http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
More than 70% of the goods sold in Wal-Mart are manufactured in China.[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_M%C3%A6rsk
Information on the Emma Maersk

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What a ship....no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North 
American goods big time with this floating continent transporting 
goods across the Pacific in 4 days no less!!!

This is how Wal-Mart gets all it's stuff from 
China . Get a load of this ship.
15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at 
the crew-size: 13 people for a ship longer than 
a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 
men and officers.

Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam 
means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez 
Canals . It is strictly transpacific. Check out 
the cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods 
arrive 4 days before the typical container 
ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California 
run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive 
when carrying perishable goods.�

This ship was built in five sections. The sections 
floated together and then welded. The command 
bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 
11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.

Additional info:

Country of origin - Denmark

Length - 1,302 ft

Width - 207 ft

Net cargo - 123,200 tons�

Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)�
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Cruise Speed - 31 knots�
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Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3)< /FONT>

Crew - 13 people�
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First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006�
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Construction cost - US $145,000,000+� 

Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom 
reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 
gallons of diesel per year�

Editorial Comment!�A recent documentary in late March on the�History Channel, noted that most all of these containers are shipped back to China,� EMPTY ��?� yep you heard it right. We send nothing back on most of these ships. What does that tell you about the current Financial State of this country?