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Mileage on the Emma Mearsk is approx 250 T/day of HFO HFO is the lowest quality of fuel available (and therefore the cheapest) HFO is currently  $ 360 / Ton If calculated over 13000 Containers, fuel costs have reduced signifcantly per container due to increase in vessel size, but are still a large factor of operational costs. Crew pay is diffrent to US salaries, as US salaries are twice what anyone else might earn in shipping worldwide, nevertheless the sometimes outrageous workrights which Unions have agreed upon for US sailors. Hardly any shipping company wants to live up to these standards as long as they can have same quality of sailors (or better) with european standards Crew of 13 is a minimium according international laws and IMO rules. 1 Captain 3 Nautical officers 3 Engineering officers 1 Cook 1 Steward 4 Able seaman Very often more people are carried, due to maintance onboard. Main engine is a 14 Cyl. 110000 Hp, but there are also 5 auxiliary engines of total 20000 kW, as well as a complete heating system, fresh water generator, ballast system, etc. Just ordinary houskeeping of engineroom and deck (cleanliness and upkeep of paintwork) consumes ennough time to keep all hands busy during a week. Watches on board are 4 on, 8 off. Total 8 hours of watch. Besides these 8 hours, the officers put inan extra 2 to 4 hours to do administrative and safety tasks, such as upkeep of lifeboat, fire extinguishing system, upkeep uof relevant nautical data changes in charts and publicatons etc. You see, it a complete different story to driving a train and then go home to sleep over night as the maintainance crew takes care of the trains and railroads to have them ready for the next train haul. Both worlds are different, but similar too in work stress and responsibility regarding safe arrival atc.
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