50,000 TEU... the Future or Not?

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Published on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 05:00

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BY TOM BEBBINGTON 2017-11-09 19:11:06

In a recent report from the McKinsey Consulting Group there was a fascinating article about imagining the container shipping industry 50 years from now. I think they may be right to assume that 50,000 TEU vessels will come, but I think this will be much sooner than 2067.

From a technical and naval architecture standpoint, there isn't any limit on the size a container ship can be. There are currently three major limitations that a shipping line has to consider when building new vessels: terminal infrastructure limits, draft restrictions and length overall.

Currently there are vessels sailing close to the 22,000 TEU mark. This is something that was unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. I'm

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State aid: Commission approves maritime transport support schemes in Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Poland and Sweden

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Published on Monday, 16 December 2019 16:50

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Maritime Subsidies Do They Provide Value for Money?

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Published on Monday, 16 December 2019 17:48

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https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/maritime-subsidies-value-for-money.pdf

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The case of the Spanish Navy during the interwar

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Published on Sunday, 08 December 2019 20:34

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https://www.naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/spain/armada

Torn apart by a civil war

The case of the Spanish Navy during the interwar is one of a fleet from a major player torn apart by a civil war. The only closest example could be the American Secession war, at a very large scal, or more recently, the French case in WW2 where the fleet was split between the Free French and Vichy loyalists. But the case of the Armada is unique, in which modern cruisers, destroyers, gunboats, submarines and aviation were involved in a modern in-fighting between the Republicans and Nationalists.

This story is about the state of the Spanish Armada after WW1 (where the country remained neutral), new construction programs and modernizations, and of course the divide between the two sides from 1936, ships captured, battles, and losses until 1939. This will be concluded by the Armada under Franco during WW2 and naval programs of that era.