The container ship Argolikos en route to Le Havre from Antwerp. Sailing west past the port and town of Calais. There are continual competitive power struggles between units of capital. And yet at the same time there exists cooperation at a global level., Telecommunications masts on the French coast. The internationalization of communications. Wind turbinesContinue reading “Walking to Calais”
Category Archives: Ships
Magleby Maersk
One of the largest container ships in the world, the Magleby Maersk, a Triple-E container ship. It has a crew of between 20 – 30. The navigation, control and maintenance of ships has changed from being labour intensive to capital intensive. In the process, ships have become bigger, faster and stronger than previously. It isContinue reading “Magleby Maersk”
Discordia at the Border
The expansion of capital must be continuous and uninterrupted. Commodities – including labour power – must constantly exchange. The ships below are organized to arrive at their destinations at precise times. There are penalties for missing time slots in ports. The lorries are stuck in border checks and controls. These delays impact directly on theContinue reading “Discordia at the Border”
Hamburg to Dakar
On the recommendation of a friend I’ve acquired Patrick Keiller’s book ‘London‘. It complements well the other two books I’m currently reading, Voltaire’s Letters on England and Reyner Banham’s Theory and Design in the First Machine Age. We learn that in ‘1735 the French authorities were so disturbed by Voltaire’s book ‘Letters on England’ (LettresContinue reading “Hamburg to Dakar”
I’m going back to New York City
…I do believe I’ve had enough (Bob Dylan, Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues) Al Kharj (Hapag Lloyd) -container ship – on its way from Hamburg to New York City. CSCL Mercury (COSCO) – container ship – to Hamburg from Piraeus. Trans Emerald – oil/ chemical tanker – Antwerp to Barcelona
CMA GCM Zheng He
The CMA GCM Zheng He. Container ship with capacity of 17859 TEU. Departed Antwerp 10 Jan 2021 and is expected to reach Southampton at 18.00 on 12 Jan 2021.
Klaipeda to Puerto Rico
The oil/chemical tanker Elaia at position 50° 35′ 10.968″ N, 0° 22′ 3.288″ E. On its way to the Port of Puerto Rico in the Canary Islands. It departed from Klaipeda, Latvia on the 6 January 2021 at 03.35 LT (UTC + 2). The Grande Abidjan, Ro-Ro cargo. On its way to the Port ofContinue reading “Klaipeda to Puerto Rico”
6 January 2021
Warship Elbfeeder – container ship. Departed from Rotterdam Waalhaven 06 Jan 2021. Destination Dublin, ETA 07 Jan 2021. Marvel Eagle, LNG Tanker. Rotterdam Maasvlakte to USCXM.
High Tide
Luft, Licht und Sonne was one of the principles which formed the Neues Frankfurt movement between 1925 – 1930. It still holds good, and even an hour’s walk during the day makes a great deal of difference. Not much Sonne, but plenty of Luft und Licht. And a lot of rain. But the rain wasContinue reading “High Tide”
No Direction Home
Quickly changing conditions at sea today. This is the Maersk Niteroi which sailed from Bremenhaven on 02 January 2021 at 18.28. No destination information is displayed other than USNCA. It is described as Cargo Hazard A (Major). Too busy today to look at this further so will just put this as a placeholder. Its nextContinue reading “No Direction Home”
Commodity Fetishism 