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Port, of Oakland

The very end of the piers came into view first
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The very end of the piers came into view first


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8069BCX
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The huge NSC Beijing container ship was tied up there
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The huge NSC Beijing container ship was tied up there


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8071BCX
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Containers are allowed to hang over the edge of a ship
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Containers are allowed to hang over the edge of a ship


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8075BCX
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Each container is the size of a large truck
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Each container is the size of a large truck


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8076BCX
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Nothing appears to prevent them from spilling in a storm
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Nothing appears to prevent them from spilling in a storm


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8077BCX
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Containers were also stacked on shore
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Containers were also stacked on shore


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8081BCX
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A diagram shows the bow shape when submerged
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A diagram shows the bow shape when submerged


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8082BCX
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Symbolic that China is on top in shipping
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Symbolic that China is on top in shipping


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Many container ships lined up and ready
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Many container ships lined up and ready


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The cranes were taller than the ships
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The cranes were taller than the ships


Oakland Container Piers, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 29 December 2008)   •  (Photo taken Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OaklandPiers20081225_8092BCX
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The cranes were idle on Christmas day
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The cranes were idle on Christmas day


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Cranes extended all the way to Jack London Square
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Cranes extended all the way to Jack London Square


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At day's end they still remained
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At day's end they still remained


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