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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Evergreen is the global shipping company that owns the ship. Have you never seen Evergreen shipping containers? They're everywhere on trains and trucks.

Ever Given is the name of that specific ship.

Oh, despite the very Anglo-sounding name, Evergreen is Taiwanese.

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The wiki article says since Masao Higaki became the representative in 1959, the 'Hinoki' family has been the owner company ...

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The shipping company could be Japan's biggest and it links to just about every construction company, every merchant, every electronic manufacturer, every other politician every other University and every other Sales company in Japan.

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:

Of Evergreen?

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Ein riesiges Containerschiff, ein winziger Anleger und dazwischen eine kleine Hadag-Fähre: Am Sonnabendvormittag hat es am Anleger Blankenese laut geknallt. Der Frachter
„ EVER GIVEN “
kollidierte mit der „Finkenwerder“, die jetzt ein Totalschaden ist (MOPO berichtete). Viel deutet mittlerweile darauf hin, dass der starke Wind den Crash verursacht hat – und nur der Zufall ein größeres Unglück verhindert hat.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Is this a terrorist plot?

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:

a link

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Moscow has ports?

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Moscow has ports?

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Has anybody heard of the delivery delay of computer chips?

Apparently there is a 60 week delay for delivery of chips, needed for new routers, and for Ford vehicles, and iPads.

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Samsung's Austin fab was offline for more than a month after it was shut down due to power outages during the freeze.

About 71,000 wafers were affected by production disruptions, said Han Jinman, executive vice-president of Samsung’s memory chip business. He estimated the wafer loss is equivalent to $268 million to $357 million.

Semiconductor fabs are typically operational 24 hours a day for years on end. Each batch of wafers — a thin slice of semiconductor used for the fabrication of integrated circuits — can take 45 to 60 days to make, so a shutdown of any length can mean a loss of weeks of work. Restoring a fab is also a complicated process, and even in the best of circumstances can take a week.

The Samsung fab was one of a number of Austin's largest industrial power users that was ordered by the city to idle or shut down operations the week of Feb.15, as millions of Texas homes and businesses lost electricity and the state's power grid came close to a total shutdown.

NXP Semiconductors was also among the facilities that were shut down in February, as its two Austin fabrication facilities were offline for nearly a month. In March, the company estimated the shutdown would result in a $100 million loss in revenue and a month of wafer production.

The product loss and fab shutdown also came as Samsung considers Austin for a significant expansion.

In early February, officials confirmed the region is one of several locations being considered for a more than $17 billion state-of-the-art chip plant. The company is also considering locations including New York and Arizona.

It remains to be seen if the freeze could have an effect on Austin's chances of winning the facility. Company officials declined to comment on whether Central Texas is still under consideration, or when the company might make a decision.

More at https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2021/04/30/austin-fab-shutdow
n-during-texas-freeze-cost-samsung-millions/4891405001/

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