![]() ![]() ![]() The shaft from the engine to the propeller is more than 100m (328ft) long. The rudder is 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) – bigger than many London flats. There are 5,000 individual alarm channels that can alert the crew to everything from too much pressure in an oil tank to a valve that is not closing properly. He reels off some of his favourite examples. With global trade increasing, the ships are getting bigger and the shipping routes becoming crowded. On land it’s easy to forget that at any given moment there are around 50,000 merchant ships crisscrossing the oceans – carrying as many as 5-6 million containers stuffed with goods. Nearly all the things you own came from somewhere else in the world and they reached you by ship. We will be publishing regular stories about technology, energy, economics, social science and much more – find out about our mission and upcoming stories here. This story is part of Future Now, a new section launching today dedicated to in-depth stories about the people, events and trends that are shaping our world.In total, 45.4 million tonnes of cargo passed through the port, 2% more than the previous year. In 2015, more very large ships came to the Port of London – 70 miles (113km) down the coast from Felixstowe - than ever before. It’s a journey that will take her past the busiest shipping channel in the world. The Ebba is on its way to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This close to shore the water is not very deep and the lane in which huge ships like these can travel is narrow. ![]() This will be one of the trickiest parts of the voyage, as there is far less room to manoeuvre here than on the open sea. ![]()
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