By 1967, dual-purpose ships, carrying loose cargo in the hold and containers on the deck, were giving way to all-container vessels that moved thousands of boxes at a time.

到1967年，在货舱中装载散装货物和甲板上装载集装箱的两用货船开始让位于能够一次性运送数千箱货物的集装箱货船。

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He also notes that East Coast ports are not yet big or deep enough to handle giant container vessels.

他亦同时指出，面对集装箱巨轮，美国东海岸的港口仍不够大、不够深。

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And plenty of the world's container vessels are sitting idly waiting for the world economy to pick up after the recent recession in the rich world.

因发达地区最近遭受金融危机，全球大量的集装箱货轮仍闲置在港口，等待全球经济的复苏。

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And plenty of the world's container vessels are sitting idly waiting for the world economy to pick up after the recent recession in the rich world.

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Officials are confident that once the expansion plan is complete it will double the capacity of the port so that it can host at least 12 container vessels at any given time.

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Equity was available from private investors who got tax deductions, these funds were created and promoted by the financial community, and this really led to a boom in building of multi-purpose, heavy lift, and container vessels as well.

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