How Container Ships Work

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    Bananas are shipped from thousands of miles away and yet are still cheaper than local Apples. The reason is the incredible economics of container ships.
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Комментарии • 1,9 тыс.

  • @supercalifragic1551
    @supercalifragic1551 5 лет назад +1294

    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.

    • @potathooo
      @potathooo 5 лет назад +34

      Look up JeffHK on youtube

    • @thekakan
      @thekakan 5 лет назад +88

      I agree. This video was not good, at least, not according to the title.

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 5 лет назад +13

      well, that would be how containers works, not the ships

    • @johnsmithe887
      @johnsmithe887 5 лет назад +154

      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. ruclips.net/video/Gn7IoT_WSRA/видео.html
      I agree that this isn't really what I was expecting from the video but I hope I answered some of your questions.

    • @Sacchidanand
      @Sacchidanand 5 лет назад +5

      @@johnsmithe887, thanks 😊

  • @skiingbronconut7876
    @skiingbronconut7876 5 лет назад +906

    Well I learned more about bananas then I did about shipping containers..... still a good video thou.

    • @Regimeshifts
      @Regimeshifts 5 лет назад +6

      sound like you learned something in each step

    • @skiingbronconut7876
      @skiingbronconut7876 5 лет назад +31

      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.

    • @gacaptain
      @gacaptain 4 года назад +15

      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.

    • @putaschimi2185
      @putaschimi2185 3 года назад

      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.

    • @theghostcubes3105
      @theghostcubes3105 3 года назад

      though

  • @solflare101
    @solflare101 5 лет назад +347

    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.

  • @Sasch94
    @Sasch94 3 года назад +34

    7:41
    The badass that is blocking the Suez Canal today

    • @Ghinan_Navsih
      @Ghinan_Navsih 3 года назад

      Lmaoo

    • @YuiFunami
      @YuiFunami 3 года назад +2

      *fatass you mean

    • @michalcassovia2337
      @michalcassovia2337 2 года назад

      u were waiting there? :)

    • @Sasch94
      @Sasch94 2 года назад

      @@michalcassovia2337 I'm still here

    • @plant5875
      @plant5875 2 года назад

      evergreen is a company, it could be any ship in the Golden-class

  • @mike-su1is
    @mike-su1is 5 лет назад +1048

    This should be called: The banana and why it's so damn cheap

    • @pwnmeisterage
      @pwnmeisterage 5 лет назад +11

      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.

    • @dnissen2012
      @dnissen2012 5 лет назад +1

      Related, if you want a different feel. ruclips.net/video/F-ZskaqBshs/видео.html

    • @samevans1672
      @samevans1672 4 года назад

      Due to the American government taking over countries in the banana belt and controlling the price basically. ruclips.net/video/QgydTdThoeA/видео.html

    • @MarinerMahbub
      @MarinerMahbub 4 года назад

      Haha....exactly

    • @Parpyduck
      @Parpyduck Год назад

      "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?"

  • @mikakagehira2972
    @mikakagehira2972 5 лет назад +1426

    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

    • @squiddroid4842
      @squiddroid4842 5 лет назад +67

      Thank you!

    • @harshkarnani4605
      @harshkarnani4605 5 лет назад +188

      You are a civilised man/women/toaster

    • @darktrooperdalek7991
      @darktrooperdalek7991 5 лет назад +34

      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.

    • @yourelawyered
      @yourelawyered 5 лет назад +74

      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.

    • @darktrooperdalek7991
      @darktrooperdalek7991 5 лет назад +16

      Yeah, I know it is. I don’t think he should be using derogatory slurs like that to describe anything.

  • @NimavatCR
    @NimavatCR 3 года назад +80

    Where is my Ever Given Of Suez Canal squad at?

  • @andyfer7716
    @andyfer7716 5 лет назад +11

    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

  • @stephenm.stouter2238
    @stephenm.stouter2238 5 лет назад +218

    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.

    • @spyone4828
      @spyone4828 5 лет назад +19

      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.

    • @stephenm.stouter2238
      @stephenm.stouter2238 5 лет назад +13

      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.

    • @fbmerc
      @fbmerc 5 лет назад +23

      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.

    • @kebsis
      @kebsis 5 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 5 лет назад +9

      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.

  • @liberatorthemasterinstigat5037
    @liberatorthemasterinstigat5037 5 лет назад +897

    Why didn't he just say " How bananas are shipped "

    • @Yatsura2
      @Yatsura2 4 года назад +6

      because less people would click on it

    • @samevans1672
      @samevans1672 4 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/QgydTdThoeA/видео.html
      Here’s the real story about how the price of fruit is controlled by the American government 🦅

    • @arnowisp6244
      @arnowisp6244 3 года назад

      @@samevans1672 Welp, now people would click that.

    • @samevans1672
      @samevans1672 3 года назад

      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.

    • @RafaelBYT
      @RafaelBYT 3 года назад +1

      Because the video isn’t about bananas

  • @gorebello
    @gorebello 5 лет назад +24

    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.

  • @scottwhitley3392
    @scottwhitley3392 4 года назад +154

    “Ships require little attention” tell that to the engineers 🤣

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 года назад +14

      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.

    • @scottwhitley3392
      @scottwhitley3392 3 года назад +8

      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 😂

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 года назад +4

      @@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.

    • @awildjared1396
      @awildjared1396 3 года назад +1

      @@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.

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 2 года назад

      ​@@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.

  • @sew96
    @sew96 5 лет назад +223

    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).

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 4 года назад +13

      That is still a small number of people.

    • @MatoVidovic_
      @MatoVidovic_ 4 года назад +7

      @@garethbaus5471 yep, but the precision in itself in useful!

    • @x--.
      @x--. 2 года назад

      To steer, navigate, maintain the engines, and cook for everyone?

    • @malibustacy3606
      @malibustacy3606 2 года назад

      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.

  • @PCMan113
    @PCMan113 5 лет назад +797

    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!

    • @GAMINGBAUS8703
      @GAMINGBAUS8703 5 лет назад +43

      True.

    • @benitollan
      @benitollan 5 лет назад +13

      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.

    • @qpalzm563
      @qpalzm563 5 лет назад +53

      Abolish imperial units, I want to see them burn

    • @Random_commenter2
      @Random_commenter2 5 лет назад +1

      Gtfoh

    • @JQNick
      @JQNick 5 лет назад +19

      Yessss.. has to pause the video to work out what that American unit is.
      Apparently 55F is cold...

  • @justlikeeveryoneelse1099
    @justlikeeveryoneelse1099 5 лет назад +9

    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.

  • @sent4dc
    @sent4dc 5 лет назад +4

    It's amazing how much simple stuff that exists out there is actually quite complex.

  • @DominatingDrew
    @DominatingDrew 5 лет назад +89

    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.

    • @dylan-fr3bh
      @dylan-fr3bh 5 лет назад +1

      Some of the giant ships that come over the lake towards Milwaukee are HUGE.

    • @guanweihe7614
      @guanweihe7614 5 лет назад

      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

    • @brreeaad
      @brreeaad 5 лет назад +2

      I live in a port city and I never thought about people not thinking about it!

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 5 лет назад

      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)

    • @VinzentDk
      @VinzentDk 5 лет назад

      @@dylan-fr3bh And those Great Lakes freighters are actually relatively small compared to some of the ocean-going giants!

  • @2Zemog
    @2Zemog 5 лет назад +259

    That 7th banana is totally edible, it has to get a lot more brown than that to be a 'nope'.

    • @benitollan
      @benitollan 5 лет назад +38

      In fact where I'm from (the Canary Islands - bananas is our biggest crop) they're considered more desirable when they reach 7.

    • @2Zemog
      @2Zemog 5 лет назад +27

      @@benitollan I agree. They are best when they get a bit brown.

    • @dylanb2990
      @dylanb2990 5 лет назад +5

      Daniel Bolstad that’s nasty

    • @pokeshark
      @pokeshark 5 лет назад +57

      @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.

    • @adamheyman6125
      @adamheyman6125 5 лет назад +4

      MMMM seven would be reasonable if you weren't eating the banana plane, we use them for bread at that pount

  • @YuiFunami
    @YuiFunami 3 года назад +10

    algorithm on point

  • @angelusellis8606
    @angelusellis8606 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @InspectHistory
    @InspectHistory 5 лет назад +657

    Wow this is what I always want to know, thanks polymatter ;)

    • @Xperian13
      @Xperian13 5 лет назад +7

      Buset, ada dimana-mana :))

  • @vitocorleone3764
    @vitocorleone3764 5 лет назад +40

    Totally forgot I was watching a video about containers until 2:05

  • @Ale-hy6hn
    @Ale-hy6hn 3 года назад +1

    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

  • @robvancamp2781
    @robvancamp2781 5 лет назад +14

    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.

  • @starmax1000
    @starmax1000 5 лет назад +142

    1:36 usually from Ecuador... *shows Colombia flag

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 5 лет назад +19

      From what it seems he just believe that minimalistic art can get away with removing the emblem.

    • @albertocrumley6889
      @albertocrumley6889 5 лет назад +4

      All 3 flags emblems were removed.

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 5 лет назад +5

      Alberto Crumley the difference is that the neighbor country has an identical flag if you remove the emblem.

    • @AndrewF35
      @AndrewF35 5 лет назад +12

      As a Colombian, I am insulted by this.

    • @sadvenom7826
      @sadvenom7826 4 года назад +4

      Andrés Sánchez as an ecuadorian, so am i.

  • @rawvid9065
    @rawvid9065 5 лет назад +501

    The pipe on the mouth of the can is an undercover banana 08:15

    • @tjs200
      @tjs200 5 лет назад +6

      _undercover banana_ would be a good band name
      or euphemism

    • @hazzaftw912
      @hazzaftw912 5 лет назад +7

      looks like an undercover something else

    • @rawvid9065
      @rawvid9065 5 лет назад +16

      @@hazzaftw912 it looks like an undercover balloon , can I get an amen in name of Jesus Christ

    • @Poteto.
      @Poteto. 5 лет назад +1

      @@hazzaftw912 you mean.... meat banana?

    • @BuzzSargent
      @BuzzSargent 5 лет назад +2

      That's why it is so appealing!

  • @Johannes1955
    @Johannes1955 4 года назад

    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.

  • @tyranose
    @tyranose 5 лет назад

    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

  • @tomaspietravallo3832
    @tomaspietravallo3832 5 лет назад +252

    CGP Grey, Half as interesting and now polymatter! Best week ever!

  • @L.hilutd
    @L.hilutd 5 лет назад +331

    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

    • @SuperSMT
      @SuperSMT 4 года назад +10

      @@xaza8uhitra4 Didn't your English classes teach you about conclusions?

    • @RafaelBYT
      @RafaelBYT 3 года назад +2

      @@SuperSMT No, not everyone lives in a country who’s native language is English.

    • @fdsfsdsfds384
      @fdsfsdsfds384 3 года назад

      @@RafaelBYT No country has everyone have 1 native language

  • @arbadas
    @arbadas 4 года назад +67

    That "7" Banana is still perfectly edible. In fact I find they are the best when they get a little brown...

    • @vipersuit2652
      @vipersuit2652 4 года назад +4

      yea the "nope" is preety confusing, because i always thought that stage 7 is the perfect stage

    • @zinguyen
      @zinguyen 4 года назад +6

      arbadas number 7 is the perfect stage to eat, not to be shipped worldwide before reaching the shelves

    • @tombombadilofficial
      @tombombadilofficial 4 года назад +6

      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.*

    • @hamnchee
      @hamnchee 4 года назад +5

      Banana bread material.

    • @zodiak2664
      @zodiak2664 4 года назад +1

      I like them after they escape green

  • @coolbuu1
    @coolbuu1 5 лет назад +316

    Join us in the 21st century and use the metric system.

    • @Jackmjedi
      @Jackmjedi 5 лет назад +21

      @@profd65 alright calm down obesity

    • @NitinBansal85
      @NitinBansal85 4 года назад +45

      @@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

    • @profd65
      @profd65 4 года назад +12

      @@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.

    • @NitinBansal85
      @NitinBansal85 4 года назад +25

      @@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?

    • @disabledgoose8264
      @disabledgoose8264 4 года назад

      no, no

  • @ivanxdxd
    @ivanxdxd 5 лет назад +220

    That flag was Colombia's, not Ecuador's.

    • @h33p
      @h33p 5 лет назад +3

      Well, you are not entirely wrong.

    • @bloodpanthera9300
      @bloodpanthera9300 5 лет назад +38

      @@h33p He is actually entirely right

    • @Tristan7VlogsTristan7Gaming
      @Tristan7VlogsTristan7Gaming 5 лет назад +9

      The Colombian and Ecuadorean flags are the exact same when Ecuador’s doesn’t have the emblem on its flag

    • @user-ii4ej1ge6t
      @user-ii4ej1ge6t 5 лет назад +3

      @@Tristan7VlogsTristan7Gaming no

    • @eve36368
      @eve36368 5 лет назад +20

      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.

  • @Albanez39
    @Albanez39 5 лет назад +7

    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!

    • @samarium1934
      @samarium1934 4 года назад

      Psychopath

    • @TechFeedMe
      @TechFeedMe 4 года назад

      I agree completely! I can't stand unripened bananas, so bitter and hard.. UGGH

  • @navalrepair5718
    @navalrepair5718 2 года назад

    Nice video, thanks for sharing.
    For cars-carrying this is made preferably by specific carriers vessels looking like large shoeboxes with ramps in and out, than on container ships.

  • @OneMeInMyself
    @OneMeInMyself 5 лет назад +5

    Some love for Banana #7. They're the best for smoothies or baking or porridge.

  • @marius6621
    @marius6621 5 лет назад +281

    For non-american people : 55.94°F = 13.3°C
    Very good video tho 👍

    • @danneeisenberg5687
      @danneeisenberg5687 5 лет назад +7

      You're my hero

    • @CalvinsWorldNews
      @CalvinsWorldNews 5 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @varana
      @varana 5 лет назад +5

      @@CalvinsWorldNews The funny thing being that Celsius is exactly the Kelvin scale but with a different origin point (0°C) for human convenience.

    • @MaximTsyba
      @MaximTsyba 5 лет назад +1

      varana312 Kelvin scale actually has been invented after Celsius'

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 5 лет назад +2

      *for freedom haters

  • @gigantwueste9633
    @gigantwueste9633 5 лет назад +404

    Can you please also use the metric system

  • @furn2313
    @furn2313 3 года назад +1

    Banana : That soil is too rough
    Apple : SOIL IS SOIL

  • @unwired
    @unwired 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @MultiHellchild
    @MultiHellchild 5 лет назад +200

    Can you start using universal measurements such as kg as well for a better understanding!

    • @johnbeaulieu2404
      @johnbeaulieu2404 5 лет назад +4

      For containers they are described as 20-foot, 40-foot, or less commonly 45-ft and then as standard (8foot 6 inch) high or HyCube (9foot 6inch) high. I suppose you could describe the smaller container as a 6.096 meter container and the next bigger one as a12.192 meter container, but people in the industry even outside the US would look at you funny. Just as distances in the maritime industry are in Nautical Miles and speeds as Nautical Miles per Hour (knots). A Nautical Mile is 6,000 feet or 1000 fathoms.

    • @propbraker
      @propbraker 5 лет назад +4

      Not till your country lands on the moon.

    • @TheGamingSyndrom
      @TheGamingSyndrom 5 лет назад +3

      @@johnbeaulieu2404 can confirm, companties in europe use 20, 40 & HC

    • @unclejoeoakland
      @unclejoeoakland 5 лет назад

      @@TheGamingSyndrom yeah but the request was from a metrique fanboy. Not that I'm against; I have two sets of wrenches.

    • @TheGamingSyndrom
      @TheGamingSyndrom 5 лет назад

      @@unclejoeoakland yeah but it still makes no sence since those are the measurrments round da world

  • @SeductionByKamal_
    @SeductionByKamal_ 5 лет назад +417

    This video was BANNANS

    • @boulama
      @boulama 5 лет назад

      🌚 j'étais en 3e quand j'ai découvert ton site haha! par contre je ne savais pas que tu étais sur RUclips

    • @Phyto.
      @Phyto. 5 лет назад

      Ugh.

    • @carter1493
      @carter1493 5 лет назад +5

      THIS VID IS BANANAS
      B
      A
      N
      A
      N
      A
      S!

    • @RageForm
      @RageForm 5 лет назад +3

      Omg your so funny..... Fucking bitch

    • @colinmoriarty1506
      @colinmoriarty1506 5 лет назад +1

      i love me some good bannans

  • @aswler
    @aswler 3 года назад +2

    So interesting and clearly explained! I would like to learn more about how goods are assigned to the containers - what is the combination of the items and how does it look like inside? And how are they organised at the port for their further transport? Any video about the ship routes?

  • @magnesiumfilmsltc1530
    @magnesiumfilmsltc1530 3 года назад +4

    1:20 “That eliminates Europe”
    Canary Islands: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

  • @8y8x
    @8y8x 5 лет назад +39

    Never clicked on a video to make an overused joke so fast

  • @benitollan
    @benitollan 5 лет назад +29

    Missed a mention to the Canary Islands (Spain), we produce around 400,000 tonnes a year.

    • @bloodpanthera9300
      @bloodpanthera9300 5 лет назад +2

      Viva los plátanos! They also cultivate some on the south of the Mediterranean coast of the mainland.

    • @Azknowledgethirsty
      @Azknowledgethirsty 5 лет назад

      @@bloodpanthera9300 it's true in Europe we have the Mediterranean full of bananas despite its high latitude

    • @rif42
      @rif42 5 лет назад +1

      @@Azknowledgethirsty Where are bananas grown in the Mediterranean?

    • @Azknowledgethirsty
      @Azknowledgethirsty 5 лет назад +2

      @@rif42 southern Spain, turkey, Egypt and morocco

    • @Azknowledgethirsty
      @Azknowledgethirsty 5 лет назад

      They ship them to us cause they are way closer

  • @placasowuicho4381
    @placasowuicho4381 5 лет назад +16

    I learned more about bananas than container ships.

  • @dougmc666
    @dougmc666 4 года назад

    Shipping containers are great at industrial scales but small ports and train stations often don't have a 30 tonne crane to offload them. The old longshoreman's pallet is still popular for forklift handling.

  • @Victor-em1ms
    @Victor-em1ms 5 лет назад +14

    Your "nope" banana is when it's ready to eat for me :)

    • @dylanb2990
      @dylanb2990 5 лет назад

      Victor you wait til it rots?

    • @spyone4828
      @spyone4828 5 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @leonardo9259
      @leonardo9259 5 лет назад

      The Browner, the sweeter, I just don't know how could you not eat it because it looks 'bad'

  • @Ra1d_danois
    @Ra1d_danois 5 лет назад +237

    Please use Celsius and metric.

    • @BallyBoy95
      @BallyBoy95 5 лет назад +2

      Or SI units and metric (Kelvin and metric).

    • @dynastyhistory4826
      @dynastyhistory4826 5 лет назад +49

      It's school not a shooting range

    • @TheElitedeath
      @TheElitedeath 5 лет назад +1

      °C = (5/9)(°F-32)

    • @starmax1000
      @starmax1000 5 лет назад +17

      Kwon Lok Young sorry, but your special snowflake measurements are really weird to understand, seriously they lack consistency and logic

    • @starmax1000
      @starmax1000 5 лет назад +11

      yeah, but that's not really an excuse to disconnect from the rest of the world like that, there are many other US based youtube channels that use both measurements or only metric, so the rest of the world can also understand

  • @richardslater677
    @richardslater677 2 года назад

    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.

  • @turkishprostitute4997
    @turkishprostitute4997 5 лет назад +1

    I learned more about bananas than I did about containers.

  • @MediumDSpeaks
    @MediumDSpeaks 5 лет назад +4

    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

  • @xskerrittx1
    @xskerrittx1 5 лет назад +718

    PolyMatter, please use Metric, it's what most of the world uses....

    • @Omar-em7rl
      @Omar-em7rl 5 лет назад +13

      'Merica

    • @bloodpanthera9300
      @bloodpanthera9300 5 лет назад +60

      Well it's not what the guy who invented the container used. 20-40

    • @xskerrittx1
      @xskerrittx1 5 лет назад +22

      @@bloodpanthera9300 55.94F is what I was talking about

    • @dann9208
      @dann9208 5 лет назад +3

      Skezza no I don’t know how much 20 meters is

    • @g.a.c.6488
      @g.a.c.6488 5 лет назад +32

      Use both

  • @seanoreilly1832
    @seanoreilly1832 2 года назад +1

    This is an incredible documentary about bananas

  • @RacketTattoo
    @RacketTattoo 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @GAMINGBAUS8703
    @GAMINGBAUS8703 5 лет назад +7

    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?

  • @sive1231
    @sive1231 4 года назад +11

    Going from Casual Navigation, where everything is explained fantastically, to this mess of matter, does not blend. Containers and bananas are all the same.....

  • @kevin-7091
    @kevin-7091 8 месяцев назад +1

    How it works: It has a huge area to place containers, then it travel across the sea. The end.

  • @ilikekevin1
    @ilikekevin1 5 лет назад +4

    2:03 " the answer is, largely the container" me: OH YEA THIS VIDEO ISNT ABOUT BANANAS

  • @dl2839
    @dl2839 5 лет назад +33

    1:17 This narrow region: describes half the planet.

    • @estebancq
      @estebancq 4 года назад +4

      But eliminates most of the first world countries

    • @bobwalsh3751
      @bobwalsh3751 4 года назад +1

      Ackchually he only showed roughly 1/3 of the planet.

    • @ammyvl1
      @ammyvl1 4 года назад

      Actually a 1/3

    • @dl2839
      @dl2839 4 года назад

      @@ammyvl1 Stop trying to correct me; I'm not wrong.

    • @ammyvl1
      @ammyvl1 4 года назад

      @@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.

  • @kabochaVA
    @kabochaVA 5 лет назад +15

    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...

    • @elgatto3133
      @elgatto3133 5 лет назад

      6.5 by 13 m, more or less.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 5 лет назад

      @@elgatto3133 the standard measures are 590x235x238cm and 1200x235x238cm on the dot.

    • @Exige000
      @Exige000 4 года назад +1

      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).

  • @alex-shanghai
    @alex-shanghai 3 года назад +1

    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...

  • @EricagraceLee
    @EricagraceLee 2 года назад

    I study international logistics in a university for 4yrs and I can say you are better than my prof.

  • @terellkid1
    @terellkid1 3 года назад +3

    He was smooth as hell the way he slipped in the advertising for a sponsor 😂😂😂

  • @nikhilk2809
    @nikhilk2809 5 лет назад +14

    I ship this video.

  • @8atlantic8
    @8atlantic8 5 лет назад +2

    Nice photos of bulk carriers, tankers and general cargo ships...

  • @bc7281
    @bc7281 3 года назад

    The title is a little bit misleading but the information presented in the video extremely accurate. Well done

  • @ratkutti
    @ratkutti 5 лет назад +29

    07:35 Always provide metric equivalent of imperial, as the whole world use it; your audience is not just the USA, it's the world.

    • @robh6638
      @robh6638 5 лет назад +2

      Karthikeyan K Nope

    • @micaelgarcia1576
      @micaelgarcia1576 5 лет назад +8

      *and most of the world doesn't want to bother to learn a basically useless and untangible metod of measuring.


      (not sarcastic)

    • @Rune-Thief
      @Rune-Thief 5 лет назад

      @@robh6638 I hate people who don't want others to enjoy something simply because they are diffrent from them. Can you please say why you want to limit the video for others?

    • @johnkoenig9649
      @johnkoenig9649 4 года назад +1

      The real world doesn't come in nice, neat multiples of ten. Deal with it.

    • @Rune-Thief
      @Rune-Thief 4 года назад +1

      @@johnkoenig9649 Measurements are a way to understand the world, no need to make something more complicated than it should.

  • @moz1234moz
    @moz1234moz 5 лет назад +144

    Please, use legend in metric system!!!!

    • @StreetPeter
      @StreetPeter 5 лет назад +3

      Commie.

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot 5 лет назад +6

      @@StreetPeter Are you THAT stupid person who has to demonstrate their ignorance for all of RUclips's global audience to see?

    • @robh6638
      @robh6638 5 лет назад

      Mozart Liessi Nope

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot 5 лет назад +2

      @@robh6638 Are you THAT stupid person who has to demonstrate their ignorance for all of RUclips's global audience to see?

  • @madmelon9993
    @madmelon9993 5 лет назад

    I love how you just fit advertising skill share in your video

  • @tomektopola
    @tomektopola Год назад +1

    Me researching engine department on vessels for a presentation:
    Also me watching a video about bananas:

    • @malachaiuys711
      @malachaiuys711 11 месяцев назад

      haha. Try explaining why you watched a video on bananas to your boss or lecturer 😂

  • @schregen
    @schregen 5 лет назад +6

    You can still eat brown bananas. For something like banana bread you sometimes take fruits that are completely brown! Without any yellow left! 🍌🍌🍌

  • @Chemson1989
    @Chemson1989 3 года назад +9

    Do "How Container Ships Stuck"

  • @michalcassovia2337
    @michalcassovia2337 2 года назад

    great work, easy explained, thanx a lot !

  • @imandac.3737
    @imandac.3737 5 лет назад +1

    very informative with attractive smooth animation video. keep it up!

  • @Ramash440
    @Ramash440 5 лет назад +10

    "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.

  • @loodvicheck_3693
    @loodvicheck_3693 5 лет назад +78

    METRIC UNITS

    • @dementos7806
      @dementos7806 5 лет назад +4

      Credence Clementine And?
      Places using imperial: USA, Burma, Liberia.
      Places using metric: Rest of the world.
      At least provide metric units next to the imperial.

    • @juanfacundoechenique4688
      @juanfacundoechenique4688 5 лет назад +1

      @Credence Clementine
      RUclips created in America (continent)
      Internet created in America (continent)
      Use metric.

    • @rif42
      @rif42 5 лет назад +3

      @Credence Clementine WWW created in Europe.
      Use metric like 95% of world population.

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot 5 лет назад +1

      @Credence Clementine Are you THAT stupid person who has to demonstrate their ignorance for all of RUclips's global audience to see?

    • @robh6638
      @robh6638 5 лет назад

      jjji _ Nope

  • @Benji-ds9df
    @Benji-ds9df 5 лет назад +4

    2:06
    I remembered that this was not in fact a video about bananas

  • @oldergeologist
    @oldergeologist Год назад

    Your content is always good and your presentation is clear and concise.

  • @patrickhanlon932
    @patrickhanlon932 2 года назад +3

    Regarding overwater shipping "there are ... no intersections" the Suez Canal would like a word.

  • @isaiahkaulaity9467
    @isaiahkaulaity9467 5 лет назад +4

    "How Container Ships Work"
    *Bananas rule container ships*

  • @hikaru-live
    @hikaru-live 4 года назад

    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.

  • @yuming8845
    @yuming8845 5 лет назад +26

    Somewhere in Italy... a huge man was killed by a banana disguised as a gun.

    • @UmbraHand
      @UmbraHand 5 лет назад +2

      Cheng Han the Squid brother Is that a JoJo reference?!?!? Hahahaha

    • @TheBaxes
      @TheBaxes 5 лет назад +2

      Banana gun!

    • @vishakmadhwaraj3273
      @vishakmadhwaraj3273 5 лет назад +1

      @@UmbraHand That was infact a JOJO's REFERENCE!

    • @theworldoverheavan560
      @theworldoverheavan560 5 лет назад

      Lol is that a jojo reference

    • @yuming8845
      @yuming8845 5 лет назад +1

      @@theworldoverheavan560 Muda :]

  • @wuhan827
    @wuhan827 3 года назад +2

    Me on a Bulk Carrier: I'll never go back to a container ship!!!

  • @stponyt
    @stponyt 5 лет назад +1

    0:55 as a scuba diver there is a big difference between “air” and oxygen. Pure oxygen can be used as a drug or prescription and also irritates the lungs when breathe for too long. Air is only roughly 21% oxygen.

  • @aeichelberger15
    @aeichelberger15 5 лет назад +1

    for the uninformed, those mini pure oxygen bottles are actually useful for altitude sickness while hiking

  • @paulc9915
    @paulc9915 5 лет назад +21

    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

    • @PolyMatter
      @PolyMatter  5 лет назад +5

      That’s barbaric

    • @dylanb2990
      @dylanb2990 5 лет назад

      That’s disgusting, you know the black spots are rot right?

    • @paulc9915
      @paulc9915 5 лет назад +5

      @@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
      @dylanb2990 5 лет назад

      Paul C ugh no thanks I prefer fresh, non-rotten food. Just disgusting...

    • @paulc9915
      @paulc9915 5 лет назад +5

      @@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.

  • @Shinzon23
    @Shinzon23 5 лет назад +3

    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?

  • @bookofachievers440
    @bookofachievers440 5 лет назад +1

    Great Video, lots to learn... one request would be to use the Celsius (°C) scale alongside with Fahrenheit so the rest of us outside US will understand it.

  • @necrid7329
    @necrid7329 5 лет назад

    18-19 knots is quite fast. sure its not the insane 30 knots of the early 70s, but way higher than the 8-10 konts we were doing just 10 years ago, due to high oil prices, let me tell you coming from a bulker and joining on a reefership it feels amazingly fast

  • @HenningGu
    @HenningGu 5 лет назад +8

    Apparently the bananas here arrive at stage 1

    • @Danquebec01
      @Danquebec01 5 лет назад +1

      Same. And I live even further north than the US.

    • @Jay-pc2ev
      @Jay-pc2ev 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂

    • @RU-zm7wj
      @RU-zm7wj 5 лет назад

      Same here and lots of other places.

  • @bloodstainedofficial
    @bloodstainedofficial 5 лет назад +3

    interesting... but can you use METRIC UNITS please, do it for the most people in the world that like your videos

  • @keksentdecker
    @keksentdecker 5 лет назад

    this shows how positive the impact of international universal standarts on the economy and trade is!

  • @KentHambrock
    @KentHambrock 5 лет назад +1

    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. :)

  • @60spnq
    @60spnq 5 лет назад +3

    i thought we gonna talk how a heavy ship float.. nope banana

  • @muneersk8547
    @muneersk8547 4 года назад +29

    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

    • @Exige000
      @Exige000 4 года назад

      So much Fake News around, So much Fale news - all the fault of CNN.........eh Donald?

  • @tengkualiff
    @tengkualiff 4 года назад

    I like how both this dude and Wendover did a video about containers n container ships. I want a collab!

  • @adamputz6043
    @adamputz6043 5 лет назад +1

    You don't get enough credit for your work man

  • @seasad1900
    @seasad1900 5 лет назад +71

    Please use SI units.

    • @elliotpollard9083
      @elliotpollard9083 5 лет назад +4

      286 K

    • @elliotpollard9083
      @elliotpollard9083 5 лет назад +10

      RUclips founded by an American, a German, and a Taiwanese. ...so 2/3 would measure things in Celsius.
      World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee who most likely would measure in Celsius.

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot 5 лет назад +2

      @Credence Clementine Are you THAT stupid person who has to demonstrate their ignorance for all of RUclips's global audience to see?

    • @robh6638
      @robh6638 5 лет назад +1

      Sambhav Vk Nope

    • @micaelgarcia1576
      @micaelgarcia1576 5 лет назад

      @@robh6638 OH C'mon TRPG pilot did not follow? what a scam!