[alexvoda]

In that case, since the ship sailed to China not form China, I find it surprising that the ship arrived full in China. I thought China exports dwarf their imports, and there would have been plenty of times a ship returns below full capacity to China.

I wonder what were they importing on that ship.

[chtitux]

If you want goods imported in containers from China, you have to have empty containers in China.

The ship may be full of empty containers.

[jtc331]

Are the containers actually full? Or just the empty containers ready to refill?

[b1ue64]

China imports 80% of their oil, IIRC it's the bulk of their imports

[stevage]

You can't transport oil on a container ship though.

[b1ue64]

I'm talking about the "exports dwarf their imports" bit