{"id":24038,"date":"2026-01-21T23:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=24038"},"modified":"2026-01-21T23:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:54:01","slug":"moving-on-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/moving-on-again-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving on again"},"content":{"rendered":"

The container ship CMA CGM CEDRUS that’s bringing my mini-excavator from China arrived at Xiamen from Shanghai on 21 January as scheduled. Its ETA was 09.00 am local time and it was actually checked in at 10.16am<\/p>\n

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Its planned ETD was 22 January local time and it actually departed at 03.31 am (21 January 07.15 pm UTC) on its way to Shekou. Shekou is on the Chinese mainland adjacent to Hong Kong. This is a relatively short hop and its ETA is 23 January at 08.01am local time.<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, the ship’s original schedule showed it departing Xiamen for Nansha, which is not far from Skekou to the west, and then to Shekou with an ETA at the latter of 24 January. This now seems to have been modified with the ship heading straight for Shekou and apparently saving a day. <\/p>\n

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Its next stop after Shekou will be Singapore if the rest of the sailing plan is followed.<\/p>\n

The main thing that has struck me while following this voyage is just how many enormous container ports China has on its eastern seaboard emphasising the huge volumes of manufactured goods that are being shipped out. The territories inland of them are massively developed and the huge wealth that is being created is reflected in the number of impressive highways, bridges, interchanges and other infrastructure that have been put in place to service them, representing a very substantial investment. China appears to me to be outpacing the rest of the world and one wonders if the rest of the world will ever be able to catch up with it. The implications of this are significant to say the least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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