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Yup - going back just a while!😊

@@adrianbanks2089 Thanks from a semi-sunny Suffolk!

@@JamesMtuma Glad you like it - I love making them!

Thank you - nice channel, too!

I've owned a variety of small boats and yachts since the bridge was built (and before), and must have been under literally hundreds of times!😊

Thank you! She has been up the Thames a few times, I think.

Thank you! Builders Tea for me . . . 😊 (Yorkshire, actually!)

Thank you!

Yup, up soon!

Thank you! Interesting ship, although you have to ask how many seafarers job will it take . . .

@@ShipsandShipping Yes - that is true. Sadly it seems to be the case across many industries now.

Certainly fairly true as regards manufactured products (clothing to computers, for instance), but not true for food and drink. According to the UK Government, around 60% of this is produced here, but most of the rest comes from the EU, and the majority of that comes by ferry, either with driver, or in unaccompanied trailers - figures are available.

Yup - container ships always look worrying when fully laden! But I don't remember one actually capsizing . . . most of their accidents seem to be box loss at sea, or low speed events while in port.

@@rushirushworth Around 20 - 25 is about right for the crew; she'll be here until Thursday, but container ships are rarely completely unloaded, unless they are going into drydock. She'll be unloading import containers for delivery from Felixstowe, maybe some for onward delivery by smaller feeder ships to other UK and continental ports, and load export and empty boxes for other ports. She will make 4 or 5 other European port calls before heading back to the Far East, where she'll make several calls before returning . . .

@ShipsandShipping Fascinating. Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. 🚢

@@byronllewelyn4333 Thank you!

@@ThamesShips Wasn't live, I'm afraid . . . Was recorded on phone between 7.30 and 7.40, edited and titled in YT create on phone, uploaded at 8. Get better video quality on phone if not live.

Thank you 👍

@@randykelly5692 wow - bad news, will they charter in something else?

@@ShipsandShipping Yes they will use the MV Galleon Passage a Chinese built catamaran slow vessel but capacity will be a lot less, they have two other vessels an Incat and an Austal fast catamaran ferry.

@@ThamesShips Quite a lot of similar back-story content in my shorts selection!

@@velimirjezic9028 Thank you! I love making them !

¡Ciertamente lo es! Disfruto filmando estos barcos e intento hacer una película nueva todos los días.

Thank you! I'm always surprised by people having a dip here, if I was going in, I'd go round onto the main sea beach . . . always think the harbour may be a bit more polluted, although I don't really know!😟

@@byronllewelyn4333 Fun to do if I don't get stones in my sandals!

Good idea! Enjoy!😃

Been for years, now!

Not so hot in winter!😊

Be interesting to see what happens next. I think they are feeling optimistic!

No, freight only - unaccompanied trailers, but the ship has cabins for up to 12 drivers.

Are "cheap disposable garden hoses" even a thing? 🤔 The UK imported £63.6 billion of goods from China in 2021 (13.3% of all goods imports to the UK) and exported £18.8 billion of goods (5.8% of all goods exports from the UK). The main goods import from China in 2021 was machinery and transport equipment (£27.5 billion), primarily office machinery and telecoms and sound equipment, like computers, phones and other electronics. The UK had a £39.1 billion trade deficit with China in 2021, which means we imported more than we exported; we had a £44.8 billion trade deficit in goods which was offset by a £5.7 billion surplus in services.

Thank you!

Depending on her hull condition, probably, but there's going to have to be a serious investigation.

Thank you, part 2 online soon

I take your point completely, and will see if I can get it reduced somewhat.

@@randykelly5692At the moment, not doing much live - this is fast shoot and edit system which allows me to shoot 5 minutes at 7.45, and edit to upload at 8am. Amazing! Hope you're keeping well, not too many storms.

I filmed inside Gateway several times when I was making Shipping TV, but not for several years. It's one of those things 🙂

@@RalphWhittington Thanks, Ralph - Felixstowe seems to be missing tricks all the time. They have had planning permission for 4 additional berths, 1 at Felixstowe, 3 at Harwich, for years, but are allowing Gateway to walk away with the future trade, I believe.