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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker
^ That number includes the import of 98.324 million tons of oil to export 81.814 millions tons of refined product, along with a huge amount of sea going to river going transshipment.
It isn't a relevant number.
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Fair point. But the amount of freight they move by truck is massive. They have crazy regulations on their road use, have speed cameras everywhere that automatically ticket you if you go over the limit, and IIRC, they have laws against trucks passing each other on certain roads. I remember taking the A4 under the port with my cousin and he said on that road, trucks were required to drive in the right lane, and couldn't pass. I believe it is because when trucks pass each other, they create jams behind them. Those Dutch are super efficient. If they can find a way to improve efficiency, they do. Why we don't do the same with our major freight ways, I do not know.
EDIT- It is really cool to drive on a highway under one of the most active seaways, with huge container ships above you.
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Originally Posted by suburbia
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Yup. They sometimes unload massive container ships straight on to rail without storing it in the yard first. When I went on the port tour, they said something like they can unload some ridiculously sized container ship onto a train and have the entire shipment in Paris 6 hours from when the boat docked. Really cool to watch it happen.
FUSilly? Really? Up your troll game suburbia. I'm just feeling sorry for you now.