MJB1 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Father took this pic while driving alongside the river Rhine in germany ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 if were rally lucky a freak wave will hit it and rid the world of a few more,intresting picture though,wonder where they were going that couldn't be reached by road or rail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 What your pa saw was the famous (!) Deere Swimming Tractors - they use a ro ro barge to transport to the PTCC/Roro at Rotterdam from Mannheim, thence for transport to the States. Also some US equipment finds its way back upriver. The continentals are far ahead of us on riverine transport. see: http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/envtsafety/innovation/swim.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenryk Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Sorry TM but your reaction is the standard one in this country where we do not have an efficient waterway transport system. ?On mainland Europe the rivers and canals make up a highly efficient, effective and economic transport system. ? For example you can travel from Budapest on the Danube to Rotterdam on the Rhine by the river/canal system with a good sized boat the size of our coastal craft. ?In addition, their barges are way bigger than our narrow boats. ?I once paddled assault craft down the Rhine and we had a few hairy moments with some very large craft. ?If time is not critical then water has a strong part to play in transport. ? IMHO it is a lesson we could learn on environmental grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 thanks tellarian that was a good read that was . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 i never knew the rivers over there were that big fenryk,cheers for the info,i did see a program the other day about airbus and how they get all the parts of the new big A380 into the plant in central france,and they take it by river inland nearly 120 milesfrom the bay of biscay coast somewhere before the last 130 mile 3 day trip by road to the factory,heck of a sight tellarin Also some US equipment finds its way back upriver. on a barge or by accident?i have to ask ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 No, the US stuff is sent to Mannheim for either evaluation or onward shipment. remember OEMs are large buyers of shipping space - they do not ship single units so put contracts out for a year at a time. See: http://www.aclcargo.com/index2.htm Click on Why RoRo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Something tells me that shipping is your forte Tellarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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