....and still container ships get bigger

 The latest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-58550645

An even bigger container ship

The size of these behemoths continues to grow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-40362922/oocl-hong-kong-felixstowe-port-welcomes-world-s-biggest-ship

The never increasing size of container ships

This is now the world's largest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-40362922/oocl-hong-kong-felixstowe-port-welcomes-world-s-biggest-ship

Super size cruise liners: Why so big?

Lots of economics in this story from Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1697334/harmony-of-the-seas-sails-into-southampton

Economic efficiency

Thanks to tutor2u for this summary
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/economic-efficiency-revision-presentation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2015th%20January%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2015th%20January%202016+CID_8f1c652e085ba9e45eb9bbf2fc87fc27&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economic%20Efficiency%20Study%20presentations%20This%20is%20an%20updated%20revision%20presentation%20on%20economic%20efficiency%20in%20markets

Productive Efficiency: How Amazon gets packages to you

hanks to tutor2u for this clip
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/productive-efficiency-how-amazon-gets-packages-to-you?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20updates&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20updates+CID_277a97dbe27b43afb9574747116b8029&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Blog%20%20Productive%20Efficiency%20How%20Amazon%20gets%20packages%20to%20you

A gigantic Australian train!

Productive efficiency/economies of scale in action in this BBC clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34971953

Conainer ships; even more economies of scale

Over the years I've posted links to stories about ever larger container ships. Here's the new King of the container ships able to carry 19,100 containers with 20 crew


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30720824#


Mindboggling!

Unit 1: Productive efficiency in transport: Container ships

I love stories about the biggest, fastest, etc so this economics packed clip, I love!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24439603#

Unit 1: Giant turbines; productive efficiency in action

Great example from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24078588#

Unit 1: Productive efficiency in the container shipping market

Container ships just seem to get bigger and bigger!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568123#

Unit 1: Bigger container ships leading to productive efficiency

Great clip from the BBC showing productive efficiency in sea transport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20671374