Life Inside the World's Largest Container Ships Ever Created - History of Ships Documentary

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[@dnickbg]

"Life inside the world's largest ships", shows like 30 seconds of "life inside"

[@jeffl3196]

I thought this would be about the crew ????

[@DavidMartinez-is7gu]

Honestly blown away. Amazing how seamlessly everything is streamlined. Even at the end when she said that it can take up to 3 days...still...3 days for all of those containers is still incredible.

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

Absolutely!

[@frydac]

If I do the math for 20k containers (she said the evergreen could load 24k containers), then that is about 13seconds per container: 24h/day*3days=72h ; 72h*3600sec/hour=259,200seconds ; 259200sec/20000containers=12.96sec/container

[@thatrandomproject6652]

It’s about 8-14 cranes at a time working

[@Sciguy95]

Wouldnt it be awesome if we could bring the guy that invented container shipping to our time and show him what our ships look like now?

[@Pppppppxx]

Chinese people started to ship their goods to sell in other countries and those from Greece

[@Ricky_Spanishh]

​@@Pppppppxx thanks for that useless information I guess?

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

All the logistics that goes into the varying aspects of this is fascinating to me...don't know why, but it just is.

[@georgevcelar]

Seeing how these behemoths are built, it's amazing what we as a species can achieve, if only we put our BS aside and work together!

[@bobmcgehee1749]

Not much around life on board. More of a history lesson.

[@trimley]

Living in Felixstowe England we see the biggest ships on a regular basis - never taken for granted

[@yemarican]

I am impressed. over 20 thousand containers?? one ship !! that's insane man.. I have (one) container in my back yard and I feel like I have a huge monster there :(

[@riccardomoore]

Who's here after the Baltimore bridge incident??

[@gradyhachey6786]

✋

[@TheWfrench08]

Lol hi

[@Mr.Whiteman-rv2iz]

It wasnt an accident, it was done on purpose. The dali was the ship, salvidore dali had a painting called the broken bridge where he DRIFTED TO SLEEP UNDER THE BASE OF THE BROKEN BRIDE.. thats just one of many coincidences that can not be over looked

[@FeliciaInspire]

Meeeeeeeeeee! I just had to do some research 🧐

[@peterwilkins7013]

​@@Mr.Whiteman-rv2izshut up

[@vuho2075]

This is why I switched to a career as a Somali pirate

[@Ceaser679]

How much you earn?

[@Thanasis.242]

​@@Ceaser6790.5$ and 10 different diseases a week

[@ionutlaurentiumoise2922]

Where do i apply for the job?

[@theburningsoul3236]

😂😂

[@cornelthomas4076]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@persimonsen8792]

It's crazy, how big these ships are. And how fast they are.

[@gorillachilla]

With breeding of China and India it needs to be

[@jaepcam]

@@shrimp8004 English, please.

[@zhurongonmars6256]

@@gorillachilla all the products on ship is made in China

[@justsomerandompotato1986]

Im a maritime student and I'm always blown away on how beautiful this massive ships when you see one.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Awesome dude. Maritime do a lot for the world 🌎

[@BRPJR]

As a deck officer i suggest you avoid these VLCS or any massive vessel, for that matter. The amount of work is disproportional to that of smaller vessels given the same number of crew. Go for bulk.

[@howiseait2213]

​​@@BRPJRunfortunately, bulk on the other hand doesn't sound that much better for the most part. Albeit port stays are relatively a lot more chilled in comparison with such massive container ships. But the needed cargo care (depending on the type of loaded cargo) during sea passage for bulk is also worth consideration. That being said, what kind of ship do you work on? It'd be interesting to know ;)

[@BRPJR]

@@howiseait2213 been o/b container vessels of various sizes for 15yrs now and last few were Neopanamax. True, it's relative quiet during sea passage for containers but i'd choose long voyages and port stays than the very fast pace of CV, especially the large ones. And you, if you don't mind me asking?

[@howiseait2213]

@@BRPJR 15 years and counting, now that's impressive! You are absolutely right. Long voyages and port stays make all the difference. I'm a young deck officer and have worked onboard big chemical tankers and container vessels for a few years already, but somehow still have a soft spot for containers, although tramp shipping seems relatively more convenient. Trust you are having a pleasant weekend wherever in the world you are. Fair Winds and Following Seas.... Greetings from Germany!

[@garymiller5937]

Words escape me. I am simply in awe of the entire process. I don't know what to say. 😊😮😊

[@theeuropeanb7637]

As a shipping students in my first year this was so fascinating learnt a lot appreciated

[@idreeschohan9977]

In which university are you studying, I am also a student a shipping student.

[@theeuropeanb7637]

@@idreeschohan9977 i am not studying in university but doing an online version of it , its called institute of chartered shipbrokers .

[@OJBLAQTV]

20000 containers on one ship? Gadamn it!! That's very great. Shout's to the engineers ❤

[@umsshakeelsiddiqui]

Its 20,000 TEUs. Means twenty feet equivalent unit. If we say a 40 feet container then it means 10,000 containers. In both cases, it's really great ship. Salute to the designer.

[@ramesh_manga]

At the end, she did say the largest ships can contain as many as 20,000 containers and can take 3 days to load..

[@petehoskins1267]

As a previous post the math Re the TEU is: if Only 20’ loaded then she can hold just over 24,000 or if solely 40’ units then it will hold a bit over 12,000 containers.

[@Sciguy95]

​@@petehoskins1267 either one is still incredible when considering that the 1st container could only hold 58.

[@LUVUTV]

it's the brave people who live under this ship. it's amazing. the documentary is very useful

[@CuriousEarthMan]

do you mean the Barnacle family?

[@mattorama]

I've done work at the Port of Newark, and it's truly amazing how they move these containers around.

[@Jan96106]

I'm glad other people are awed by these ships and containers and the shipping industry. I was in traffic management when I was younger and was filled with awe back then. I thought I was the only person who felt that way. I'm heartened to see others agree. I do know from the song and the musical that Sting also feels that way about ships, just not specifically cargo ships: "Oh the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers, /The noise at the end of the world in your ears, /As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea, And the last ship sails.

[@lhasaroadrat9374]

Just awesome how high tech shipping has become. These fabulous giants of the sea never fail to impress.

[@Sam.G79]

I'm curious to know how that giant chain was made. That thing is gargantuan

[@lidarman2]

WOW. I get amazed when I see this large scale ship production and then go see what is takes to make a semiconductor fab. It's mind blowing that is takes so much to make it; whether it is a massive ship or a microchip.

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

Those O. N. E. ships are so pretty!! 🤣🤣❤️❤️

[@persimonsen8792]

I prefer the design of MAERSK. Atleast they have more than one colour.

[@honesty0]

Oh boy one treadmill for the crew! Call me when you get two treadmills. 😂

[@grade12purity41]

in the Philippines.... especially in our province, if our neighbour is having a big and nice house, 90% they have a "seaman" (seafarer) in their family.... in our high school, almost 10% of the males would take maritime course in college for better opportunities and rewarding life.... and it amazes me to watch this knowing that for sure, some of them may have been working to the companies being mentioned here......

[@beeman2075]

The narrator's mention that the largest ships can carry more than 20,000 containers is absolutely mind boggling, from the sheer tonnage amounts involved.

[@coolmxx]

Bu Sektörlerde Büyük Zorluklarla Dünya Ticaretimizi Geliştiren Değerli Personellere Kolaylıklar, Başarılar, Sağlıklar 🙋‍♂️❣️

[@marduenoyarte6559]

At least my son is on board one of this large ship a container ship

[@ProfessorChomsky]

If only all the similar tech and logistics that go into the war machines on the planet could ALL be directed towards good things this world would be in a far healthier place.

[@veunxaybanfai]

Thanks to share , enjoyed watching

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

3:24 That means that OOCL ship at 1,311ft long is only 19ft shy of being 1/4 of a mile long, that's nuts.

[@RandomTheories]

or about 400m, which is shockingly close to 0,4km

[@marcusbardstown505]

9 feet shy.

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

I love to watch any transported related videos. I am an ex lorry driver and did quite a lot of container work. ilona

[@wisconsinrebelhomes7587]

Bring me my Wal-Mart products!

[@chemicle]

Did anyone else see the lively crew quarters? LOL

[@MrGruffteddybear]

I’ve always wanted to travel on a cargo ship. To me it would be a more pleasurable way to travel than a cruise ship.

[@Supernamek-rh2xv]

Why????

[@MrGruffteddybear]

@@Supernamek-rh2xv I don't like crowds, accommodations are comfortable, and I just like being on the water vs port visits. And it is possible to book passage on a container ship as a passenger so why not?

[@Supernamek-rh2xv]

@@MrGruffteddybear yeah i am also an introvert who avoid Huge Crowds

[@Simon-nw9bf]

If you get a job as a prostitute this is a manageable objective.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

@@Simon-nw9bf Idiot.

[@wisdom1819]

Shipbuilding by CSSC and the Main Diesel Engine manufactured by Doosan Engine under Lincensed design by Win-GD.

[@John-vh3ig]

FYI, majority of the crews are Filipinos! Hardworking and dependable people.

[@gurpriitchd]

One of my friends who works on a ship shared that his ship can carry 24000 containers. It consumes 2.15 lakh litres of oil daily. Truly gigantic.

[@jay-iw9hb]

Great! Would have been a bit more interesting, if you could add reefer container transit and terminal storage at dock..

[@tomm1109]

I think its funny how the crew quarters and smoke stacks look like lego buildings.

[@chrisrussellca]

I had no idea that containers were embedded under the deck line

[@manuelaffonso2191]

For a better life as a seaman overall, keep away from container ships. Better on bulk/fruit carriers. Much less stress. On these monster container ships , all you see are airport and container terminals. Trust me,, I sailed 42 years on different types and containers were the worst overall. Now retired 20 years.

[@respectdawildo_danjones508]

Any advice you can offer?? Of how to get in?

[@BRPJR]

I would have to agree with you. It's my 15th year on container vessels of various sizes now and the big ones are just horrible. Same number of crew (as opposed to smaller vessels) and more workload.

[@ianbrooke6342]

Very little of this has to do with "Life inside"

[@daveklein2826]

Then you weren't listening

[@davidmg1925]

The art of speaking without saying any thing.

[@ryanbarker5217]

cool doc, but not much about what life is like onboard these ships.

[@SOUFIENSAINTPRIEST]

thanks😀amazing

[@allanstrobridge2176]

The part about his mum not leaving her room has put things in to place for about me thank you Jelly & thank you Joe for getting him on your podcast love from the UK

[@otwjuraganchannel1908]

Yutub amrik, titel pke bahasa Indonesia, tpi narasi pke Inggris, gak ada subtitle lagi... Emg paten!

[@toiletsinflorida4999]

When I was in Savannah Georgia, I spotted the OOCL going through town, and that thing is huge

[@Rammstein56]

The loneliest life on the planet, these ships come into container terminals that are miles and miles away from the city centre, here in Rotterdam they are 40 miles or 60 kilometers away from the city and apart from officials, customs, the agent , suppliers or repair men you hardly see anyone. All work is done in the most cost effective way leaving the human factor as a margin. All my life I spent visiting ships as a service engineer and I can only say we have to have the deepest respect for crews who are far away from home for months and months in a row. Romance has gone, as a young man some RoRo's (Roll on Rol off ships) came into port after an African voyage they did as liners and cargo operations would take 3 to 5 days; 20 years later these ships were still in service under DELMAS a French company and they'd do the same carge operations within 36 to 48 hours.

[@CLark-yk7oz]

Fun fact, vessels with amazing captains can communicate their value over a lunch, with a tour, between crane ops and hospitality 👏🙏✌️

[@laskey2175]

10:24 When empty, their props stick out of the water. 😮

[@shorifmiah2680]

Out Strding Ship 🚢 ✨️ 💖 💕 💓 ❤️

[@geow6100]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@normanharris1092]

Life inside ... um ... okay 1st a documentary on shipping and how ships work and why and then a teeny snippet here and there about life inside.

[@sachinrv1]

Excellent informative doc. Thank for sharing.

[@pork_friedrice]

The engines are not installed after the super structure is complete, they are built into the sections and then assembled, in fact all of the engine room machinery is built into the modules. If they weren’t it would be like building a ship in a bottle through the opening.

[@Krishna-nh9yv]

Yyyyyyyyttytytrtyyydyyydy

[@VelaGodide-ls1ln]

Shipping & harbor ⚓ industry seems heavy as an angineer am thinking to take my chances there

[@fritzmeynejr2983]

Very information, thank you!

[@josephlewis6987]

damm! They're huge,incredible.

[@renatoigmed]

It is not a "life inside a cargo ship" but rather a very shallow summary of how part of the logistics of loading and unloading containers is carried out and a few seconds on how a ship of this class is manufactured.

[@jacoblahr]

I wonder how high you can stack them containers before the bottom one starts collapsing in??

[@Sciguy95]

That would be hard to answer since it would be heavily influenced by what is inside the containers.

[@jimtitt3571]

Inland containers are three high fully loaded, shipping containers minimum six high but there are higher stacking containers commonly used today, there is a label on them specifying the stackability. Up to twelve are possible at the moment.

[@jacoblahr]

@@jimtitt3571 thanks for the info jimtitt lol. Ya i didnt think about the fact that it depends on if theyre laoded or not and with what... duhh. A fully loaded 40 ft container of..say lumber 2×4 or 4×4s stacked 5 ft high or so has gotta weigh at least 50,000 lbs. And a empty 40 weighs about 10,000 lbs ish? So ya big difference. But 12 high is crazy. Amazingly strong and yet fairly simple design. What a genuis the guy or guys who designed and or invented those things.

[@jacoblahr]

@@shrimp8004 english sir...

[@Sea-Land-Oldtimer]

Don't know if ISO standards have changed, but when I worked in the business starting in the late 1960's the corner posts were designed to accommodate 50, 000lbs per square inch. regards

[@hughsmith7281]

Thank you.

[@stellarmella9557]

most people dont realize that most if not all of these gigantic pieces of maritime engineering is produced by 1 country i.e China. This demonstrates China's influence and prowess in the maritime shipping industry

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Pretty dang impressive.

[@fshjdkfhasdkfhsd]

These are still a lot lighter and smaller too than the five biggest oil tankers from the 70s.

[@ticnatz]

That was fascinating......

[@huibertlandzaat1889]

You made a very interesting video. Thank you for uploading.

[@ziauddin7948]

excellent extremely heavy & large ships # 👍👍

[@DaneliusUK]

Enjoyed it, thank you.

[@user-ni4vz7ei8e]

謝謝您，長榮海運😘👍❤️

[@larryl212]

WOW!!!

[@debbieatkinson6711]

This is just WOW!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@barryjulianwaldron3656]

Mankind’s Mega Madness continues! 🇦🇺💯%

[@Officialmichferit504uc]

sending love, Be honest and frank anyway,did you get to meet this gem in concert?

[@JiveDadson]

The ship is positioned _in_ the dock, not _at_ the dock. Yes, Otis Reading got it wrong, too. Great song; good video, nonetheless.

[@mqblowe]

A typical container that everyone is familiar with is 40' long which is the equivalent of 2 TEU(twenty-foot equivalent unit). The largest container ship in the world has a capacity of 24,346 TEU. i.e 12,173 x 40' containers. So when the video refers to ships carrying 10's of thousands of containers that is wrong. Unless of course a container ship was to carry 20' containers only. Seems silly to exaggerate the size of these ships when they are already MASSIVE!

[@IcetipsVideos]

True, but they said "can carry" tens of thousands, which is also true as you say if they only loaded TEU's on board. That would definitely push it into plural! But if you look at those ships they carry mostly 40' containers, so like you say that's just over 12K. Either way, it's certainly impressive!

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

You need to get out more Phil!

[@reececarr2784]

Thanks dad

[@manuelaffonso2191]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 - No he doesn't. It's true what he said.

[@MrHunt916]

@@IcetipsVideos still an embellishment to say the least

[@nurulhidayahnurul1925]

I like it...me very happy look news it

[@leonseay150]

since it was a popular way of keep what yours on water , wrecked inmates traveled together , !

[@danvanhoose6783]

And the sea pirates that prey on the ships.

[@kevinvanrensburg2468]

Very impressive.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

I was expecting to learn about life in large container ship.

[@emadeldinhessain3272]

Great. Well done.

[@stevet9649]

Thanks Don. Unfortunatly the people you needed to affect will have the same attitude for your video.

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

So you measure ships in feet but docks in hectares and metres? How about some consistency? Incidentally, railway stations are cheaper to build than docks, so they're not built near them, rather than railways will be extended to meet them or docks are built near railway *tracks* rather than stations.

[@WardenWolf]

The spacious crew accommodations make perfect sense. For maintenance reasons they're already going to need corridors that run the length of the ship. And with 1000 feet to work with, minus the relatively small engine room, for a crew of only around 20 people, that's a LOT of room under the cargo deck over that length and width. Everyone can have their own good-sized bedrooms and other amenities.

[@CFish1997]

I'd prefer a slightly smaller room and have a few extra crewmembers onboard.

[@mohamedlui865]

Good 👍🙂😊

[@andhikawjjaya486]

TOP👍👍 be smart and strong aktv💪💪 🔥🔥

[@PopeClemensIIX]

Wow, the life as a crewmember must be heaven... would be nice to show how it really is..., most are underpaid and life in poor conditions. What is shown in the video is NOT the norm

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

It is incredible to think it all started in Norway. The origin of vikingry was in Lofoten in Norway. From there the vikings spread their konwledge on seamanship and fish preservation (that enabled long sea expeditions). Later the Norwegian Vikings made camps in denmark and sweden.

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

I don't find it incredible, norwegians are famous for their superiority complexes !!!!......

[@tomwaitsmencse]

“Spread their knowledge of seamanship” Freud is that you?

[@CuriousEarthMan]

All hail Norway, inventors of buoyancy which they subsequently licensed around the globe.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

@@CuriousEarthMan No need to be rude and ironic 😥

[@CuriousEarthMan]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 so sorry, it struck me as incredibly egotistical to ignore civilizations prior. Vikings were latecomers to seamanship, depending what area of the world you look at. You soundrd too highly Eurocentric to be left alone. Claiming mankind's accomplishments for your tiny spec of the globe. "it all started in Norway" it's laughable. Maybe dried cod got a boost there....

[@os2383x]

Oh man, those recreational rooms look like hostage situations. I’d rather go overboard.

[@MrRhar75]

pool on a ship, amazing

[@grandrapids57]

containers also stopped the longshoreman from stealing like bandits.

[@michaelambrus3051]

Wow these are not small engines!

[@leksandar-_-]

😮24 004 containers floating city 😂😂 unbelievable !

[@FDNRunningandMotivation-ws1hd]

Still waiting for any "inside " shot of that container ship 😂

[@johnheaslip1039]

I used to live in Hellerup, Copenhagen. There is no way that Maersk Mc Kinney Møller would fit into that little marina. Well of course, that is where Mr Møller lived. Miss it loads.

[@ThaboMokubung-cl7jz]

I'm so worried because the vessel looks so wealthy that it's attractive to piracy 😮

[@frankl8784]

They would have problems to unload the containers.

[@huntershashi7499]

Jai Shree Mahakal Ji 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ginog5037]

How cool and advance shipping has become. Are those massive cranes run on electricity or diesel?

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Normally electricity

[@ginog5037]

@@CuriousEarthMan Thanks.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

@@ginog5037 yw!

[@PistaKralovic]

would be nice showing metric conversion of imperial technical data on screen. thanks for the videos!

[@dayrise7211]

Incredible ships 🚢 😍

[@camloff]

Porta-contentores ?