Creating globalisation

1
Creating globalisation

• At any point in time, Maersk Line is transporting
  cargo worth approximately three percent of the
  world's GNP (World GNP in 2005 USD
  36,356,240,000,000)

2
Port calls

• Maersk Line made around 41,500 port calls in
  2007. That is approximately one every 13 minutes

3
Paris to Cape Town - and back again

• If all Maersk Line containers were placed one
  after the other, they would reach about 19,000
  km. This is equal to the distance from Paris to
  Cape Town - and back again

4
8,550 Eiffel Towers

• If all the Maersk Line containers were stacked on
  top of each other, they would reach approximately
  2,500 kilometres high, equivalent to stacking
  8,550 Eiffel Towers on top of each other

5
Capacity

• A PS-class vessel such as the EMMA MAERSK can
  carry 11,000 full 20-foot containers. That equals
  a train 71 kilometres long

6
528 million bananas

• A single 20 foot container can hold about 48,000
  bananas. So, in theory, a PS-vessel like the EMMA
  MÆRSK could transport approximately 528 million
  bananas in a single voyage - enough to give every
  person in Europe or North America a banana for
  breakfast

7
1,156 family cars

• The main engine of an PS-class vessel produces
  109.000 horsepower, equal to that of 1,156 family
  cars

8
Anchor

• The anchor of a PS-class vessel weighs 29 tons,
  equivalent to the weight of five adult African
  elephants

9
Silicone paint

• The newly developed, more environmentally
  friendly silicone paint used below the waterline
  on a PS-class vessel creates a streamlining
  effect, saving an estimated 1,200 tons of bunker
  fuel per year

10
Waste heat recovery system

• A PS-class vessel is equipped with a waste heat
  recovery system, saving up to ten percent of main
  engine power. This equals the average annual
  electrical consumption of 5,000 European
  households