Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port, but in the canal, a Suez crew is also obligatory. The crew members are there in case the ship needs to be moored during the canal transit, but this rarely happens. Rose George approachcanalcase share on social
Ninety percent of what we wear, we eat, we consume is carried by ships... Container ships carry a vast amount of stuff. Rose George amountcarryconsume Change image and share on social
The more ships have grown in size and consequence, the more their place in our imagination has shrunk. Rose George consequencegrowimagination Change image and share on social
Sending a container from Shanghai to Le Havre emits fewer greenhouse gases than the truck that takes the container on to Lyon. Rose George containeremitfew Change image and share on social
I find Suez astonishing for the first hour. It is a ditch in a desert, but a stunning one. The sensation of being hemmed in by huge ships, moving at a stately pace through a man-made waterway, is extraordinary. Rose George astonishdesertditch share on social
Rotavirus does not cause all diarrhea, but it causes a lot of it. Instead of a single vaccine dose, however, harried nurses may have to give several, as diarrhoea makes it difficult for a child to retain anything. Rose George childdiarrheadiarrhoea share on social
I find Maersk fascinating. It is the Coca-Cola of freight with none of the fame. Its parent company, A. P. Moller-Maersk, is Denmark's largest company, its sales equal to 20 percent of Denmark's GDP; its ships use more oil than the entire nation. Rose George cocacolacompany share on social
Night is the best time to visit sewers, because the businesses dispelling the most waste are closed, and the flows are calmer. Rose George businesscalmclose Change image and share on social
In the Communist era, excrement took on political importance, because Party policy decided excrement was essential for the Great Agricultural Leap Forward. Rose George agriculturalcommunistdecide Change image and share on social
Trade carried by sea has grown fourfold since 1970 and is still growing. In 2011, the 360 commercial ports of the United States took in international goods worth $1.73 trillion, or eighty times the value of all U.S. trade in 1960. Rose George carrycommercialeighty share on social
