Thursday 10/9/08

So kids, and especially this person leaving us comments, here's our update. I broke the website. D= I tried, but html is hard and so I ruined my life. I'm going to get started on a new one and hopefully I won't fail nearly as much.

Continuing on, our project has taken a turn into a new area. We've decided upon two possible remedies to the problem of overboard shipping:

1. is adding flexible solar panels that would power a radio signal that can be picked up by radar to allow ships to change course and not hit them and give a transmitting signal for the shipping companies to retrieve their fallen merchandise.

2. is to create a new shipping container module that has sturdier beams. The reason for this is because, the shipping containers collapse on each other, and the ones on top tip over the edge. If the shipping containers no longer collapsed, we could potentially solve this entire problem.

=D We're putting our brains to work and are especially enjoying our opposable thumbs. =x!

Sincerly,

Gabriela, the website murderer, and Safe Shipping INC.

P.S to our one commenteer, we'd appreciate if you could help us spread the word, keep commenting, and eat the recommended number of fruits and vegetables. Thank you :]

Today in EAST...the safe shipping team is working on dividing the works into categories that support the position, those against the position, and those offereing alternative stances on the issue of shipping containers.



We have also found some more interesting pictures for you all!






HOB NOBS!









fun right?







What are all the knitting grannies in the worls going to do?!?





Turns out you can live in them too!






Well, until next time...



-Andrea =]<3



YAYAYAYAYYAY FOR THE WEEKEND!


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The way containers are held

Today we learned that when vessels are built, the securing of the containers are usually built along with the vessel. Bottom foundations are the equipments that allow the conatainers to slide into place and these things include the cloverleaf and dovetails. These names comes from the apperances of these locks and are usually held with twistlocks on each corner of the container. These all go according to The International Maritime Organization, which requires that all vessels be provided with a “Cargo Securing Manual.” Most of the container overboards aren't from the gear, but from the collapse of container frames due to racking or other influence on the racks.

On our update so far on our project, we are working on the literary review.
See you next time!
- John and the Safe Shipping INC. team