Total
production from the major manufacturing companies
is already down by ten percent with the Walmarts
of the World already feeling the squeeze and
the situation will only grow more acutely. China
predicted this situation but were not quite
prepared for it to take place that quickly,
but as cost advantage is the holistic approach
of the nation’s export aspect, China embarked
on a serious cost saving exercise in terms of
transportation and focused on the shipping industry
for its lifeline. Today, China is producing
ships that are more economical than many countries
worldwide.
Attached, we have evidence of a container carrier
1,302ft long, 207 ft wide carrying 1,500 containers.
This vessel can travel from China to California
four days faster than any of its competitors
and for comparative purposes this vessel has
a crew of thirteen persons versus the identical
size of a US military ship with a complement
of 5,000 officers. The ship has 10 independent
cranes which accelerates its loading and discharge
time significantly and these economical features
indirectly absorb any increase costs where controls
are limited and these are the hard facts of
a competitive world. There is now a glimmer
of hope for the United States to capitalise
on that 10% production shortfall in China to
serve their voracious consumer demand. On a
parting note, these are one of the reasons why
the International Chamber of Commerce revealed
that China has now surpassed Germany as the
number one exporter worldwide.
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