This doesn't talk about how container ships work, this is just talking how container ships benefit the economy. I wanted to know how they worked :T Things like do the colors mean anything, what do the crew do during shipping and when they arrive in port, how are the containers utilized, what happens to them after port, how they know what's in what container and where it's destination is, what is it like on a container ship, and so on.
I work for a freight forwarding company so I don't know much about what happens on the actual ships but I have some insight in the industry. The colours are just different shipping companies, eg at 5:00 on the right you can see a Maersk container (Maersk is the biggest in the world) along with CMA CGM in blue and MSC in yellow, 7:31 Evergreen. Once the ship arrives, giant cranes load and unload the containers, theres actually a lot of planning that goes into how to stack them, because some are coming off and others go on, and they need to make sure the weight is evenly distributed over the ship so theres no imbalance. The workers at the dock never know whats in them, they just need to know container numbers and where they need to go. Then freight forwarders like us come into play and we hire trucking companies to go pickup the containers then deliver them to the client. A quick video on the history of containerization if you are interested. th-cam.com/video/Gn7IoT_WSRA/w-d-xo.html I agree that this isn't really what I was expecting from the video but I hope I answered some of your questions.
Regimeshifts well when I read a title that says 'how container ships work'..... I expect to be at least told about the locking pins they use to stack them. Or how they have to be balanced on the ship. But instead of learning things about containers, we learned about how bananas are shipped. That should of been the title 'how bananas are shipped in shipping containers'. And by no means was I complaining, I'm a geek I like these types of videos, I was just pointing out the obvisous.
He really should have named it something like how the economics of container ships work or why they are so profitable. That's really what this video was about using bananas as an example.
hey ,if anyone else wants to discover best container home designs try Sovallo Container Build Fixer (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my partner got cool success with it.
Wasn't about bananas. Didn't even mention that Cavendish is actually Banana 2.0. Banana 1.0 (Gros Michel) succumbed to blight and became a generally unsustainable crop. Banana 3.0 is already appearing in Asian markets.
Great video. One of the factors that makes shipping cheap is the low fuel costs. Ships use the lowest grade (cheapest) fuel and as a result pollute alot. They can do this because there aren't pollution restrictions in international waters
David Mejía haha yes. Look at me, I am very smart because I am using a derogatory term to describe people that use government mandated measurements! Yes! I am very smart.
DarktrooperDalek Did he describe the people using the unit, or perhaps the unit itself? And btw, Celsius is a more practical and logical system of measurement.
in compared to other modes of transport they do. if you take in account that one ship only has one or two engines running in order to keep moving like 20.000 containers. for the same amount you will need about 20.000 trucks or 2.000 trains. the overall cost will be much higher on the others in total for the same amount of product. A ship on the move can by large even just sail it self. the idiot on the bridge is payed more to keep awake and don't touch anything. the ship can be maintained in the mean time while it is moving. You can't really do that with a train or truck. they need to be complete stationary the least if not taking in to the repair shop.
sirBrouwer I do realise that, I’m a 2nd engineer on a container vessel, just found it quite amusing as it certainly doesn’t feel like that when you’re on day 3 of an M/E overhaul 😂
@@scottwhitley3392 that is the problem of being the 2nd engineer. You will have to do the work and with luck you have a 3rt to help you. while the 1st is drinking coffee at his desk and getting the praise for the work you are doing. it's even more nuts when you are working on a dredging ship. you are constantly deliberately destroying your pipelines with all the sand you are pumping around.
@@sirBrouwer, actually self driving trains and trucks are going to be a thing pretty soon, and they won't require much attention at all except maintenance and on/offloading.
@@sirBrouwer Since a European freight train (according to google) is about 750 meter (or 123 20 foot container lengths), and the overhead is pretty small, I think you got your figure wrong. At 100 containers per train, it would be 200 trains. That is how much more efficient trains are than trucks. In US trains are around three times longer, so we are down to 70 trains per ship.
I think you might be referring to "minimum safe manning" when referring to the 13 crew members onboard the largest container vessels. In practice, there's typically in the range of 22-23 total crew members onboard (I'm a marine engineer with experience from a previously largest container ship in the world).
Just imagine the absolute mayhem aboard that ship having 13 young women running around in their bras and panties tickling each other whilst trying to be productive and hard working at the same time.
One minor issue, you said the crew doesn’t even know what’s in the containers, every ship has a cargo manifest, and the contents of every container is listed on it. This is required, as containers with dangerous cargo need to be known about in advance, and the weight of each container is vital to be considered for the stability of the ship. So on every single ship at sea right now, there is at least one person (generally the 2/m or designated cargo officer) that knows EXACTLY what is in each container, as well as it’s weight, density, and volatility.
I would say he has access to that information: he doesn't necessarily remember. And while he reviews and signs off on loading instructions, I'll bet the loading instructions are actually drawn up by a computer. And his point still holds: most of the crew has no need for that information and possibly can't even access it.
SpyOne I mean, he obviously can’t rattle everything off immediately. But a 2/M with any semblance of competency will thoroughly review the manifest and stowage plan before sailing, not just “sign off”. You are right though that the rest of the crew won’t know most of it. Mostly just the guys who temp check the reefers. Also each container has its contents clearly marked, so if the crew REALLY wanted to know they could, in theory, check them. Although some ships carry upwards of 20,000 TEU so that gets less and less practical all the time.
We only know what's inside Dangerous Good and Reefer containers. For normal dry containers, there usually is no info about the contents in the manifests. If the Chief Mate wanted to know what's inside a non DG, non Reefer container he had to contact the Charterer/Shipping company. And even this information is not always reliable.... a cargo declarated as bananas might in fact be weapons... customs don't check all boxes. The weight too was mostly an estimate until two years ago a new regulation made it mandatory to verify each containers gross mass by weighting before loading.
To add, the general load plan given to crew members and longshoremen working the vessel only show the necessary information about a box: it's size, if it's a reefer or not, whether it is empty or full, hazmat considerations and destination port. A checker can get more info by running the containers number if necessary but most people involved do not know the contents of the containers.
They have no actual clue of what is being shipped. Whatever its in is declared by the shipper or the freight forwarder and can be a total lie as far as they can check. The ctrn is only checked on delivery by the local authorities.
@@profd65 But the video is not region-restricted to America. So it makes sense to use a measurement system that the world understands, not just Americans
@@NitinBansal85 It makes even better sense to let the content creator do whatever the fuck he wants and not cry about it. Don't people in your country upload videos? Watch those videos.
@@profd65 Of course. But video creators are I guess open to suggestions and criticism. That's what I did. So yeah, I let the creator do whatever the fuck he wants, and actually tried helping him do it even better........ And yes, I do sometimes watch video from my country too. Your point being?
Very interesting video. I would just like to give you an advice - when stating imperial units (for example 7:40), just add a graphic of metric ones as well. It would only take you a few seconds and the rest of the world would thank you for it :) Besides that, I really enjoy your content!
Well in all fairness it wouldn't take him "a few seconds", at least a few minutes but that's me just me being silly, I actually agree with what you mean.
Arno Wisp they won’t, why learn about how the American government took over and controlled all the fruit coming from South America because they seen the profit margin.
This was excellent! The example of the banana was a clever illustration of your explanation of container ships. I must admit that I was looking for a video on the physical workings of a container ship.
Shipping (as in on a ship) is something that a lot of people don't think about because you can't see it unless they live in a port city but is actually really important to the modern economy.
After watching another video on this topic from Wendover Productions ( I think ) I actually believe the container and thus the ship and all the shipping proces is the base of the economy
I was about to say that I thought about it but indeed I live in the second biggest port of my country (first for long and probably would still be if was the one to export metal)
2018 and we still have imperial system mesures. They should apear as secondary, but yea I get it. At least you gotta show the corresponding values in metric.
I remember, a good few years ago, my dad worked as a controls engineer in a banana ripening factory, learned all about this then, when one starts to ripen it gives off a gas to let others around it know its time to, they can extract the gas from a room to stall ripening and add it to ripen a room all at once. amazing, same thing tomatoes do.
@Dylan B you realize only the peel is brown and the core is intact? even fully brown peels can have perfectly preserved interior. people are wasteful and encourage companies to spray produce with all kinds of nasty shit just to keep their appearance "fresh". not to mention supermarkets throw away perfectly good produce for the slightest imperfections because ignorant consumers only buy things as they seen them in pictures.
i dont really like the sponsor transitions. yes, they’re very smooth, but if you dont have a clear conclusion to your video, i kind of forget everything you’ve said
arbadas *bananas are rich in potassium and low in calorie but when it’s become too ripe, the potassium is almost broken down and converted into sugars and all you get is soggy, sugar rich food.*
My interests are in photos, shipping. I am a volunteer running a mission to seafarers when they come in on a boat from the docks, they have an area where they can come and relax have refreshments, watch television,, read some papers and use the computer. This is a good video.
I work in Exports for a Logistics company. The containers are individual unless they are using a consolidated service, then only other materials like it will be inside the container such as yarn, clothing, etc. The shipper or carrier knows exactly what is inside the container, along with the CBMs (cubic meters), the weight, value of the goods, and the product. These are all on the shipping instructions we send and they are required to clear customs. If your weight is literally off by .01, there are huge fines and penalties along with paperwork revisions such as revising the bill of lading for the specific container. Exports is a very specific process but when it comes to moving cargo, everything is clearly defined and specified down to the .01 KG
At this very moment a physicist is smashing his/her keyboard because the only correct way for "everyone" to know what's being said is "286.45K" They hope that one day you'll be given a free choice, as long as you choose their one.
RetardedSamurai well they were the same country for their first 8 years. That being said though it is lazy because I don't see the Mexican flag being identical to the Italian one. Usually I see a brown dot on the Mexican flag in minimalist illustrations so why the clip art couldn't do a square with a black eagle v on top even try to make them distinguished is gross.
I'm really happy to see you blowing up. I remember when you were small and just coming up and I would say "You're gonna blow up one day" and welp, here we are
@@dl2839 yes, you are. Now there's 180 degrees while using latitude. and from -30 to 30 is 60 And since 180/60=3, 60 degrees is 1/3 of 180 Your original comment still applies, but mine does as well.
The 7th stage bananas are the sweetest and the most nutritious. If it all becomes black, and appears to have turned into a paste inside, you should use that for cooking desserts. But a dark yellow banana covered in black spots like a leopard, it's the best you'll ever eat!
Years ago I was an Assistant Manager in a convenience store and a district supervisor was talking with the other Assistant Manager about ways we might improve, and apparently the supervisor felt we weren't letting the bananas ripen enough before putting them out while the AM was saying that our customers didn't want riper bananas and wouldn't buy them. I happened to be passing by and the supervisor gestured to the green-ish yellow bananas we had out (stage 3 in this video) and said "Who wants to buy a banana like this?" "Our customers. Go figure." was my reply. So the supervisor accepted that the AM was right: our customers wanted green bananas for some reason, and would not buy them once they turned yellow.
Thanks for the video but this is more like how to transport fruit, instead of container ship itself. I'd like to know how large is a common container, how many containers a typical and the largest cargo ship can carry, what are some busiest route and port, etc...
Container sizes are expressed in feet because *_that's how they appear in the ISO 6346 specification_*. But yeah, using the metric system (and Celsius) would be a welcome addition...
Not in the context of the container. Containers were invented by the backward Americans who measure their trucks in feet. Containers were based on US truck sizes so we are now stuck with 20's and 40's rather than 6 metre and 12 metre boxes (as South Africans refer to them).
8:42? Why the black banana is nope? This is the best stage for a banana to be eaten You should have made banana 6 with some black spots and the last banana fully black to be 100% true Great video, interesting video and as always great quality! Keep it up
@@dylanb2990 I do. But do YOU know that a banana's cover( idk how it it called) isn't edible in the first place? Pretty sure you do The inside will always be clean if the banana doesn't have to many marks. For example a banana with a mark as big as the 7th banana is totally edible and is better than the 6th
@@dylanb2990 You really need to learn what rotten means cause you're using the word a lot. A marked outside of a banana isn't rotten on the inside Just peel it off and you'll see the secrets of the universe.
Going from Casual Navigation, where everything is explained fantastically, to this mess of matter, does not blend. Containers and bananas are all the same.....
Man, people really want that metric system to be represented, but when American's comment on videos using the metric system we usually get told to google the conversion. :P Joking aside, as an American, I fully agree with the idea of putting up both numbers. Helps reach the most people. :)
Fruits and other perishable goods are shipped using a faster and smaller ship called Reefer ships compared to traditional big hauler Dry Ships. Mainly they are port to port only to maintain their cargo’s freshness. And it is refrigerated containers.
Finally a video about container ships that isn't just "90% of cargo goes by ship" and then makes it look like all ships wonder around the ocean unloading everything and then re-loading everything....
Why bananas are amazing! - Cheap as shit - Pretty fkin tasty - amazing to use in milkshakes and Smoothies n stuff - SUPER convenient. I can carry it without any cover or box and eat it without messing my hands - Very nutriticios I mean, what else do you need?
"They can only grow in this narrow region." He says as he demarcates the entire torrid zone and essentially half of all the inhabited land out there. Well that was silly.
title of the video is open to interpretation. here he explains how they work to benefit the economy but some like me misunderstood and thought he would explain how they physically work, like do the colours mean anything? how are the ones on the very top accessed? how are they loaded on to the ships etc.
You say ecuador, but showed the Colombian flag 1:35 . That is something i CAN'T FORGIVE! Disliked, Unsubscribed, flag for gross content and child abuse, an copyright striked.
Please give a Celsius measurement if you’re giving a Fahrenheit! And metres if you’re giving feet. Handy for those outside the US! Also my state of Queensland is a banana grower :)
Once again a great video PolyMatter! Would it be possible to use the metric units as well as the imperial units in future videos? That way us metric users don't have to convert the imperial units :)
Um, wrong about crews not knowing what they carry in the containers; they HAVE to know what's in them, it's in the manifest that's required by international law. Also, what's the temperature in the units of measurement the ENTIRE WORLD uses, instead of using a antiquated system of measurement that very few nations still use?
Even in a country like China that have local bananas, we still use containers to ship them to two out of the three major megapolises that located outside the banana belt. (Shanghai at 31 degrees North and Beijing at 40 degrees North.) However domestic containers in China is mostly handled by trains and trucks.
Thanks. For your next video, I would would really like to see a description of how containers work. That would be nice. I did watch it to the end though so I learned a bit about bananas.
Teacher: students write an essay on bananas student: container ships are ships they have soul Teacher: students write an essay on trump student: container ships are ships they have soul
Could you give your measurements in metric units please. TH-cam reaches a worldwide audience, the vast majority of whom know not what "pounds" mean . . .
I spent nine years in the British Merchant Navy, and never once carried a banana on a container ship. I did carry bananas from Costa Rica to Belgium in reefer ships. Reefer ships are specialist ships for carrying refrigerated cargoes.
Mananger: Guys we need to think how to transport supplies in a more easier fashion. Any ideas? Some guy: We put it in a box. Manager: Innovative. Truly innovative.
Yeah, but the clever bit is to put it in a box that can move by truck and by ship and by rail without needing to be unpacked - It's called multimodalism and was first introduced by Malcolm MacLean at Sealand.
Oh man, this has to be the most depressing thing imaginable for people who want the US to metricate. Those 20' by 40' containers are how all goods move around the planet so every company that makes or uses things needs to figure out how to optimally pack things into a 6.096 meter by 12.192 space. That's just harder to work with.
This doesn't talk about how container ships work, this is just talking how container ships benefit the economy. I wanted to know how they worked :T Things like do the colors mean anything, what do the crew do during shipping and when they arrive in port, how are the containers utilized, what happens to them after port, how they know what's in what container and where it's destination is, what is it like on a container ship, and so on.
Look up JeffHK on youtube
I agree. This video was not good, at least, not according to the title.
well, that would be how containers works, not the ships
I work for a freight forwarding company so I don't know much about what happens on the actual ships but I have some insight in the industry. The colours are just different shipping companies, eg at 5:00 on the right you can see a Maersk container (Maersk is the biggest in the world) along with CMA CGM in blue and MSC in yellow, 7:31 Evergreen. Once the ship arrives, giant cranes load and unload the containers, theres actually a lot of planning that goes into how to stack them, because some are coming off and others go on, and they need to make sure the weight is evenly distributed over the ship so theres no imbalance. The workers at the dock never know whats in them, they just need to know container numbers and where they need to go. Then freight forwarders like us come into play and we hire trucking companies to go pickup the containers then deliver them to the client.
A quick video on the history of containerization if you are interested. th-cam.com/video/Gn7IoT_WSRA/w-d-xo.html
I agree that this isn't really what I was expecting from the video but I hope I answered some of your questions.
@@johnsmithe887, thanks 😊
play at 1.25x speed, It's much better. Also, the video doesn't talk about how container ships work, rather why container ships are good.
They go choo choo
I literally did that 😂
oui merci
Wow , it sounds natural at even 1.25x
I always play at 2 ..
Well I learned more about bananas then I did about shipping containers..... still a good video thou.
sound like you learned something in each step
Regimeshifts well when I read a title that says 'how container ships work'..... I expect to be at least told about the locking pins they use to stack them. Or how they have to be balanced on the ship. But instead of learning things about containers, we learned about how bananas are shipped. That should of been the title 'how bananas are shipped in shipping containers'. And by no means was I complaining, I'm a geek I like these types of videos, I was just pointing out the obvisous.
He really should have named it something like how the economics of container ships work or why they are so profitable. That's really what this video was about using bananas as an example.
hey ,if anyone else wants to discover best container home designs try Sovallo Container Build Fixer (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my partner got cool success with it.
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Where is my Ever Given Of Suez Canal squad at?
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Hey did they just showed the ship at 7:34 😀
This should be called: The banana and why it's so damn cheap
Wasn't about bananas. Didn't even mention that Cavendish is actually Banana 2.0. Banana 1.0 (Gros Michel) succumbed to blight and became a generally unsustainable crop. Banana 3.0 is already appearing in Asian markets.
Related, if you want a different feel. th-cam.com/video/F-ZskaqBshs/w-d-xo.html
Due to the American government taking over countries in the banana belt and controlling the price basically. th-cam.com/video/QgydTdThoeA/w-d-xo.html
Haha....exactly
"It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?"
Great video. One of the factors that makes shipping cheap is the low fuel costs. Ships use the lowest grade (cheapest) fuel and as a result pollute alot. They can do this because there aren't pollution restrictions in international waters
55.94 F is 13.3 C for people who do not live in the US, Liberia and Myanmar
Edit:More Precise Conversion and Grammar
Thank you!
You are a civilised man/women/toaster
David Mejía haha yes. Look at me, I am very smart because I am using a derogatory term to describe people that use government mandated measurements! Yes! I am very smart.
DarktrooperDalek Did he describe the people using the unit, or perhaps the unit itself?
And btw, Celsius is a more practical and logical system of measurement.
Yeah, I know it is. I don’t think he should be using derogatory slurs like that to describe anything.
“Ships require little attention” tell that to the engineers 🤣
in compared to other modes of transport they do. if you take in account that one ship only has one or two engines running in order to keep moving like 20.000 containers. for the same amount you will need about 20.000 trucks or 2.000 trains. the overall cost will be much higher on the others in total for the same amount of product.
A ship on the move can by large even just sail it self. the idiot on the bridge is payed more to keep awake and don't touch anything. the ship can be maintained in the mean time while it is moving. You can't really do that with a train or truck. they need to be complete stationary the least if not taking in to the repair shop.
sirBrouwer I do realise that, I’m a 2nd engineer on a container vessel, just found it quite amusing as it certainly doesn’t feel like that when you’re on day 3 of an M/E overhaul 😂
@@scottwhitley3392 that is the problem of being the 2nd engineer. You will have to do the work and with luck you have a 3rt to help you. while the 1st is drinking coffee at his desk and getting the praise for the work you are doing.
it's even more nuts when you are working on a dredging ship. you are constantly deliberately destroying your pipelines with all the sand you are pumping around.
@@sirBrouwer, actually self driving trains and trucks are going to be a thing pretty soon, and they won't require much attention at all except maintenance and on/offloading.
@@sirBrouwer Since a European freight train (according to google) is about 750 meter (or 123 20 foot container lengths), and the overhead is pretty small, I think you got your figure wrong. At 100 containers per train, it would be 200 trains. That is how much more efficient trains are than trucks.
In US trains are around three times longer, so we are down to 70 trains per ship.
I think you might be referring to "minimum safe manning" when referring to the 13 crew members onboard the largest container vessels. In practice, there's typically in the range of 22-23 total crew members onboard (I'm a marine engineer with experience from a previously largest container ship in the world).
That is still a small number of people.
@@garethbaus5471 yep, but the precision in itself in useful!
To steer, navigate, maintain the engines, and cook for everyone?
Just imagine the absolute mayhem aboard that ship having 13 young women running around in their bras and panties tickling each other whilst trying to be productive and hard working at the same time.
How it works: It has a huge area to place containers, then it travel across the sea. The end.
One minor issue, you said the crew doesn’t even know what’s in the containers, every ship has a cargo manifest, and the contents of every container is listed on it. This is required, as containers with dangerous cargo need to be known about in advance, and the weight of each container is vital to be considered for the stability of the ship. So on every single ship at sea right now, there is at least one person (generally the 2/m or designated cargo officer) that knows EXACTLY what is in each container, as well as it’s weight, density, and volatility.
I would say he has access to that information: he doesn't necessarily remember. And while he reviews and signs off on loading instructions, I'll bet the loading instructions are actually drawn up by a computer.
And his point still holds: most of the crew has no need for that information and possibly can't even access it.
SpyOne I mean, he obviously can’t rattle everything off immediately. But a 2/M with any semblance of competency will thoroughly review the manifest and stowage plan before sailing, not just “sign off”. You are right though that the rest of the crew won’t know most of it. Mostly just the guys who temp check the reefers. Also each container has its contents clearly marked, so if the crew REALLY wanted to know they could, in theory, check them. Although some ships carry upwards of 20,000 TEU so that gets less and less practical all the time.
We only know what's inside Dangerous Good and Reefer containers. For normal dry containers, there usually is no info about the contents in the manifests. If the Chief Mate wanted to know what's inside a non DG, non Reefer container he had to contact the Charterer/Shipping company. And even this information is not always reliable.... a cargo declarated as bananas might in fact be weapons... customs don't check all boxes.
The weight too was mostly an estimate until two years ago a new regulation made it mandatory to verify each containers gross mass by weighting before loading.
To add, the general load plan given to crew members and longshoremen working the vessel only show the necessary information about a box: it's size, if it's a reefer or not, whether it is empty or full, hazmat considerations and destination port. A checker can get more info by running the containers number if necessary but most people involved do not know the contents of the containers.
They have no actual clue of what is being shipped. Whatever its in is declared by the shipper or the freight forwarder and can be a total lie as far as they can check. The ctrn is only checked on delivery by the local authorities.
Join us in the 21st century and use the metric system.
@@profd65 alright calm down obesity
@@profd65 But the video is not region-restricted to America. So it makes sense to use a measurement system that the world understands, not just Americans
@@NitinBansal85
It makes even better sense to let the content creator do whatever the fuck he wants and not cry about it. Don't people in your country upload videos? Watch those videos.
@@profd65 Of course. But video creators are I guess open to suggestions and criticism. That's what I did. So yeah, I let the creator do whatever the fuck he wants, and actually tried helping him do it even better........ And yes, I do sometimes watch video from my country too. Your point being?
no, no
Very interesting video.
I would just like to give you an advice - when stating imperial units (for example 7:40), just add a graphic of metric ones as well. It would only take you a few seconds and the rest of the world would thank you for it :)
Besides that, I really enjoy your content!
True.
Well in all fairness it wouldn't take him "a few seconds", at least a few minutes but that's me just me being silly, I actually agree with what you mean.
Abolish imperial units, I want to see them burn
Gtfoh
Yessss.. has to pause the video to work out what that American unit is.
Apparently 55F is cold...
7:41
The badass that is blocking the Suez Canal today
Lmaoo
*fatass you mean
u were waiting there? :)
@@michalcassovia2337 I'm still here
evergreen is a company, it could be any ship in the Golden-class
Why didn't he just say " How bananas are shipped "
because less people would click on it
th-cam.com/video/QgydTdThoeA/w-d-xo.html
Here’s the real story about how the price of fruit is controlled by the American government 🦅
@@samevans1672 Welp, now people would click that.
Arno Wisp they won’t, why learn about how the American government took over and controlled all the fruit coming from South America because they seen the profit margin.
Because the video isn’t about bananas
This was excellent! The example of the banana was a clever illustration of your explanation of container ships. I must admit that I was looking for a video on the physical workings of a container ship.
Shipping (as in on a ship) is something that a lot of people don't think about because you can't see it unless they live in a port city but is actually really important to the modern economy.
Some of the giant ships that come over the lake towards Milwaukee are HUGE.
After watching another video on this topic from Wendover Productions ( I think ) I actually believe the container and thus the ship and all the shipping proces is the base of the economy
I live in a port city and I never thought about people not thinking about it!
I was about to say that I thought about it but indeed I live in the second biggest port of my country (first for long and probably would still be if was the one to export metal)
@@dylan-fr3bh And those Great Lakes freighters are actually relatively small compared to some of the ocean-going giants!
2018 and we still have imperial system mesures. They should apear as secondary, but yea I get it. At least you gotta show the corresponding values in metric.
CGP Grey, Half as interesting and now polymatter! Best week ever!
Exurb1a too!
Tomas Pietravallo cgp grey's video was great
Wonder why and Wendover productions too !
Srivatsa joshi as always!
Obi Wan Kenobi this is such a good week
I remember, a good few years ago, my dad worked as a controls engineer in a banana ripening factory, learned all about this then, when one starts to ripen it gives off a gas to let others around it know its time to, they can extract the gas from a room to stall ripening and add it to ripen a room all at once. amazing, same thing tomatoes do.
That 7th banana is totally edible, it has to get a lot more brown than that to be a 'nope'.
In fact where I'm from (the Canary Islands - bananas is our biggest crop) they're considered more desirable when they reach 7.
@@benitollan I agree. They are best when they get a bit brown.
Daniel Bolstad that’s nasty
@Dylan B you realize only the peel is brown and the core is intact? even fully brown peels can have perfectly preserved interior.
people are wasteful and encourage companies to spray produce with all kinds of nasty shit just to keep their appearance "fresh". not to mention supermarkets throw away perfectly good produce for the slightest imperfections because ignorant consumers only buy things as they seen them in pictures.
MMMM seven would be reasonable if you weren't eating the banana plane, we use them for bread at that pount
It's amazing how much simple stuff that exists out there is actually quite complex.
i dont really like the sponsor transitions. yes, they’re very smooth, but if you dont have a clear conclusion to your video, i kind of forget everything you’ve said
@@xaza8uhitra4 Didn't your English classes teach you about conclusions?
@@SuperSMT No, not everyone lives in a country who’s native language is English.
@@RafaelBYT No country has everyone have 1 native language
That "7" Banana is still perfectly edible. In fact I find they are the best when they get a little brown...
yea the "nope" is preety confusing, because i always thought that stage 7 is the perfect stage
arbadas number 7 is the perfect stage to eat, not to be shipped worldwide before reaching the shelves
arbadas *bananas are rich in potassium and low in calorie but when it’s become too ripe, the potassium is almost broken down and converted into sugars and all you get is soggy, sugar rich food.*
Banana bread material.
I like them after they escape green
Totally forgot I was watching a video about containers until 2:05
My interests are in photos, shipping. I am a volunteer running a mission to seafarers when they come in on a boat from the docks, they have an area where they can come and relax have refreshments, watch television,, read some papers and use the computer. This is a good video.
Wow this is what I always want to know, thanks polymatter ;)
Buset, ada dimana-mana :))
algorithm on point
The pipe on the mouth of the can is an undercover banana 08:15
_undercover banana_ would be a good band name
or euphemism
looks like an undercover something else
@@hazzaftw912 it looks like an undercover balloon , can I get an amen in name of Jesus Christ
@@hazzaftw912 you mean.... meat banana?
That's why it is so appealing!
The title of this video should be "how bananas are shipped"
1:36 usually from Ecuador... *shows Colombia flag
From what it seems he just believe that minimalistic art can get away with removing the emblem.
All 3 flags emblems were removed.
Alberto Crumley the difference is that the neighbor country has an identical flag if you remove the emblem.
As a Colombian, I am insulted by this.
Andrés Sánchez as an ecuadorian, so am i.
I work in Exports for a Logistics company. The containers are individual unless they are using a consolidated service, then only other materials like it will be inside the container such as yarn, clothing, etc. The shipper or carrier knows exactly what is inside the container, along with the CBMs (cubic meters), the weight, value of the goods, and the product. These are all on the shipping instructions we send and they are required to clear customs. If your weight is literally off by .01, there are huge fines and penalties along with paperwork revisions such as revising the bill of lading for the specific container. Exports is a very specific process but when it comes to moving cargo, everything is clearly defined and specified down to the .01 KG
For non-american people : 55.94°F = 13.3°C
Very good video tho 👍
You're my hero
At this very moment a physicist is smashing his/her keyboard because the only correct way for "everyone" to know what's being said is "286.45K" They hope that one day you'll be given a free choice, as long as you choose their one.
@@CalvinsWorldNews The funny thing being that Celsius is exactly the Kelvin scale but with a different origin point (0°C) for human convenience.
varana312 Kelvin scale actually has been invented after Celsius'
*for freedom haters
So...I still have no idea how a container ship works. I DID however learn how shipping works, kinda, and WAY more about bananas than I ever wanted.
That flag was Colombia's, not Ecuador's.
Well, you are not entirely wrong.
@@h33p He is actually entirely right
The Colombian and Ecuadorean flags are the exact same when Ecuador’s doesn’t have the emblem on its flag
@@Tristan7VlogsTristan7Gaming no
RetardedSamurai well they were the same country for their first 8 years. That being said though it is lazy because I don't see the Mexican flag being identical to the Italian one. Usually I see a brown dot on the Mexican flag in minimalist illustrations so why the clip art couldn't do a square with a black eagle v on top even try to make them distinguished is gross.
Some love for Banana #7. They're the best for smoothies or baking or porridge.
This video was BANNANS
🌚 j'étais en 3e quand j'ai découvert ton site haha! par contre je ne savais pas que tu étais sur TH-cam
Ugh.
THIS VID IS BANANAS
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Omg your so funny..... Fucking bitch
i love me some good bannans
I took a MSc in international logistics and port management and this is very interesting and useful to know too. Very well explained. Thank you
I'm really happy to see you blowing up. I remember when you were small and just coming up and I would say "You're gonna blow up one day" and welp, here we are
"welp", really?
1:17 This narrow region: describes half the planet.
But eliminates most of the first world countries
Ackchually he only showed roughly 1/3 of the planet.
Actually a 1/3
@@ammyvl1 Stop trying to correct me; I'm not wrong.
@@dl2839 yes, you are.
Now there's 180 degrees while using latitude. and from -30 to 30 is 60
And since 180/60=3, 60 degrees is 1/3 of 180
Your original comment still applies, but mine does as well.
The 7th stage bananas are the sweetest and the most nutritious. If it all becomes black, and appears to have turned into a paste inside, you should use that for cooking desserts. But a dark yellow banana covered in black spots like a leopard, it's the best you'll ever eat!
Psychopath
I agree completely! I can't stand unripened bananas, so bitter and hard.. UGGH
Do "How Container Ships Stuck"
Missed a mention to the Canary Islands (Spain), we produce around 400,000 tonnes a year.
Viva los plátanos! They also cultivate some on the south of the Mediterranean coast of the mainland.
@@bloodpanthera9300 it's true in Europe we have the Mediterranean full of bananas despite its high latitude
@@Azknowledgethirsty Where are bananas grown in the Mediterranean?
@@rif42 southern Spain, turkey, Egypt and morocco
They ship them to us cause they are way closer
This is an incredible documentary about bananas
Never clicked on a video to make an overused joke so fast
vnx 18 knots fast
1:20 “That eliminates Europe”
Canary Islands: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*
Your "nope" banana is when it's ready to eat for me :)
Victor you wait til it rots?
Years ago I was an Assistant Manager in a convenience store and a district supervisor was talking with the other Assistant Manager about ways we might improve, and apparently the supervisor felt we weren't letting the bananas ripen enough before putting them out while the AM was saying that our customers didn't want riper bananas and wouldn't buy them. I happened to be passing by and the supervisor gestured to the green-ish yellow bananas we had out (stage 3 in this video) and said "Who wants to buy a banana like this?"
"Our customers. Go figure." was my reply.
So the supervisor accepted that the AM was right: our customers wanted green bananas for some reason, and would not buy them once they turned yellow.
The Browner, the sweeter, I just don't know how could you not eat it because it looks 'bad'
The title is a little bit misleading but the information presented in the video extremely accurate. Well done
He was smooth as hell the way he slipped in the advertising for a sponsor 😂😂😂
I work logistics at a port, the part where you said that wages are low is completely untrue. It’s probably the highest paid blue collar job out there.
This is a poor production. Guy has no clue about the business.
I learned more about bananas than container ships.
Hahaha!
Thanks for the video but this is more like how to transport fruit, instead of container ship itself.
I'd like to know how large is a common container, how many containers a typical and the largest cargo ship can carry, what are some busiest route and port, etc...
Container sizes are expressed in feet because *_that's how they appear in the ISO 6346 specification_*.
But yeah, using the metric system (and Celsius) would be a welcome addition...
6.5 by 13 m, more or less.
@@elgatto3133 the standard measures are 590x235x238cm and 1200x235x238cm on the dot.
Not in the context of the container. Containers were invented by the backward Americans who measure their trucks in feet. Containers were based on US truck sizes so we are now stuck with 20's and 40's rather than 6 metre and 12 metre boxes (as South Africans refer to them).
Banana : That soil is too rough
Apple : SOIL IS SOIL
8:42? Why the black banana is nope? This is the best stage for a banana to be eaten
You should have made banana 6 with some black spots and the last banana fully black to be 100% true
Great video, interesting video and as always great quality! Keep it up
That’s barbaric
That’s disgusting, you know the black spots are rot right?
@@dylanb2990 I do. But do YOU know that a banana's cover( idk how it it called) isn't edible in the first place? Pretty sure you do
The inside will always be clean if the banana doesn't have to many marks. For example a banana with a mark as big as the 7th banana is totally edible and is better than the 6th
Paul C ugh no thanks I prefer fresh, non-rotten food. Just disgusting...
@@dylanb2990 You really need to learn what rotten means cause you're using the word a lot. A marked outside of a banana isn't rotten on the inside
Just peel it off and you'll see the secrets of the universe.
I study international logistics in a university for 4yrs and I can say you are better than my prof.
Going from Casual Navigation, where everything is explained fantastically, to this mess of matter, does not blend. Containers and bananas are all the same.....
for the uninformed, those mini pure oxygen bottles are actually useful for altitude sickness while hiking
I ship this video.
Man, people really want that metric system to be represented, but when American's comment on videos using the metric system we usually get told to google the conversion. :P Joking aside, as an American, I fully agree with the idea of putting up both numbers. Helps reach the most people. :)
You can still eat brown bananas. For something like banana bread you sometimes take fruits that are completely brown! Without any yellow left! 🍌🍌🍌
Fruits and other perishable goods are shipped using a faster and smaller ship called Reefer ships compared to traditional big hauler Dry Ships. Mainly they are port to port only to maintain their cargo’s freshness. And it is refrigerated containers.
Somewhere in Italy... a huge man was killed by a banana disguised as a gun.
Cheng Han the Squid brother Is that a JoJo reference?!?!? Hahahaha
Banana gun!
@@UmbraHand That was infact a JOJO's REFERENCE!
Lol is that a jojo reference
@@theworldoverheavan560 Muda :]
Finally a video about container ships that isn't just "90% of cargo goes by ship" and then makes it look like all ships wonder around the ocean unloading everything and then re-loading everything....
Why bananas are amazing!
- Cheap as shit
- Pretty fkin tasty
- amazing to use in milkshakes and
Smoothies n stuff
- SUPER convenient. I can carry it without any cover or box and eat it without messing my hands
- Very nutriticios
I mean, what else do you need?
This video is bananas
"They can only grow in this narrow region." He says as he demarcates the entire torrid zone and essentially half of all the inhabited land out there.
Well that was silly.
title of the video is open to interpretation. here he explains how they work to benefit the economy but some like me misunderstood and thought he would explain how they physically work, like do the colours mean anything? how are the ones on the very top accessed? how are they loaded on to the ships etc.
Regarding overwater shipping "there are ... no intersections" the Suez Canal would like a word.
7:35 that's the "evergreen" guys.
You say ecuador, but showed the Colombian flag 1:35 . That is something i CAN'T FORGIVE! Disliked, Unsubscribed, flag for gross content and child abuse, an copyright striked.
Whites like to live in thr own bubble
nice
Striken* asshole.
Thank God they are loved worldwide during this quarantine our entire economy subsist because of banana export
"How Container Ships Work"
*Bananas rule container ships*
Please give a Celsius measurement if you’re giving a Fahrenheit! And metres if you’re giving feet. Handy for those outside the US! Also my state of Queensland is a banana grower :)
Once again a great video PolyMatter! Would it be possible to use the metric units as well as the imperial units in future videos? That way us metric users don't have to convert the imperial units :)
2 mins. First ship we see. A breakbulk ship probably carrying fertilizer or grain. Nailed it
Um, wrong about crews not knowing what they carry in the containers; they HAVE to know what's in them, it's in the manifest that's required by international law.
Also, what's the temperature in the units of measurement the ENTIRE WORLD uses, instead of using a antiquated system of measurement that very few nations still use?
There are actually a lot of 53’ containers out there now
Lots of railroads around here are phasing out the 20’ as well
Would you use the Italian flag when showing Mexico as well?
Try making your own video with this much information before you shit on anybody else.
I know I'm too stupid to do it.
>me watching this in 2021, after ships got stuck in the suez canal twice, raising container prices from 1k to 12k
Apparently the bananas here arrive at stage 1
Same. And I live even further north than the US.
😂😂😂
Same here and lots of other places.
this channel is quite the goods
Me on a Bulk Carrier: I'll never go back to a container ship!!!
This video is mixed bag of everything
PLEASE USE METRIC UNITS
Except for container dimensions!
Yes. And please unset your caps lock key.
Even in a country like China that have local bananas, we still use containers to ship them to two out of the three major megapolises that located outside the banana belt. (Shanghai at 31 degrees North and Beijing at 40 degrees North.) However domestic containers in China is mostly handled by trains and trucks.
Florida's flag isn't ugly. But I guess I will take a circle with a red x inside of it. 🥳❤️
Thanks. For your next video, I would would really like to see a description of how containers work. That would be nice. I did watch it to the end though so I learned a bit about bananas.
Teacher: students write an essay on bananas
student: container ships are ships they have soul
Teacher: students write an essay on trump
student: container ships are ships they have soul
So much Fake News around, So much Fale news - all the fault of CNN.........eh Donald?
2:03 " the answer is, largely the container" me: OH YEA THIS VIDEO ISNT ABOUT BANANAS
Video: "..Rice, corn and wheat...."
My ears: " Rice, porn and wheat....."
I'm damaged.
Me researching engine department on vessels for a presentation:
Also me watching a video about bananas:
haha. Try explaining why you watched a video on bananas to your boss or lecturer 😂
Could you give your measurements in metric units please. TH-cam reaches a worldwide audience, the vast majority of whom know not what "pounds" mean . . .
@Brisdad53 You are not particularly intelligent are you? Is that genetic or did you just learn dumbness from your parents?
Actualy you gave more information on bananas than an actual cargo ship
You have the flag wrong in the video. You were showing the flag of Colombia not Equador.
Americans barely know the difference - all latinos are the same to them.
I love how you just fit advertising skill share in your video
"Container Ship" *shows footage of a bulk ship*
I spent nine years in the British Merchant Navy, and never once carried a banana on a container ship. I did carry bananas from Costa Rica to Belgium in reefer ships. Reefer ships are specialist ships for carrying refrigerated cargoes.
Mananger: Guys we need to think how to transport supplies in a more easier fashion. Any ideas?
Some guy: We put it in a box.
Manager: Innovative. Truly innovative.
Yeah, but the clever bit is to put it in a box that can move by truck and by ship and by rail without needing to be unpacked - It's called multimodalism and was first introduced by Malcolm MacLean at Sealand.
Oh man, this has to be the most depressing thing imaginable for people who want the US to metricate. Those 20' by 40' containers are how all goods move around the planet so every company that makes or uses things needs to figure out how to optimally pack things into a 6.096 meter by 12.192 space. That's just harder to work with.