If the pursuit of economies of scale drives ship sizes beyond 18,000 TEUs, then nature presents another formidable obstacle.

如果对规模经济的追求促使货船型号超过装载18000只20英尺箱，那么自然会出现另一个棘手的障碍(问题？棘手的障碍有点别扭)。

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If the pursuit of economies of scale drives ship sizes beyond 18, 000 TEUs, then nature presents another formidable obstacle.

如果对规模经济的追求促使货船型号超过装载18000只20英尺箱，那么自然会出现另一个棘手的问题。

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The container loading and unloading capacity of Qianwan Port is 250 TEUs per hour and the guaranteed time to load or unload one vessel is 10 hours.

青岛前湾港集装箱装卸效率已达到船时量250TEU/小时，并对全球航运市场承诺10小时内完船，达到世界领先水平。

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Last year U.S. ports handled 20.8 million TEUs, or units equivalent to one over-the-road trailer, down from 31% from 2007.

FORBES: Recovering Economy? Not If You're Counting Truckloads

Six of the world's 10 busiest ports are located in China, when measured in terms of cargo shipped in standard containers, or TEUs (20-foot equivalent units).

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Rather, we count the numbers of TEUs moving through the port facilities around the world as the true signal of economic strength or weakness, and those numbers are rising, not falling.

FORBES: The Baltic Dry Index and Goodhart's Law