In the blink of an eye, almost a week has passed, and there are many shows on the boat, but I prefer to sit quietly on the railing, greedily taking in the sea, seabirds, flying fish, dolphins, whales and the vagaries of the weather.

The food on board was excellent and plentiful, with a variety of French breads and plum sauces for breakfast, and plenty of dishes for lunch, including pasta or soup, followed by fish or meat, plus a small lettuce carrot or tomato salad...... I eat a lot every day and then work out desperately in the gym. These days, in addition to eating and sleeping, and attending their parties, the rest of the time is spent doing sports. Over the course of the week, I feel like my muscles are getting better and better, and with the abundance of food and nutrients, I feel that I am gaining muscle quickly.

At sea, a cargo ship is like an independent society, and all the people on board have different personalities and lives. These days, I dine and chat with the crew every day, observe their work, and experience the life of a seafarer up close. Despite the absence of his wife and family, the twenty-odd men did not become sloppy because of this. They are very gentlemanly, take good care of each other, and always smile professionally at me. However, in any case, as seafarers, they often spend months on board the ship, which is also very boring, for them, except for the weekly party, the weekday entertainment is to smoke and drink.

There is a simple grocery store on board, which mainly sells alcohol, tobacco and miscellaneous items. This grocery store is open once a week for only two hours. Every opening is overcrowded. The "boss" is Captain Hassen, who will write down the items to be purchased on a card in advance, hand over the card with one hand and hand over the goods with the other, and Captain Hassen will later deduct the corresponding amount from the crew's salary. The small shops do not sell many items, mainly food, tobacco and alcohol, and the crew has the most demand for nothing more than two things, tobacco and alcohol, the long sea drift is really lonely, the crew depends on them to pass the time.

I leaned against the railing and watched the crew line up to buy alcohol and cigarettes...... York came over and asked me why I didn't go and buy something, and he said that since their ships generally don't enter the country, these items are absolutely duty-free, and in the case of spirits vodka, the price is less than 2/3 of that on land.

I smiled and gave him a $100 dollar and asked him to buy me a few packs of cigarettes.

Yorke received the task and quickly ran over, and after a while, he came over panting with a cigarette and handed it to me, and some change, and I shook my head and said it was a tip for him.

York laughed and said it was the first time he had received a tip in six months.

When I got back to my room, I turned on my satellite phone as soon as I could. These days, I have been waiting for messages from Dr. Liu and Mr. Tang every day, but since the first day I received two messages, I have not received any messages from them.

At one point, I was worried if there was a problem with the signal...... I called Dr. Liu several times, but I couldn't get through. The advanced features on the phone also seem to be all dumb.

A week has passed, and I guess they can't find me, so I'm in a hurry. On several occasions, I tried to borrow their satellite phone from Captain Hasten to call Dr. Liu, but after thinking about it, I gave up.

Cargo ships sail into every major port they pass through and then stay for loading and unloading. In the evening, our ship arrived in Busan, South Korea.

The sunset is like blood.

Probably because of the weekend, Gwangyang Port, the second largest port in South Korea, was a bit deserted, with only one giant parked in the entire port, which was very majestic.

It was the largest cargo ship I've ever seen, a little bigger than the behemoth we saw last time we set out there.

When York saw my surprised expression, he hurriedly said:

"This is the largest cargo ship in the world! It's called Maersk Mike-Kenny Muller 3E. Maersk Group ships are often named after members of the family, and this large ship is named in memory of the late Maersk Michael-Kenny Müller, the former helmsman who took Maersk to the world. ”

"Awesome, right?" He continued.

I laughed, this kid, learn Chinese very authentically!

"What does 3E mean?" I asked.

"3E is an acronym for Economy of scale, Energy efficiency, and Environmentally improved, which means greater economies of scale, higher energy efficiency, and better environmental performance. With a length of 400 meters, a width of 59 meters, a height of 73 meters, a capacity of 18,000 TEUs and a maximum speed of 23 knots, the 3E class is the longest and widest container ship built based on the existing port restrictions, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the 'Blue Giant'! Every time I see this kind of 3E boat, I am excited...... It's so big that humans can build such a huge ship, it's incredible! York sighed.

"Maersk is really good." I also sighed.

"I read a book called 'Maersk Biography', which describes the legendary life of the late chairman of the Maersk Group, Maersk Mike-Kenny Müller. The book once described this old gentleman as follows: With the howling wind and the raging waves, his sense of freedom will become stronger and his vitality will be more tenacious. He loves a challenge and adjusts to the forces of nature as he sails...... I still remember this passage! York said emotionally.

I looked into his eyes, full of passion and yearning.

"The hull design of the 3E class ships allows them to be 30% more energy efficient than similar ships in the industry in terms of container capacity and energy efficiency, and the capacity is 16% higher than Maersk's E-class series, which is enough to accommodate 18,000 containers. But it's not easy to load cargo on such a large ship and dock safely at port. York continued.

"How many such giant ships are there in the world?" I asked.

"As far as I know, there are now 20 Maersk Group 3E ships in the world." York replied.

"Many shipbuilding companies want to follow the example of Maersk Group, but what scares those followers is that when Maersk launches the 3E ship on the AE10, it will gradually replace other large ships on this route, and the replaced ships will be put on other routes, so as to replace the ships step by step. As the replacement criteria are for vessel capacity, efficiency, operating time and environmental performance, newer, more energy-efficient vessels significantly reduce the average cost per container. An industry insider once lamented that this is 'people eat meat and drink soup together, and people drink soup and eat bran together'......" York sighed loudly.

"If it's so authentic, you can remember it, it's amazing."

I listened and began to look at York.