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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

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_8090BCX
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Many container ships lined up and ready
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Many container ships lined up and ready

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_8091BCX
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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

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_8098BCX
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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

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_8102BCX
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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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