees the current or next administration start to fix Americas infrastructure. Watched a thing about the rail network a while back and it’s falling apart and a miracle stuff like this doesn’t happen all the time with trains.
Ok yes to addressing infrastructure … but this incident, I’d argue, is not related at all. A huge ship crashed into a bridge.
And the design of that bridge wouldn’t see it built today as it wouldn’t be able to deal with such a collision. Mordern bridges would easily.
Ship couldn’t have been going at any speed at all. Just the sheer weight of it took it out.
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What % of those containers were damaged and how is the port able to unload the intact stuff so that the economy can keep moving? Seems like a crass question on the surface, but livelihoods are also affected in this disruption. As a supply chain nerd, I'd be interested to know.
Also, I shudder thinking about the delivery schedule nightmares that are about to come for restaurants and product vendors who rely on delivery drivers using that bridge.
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washing machine wrote:
What % of those containers were damaged and how is the port able to unload the intact stuff so that the economy can keep moving? Seems like a crass question on the surface, but livelihoods are also affected in this disruption. As a supply chain nerd, I'd be interested to know.
Also, I shudder thinking about the delivery schedule nightmares that are about to come for restaurants and product vendors who rely on delivery drivers using that bridge.
Thousands and thousands of shipping containers fall off vessels around the world every year. They Bob around in the water and are lethal for any kind of vessel big or small that encounter them.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
washing machine wrote:
What % of those containers were damaged and how is the port able to unload the intact stuff so that the economy can keep moving? Seems like a crass question on the surface, but livelihoods are also affected in this disruption. As a supply chain nerd, I'd be interested to know.
Also, I shudder thinking about the delivery schedule nightmares that are about to come for restaurants and product vendors who rely on delivery drivers using that bridge.
Thousands and thousands of shipping containers fall off vessels around the world every year. They Bob around in the water and are lethal for any kind of vessel big or small that encounter them.
Okay, but what about this incident and the containers viewable on the videos?
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Bammer wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Silver lining if any hopefully this sees the current or next administration start to fix Americas infrastructure. Watched a thing about the rail network a while back and it’s falling apart and a miracle stuff like this doesn’t happen all the time with trains.
Ok yes to addressing infrastructure … but this incident, I’d argue, is not related at all. A huge ship crashed into a bridge.
And the design of that bridge wouldn’t see it built today as it wouldn’t be able to deal with such a collision. Mordern bridges would easily.
Ship couldn’t have been going at any speed at all. Just the sheer weight of it took it out.
I don't know. Sounds made up to me. I am [gags a bit] with Bammer.
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B wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Bammer wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Silver lining if any hopefully this sees the current or next administration start to fix Americas infrastructure. Watched a thing about the rail network a while back and it’s falling apart and a miracle stuff like this doesn’t happen all the time with trains.
Ok yes to addressing infrastructure … but this incident, I’d argue, is not related at all. A huge ship crashed into a bridge.
And the design of that bridge wouldn’t see it built today as it wouldn’t be able to deal with such a collision. Mordern bridges would easily.
Ship couldn’t have been going at any speed at all. Just the sheer weight of it took it out.
I don't know. Sounds made up to me. I am [gags a bit] with Bammer.
You can’t have a metal frame bridge which is basically a giant mecanno set over the busiest port in America when it has 200,000 ton ships coming in and out every few hours. Who knew?
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