• Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      By sea is an extremely direct route, and by land isn’t an option, so yeah, the only comparison left is by air. And shipping by air is less efficient in all respects except time.

      So saying this route is especially inefficient by sea is just a confusing statement.

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        5 hours ago

        By sea is an extremely direct route

        Maybe if you ship it from the very South of Argentina (maybe they do?), otherwise it’s a significant detour to go around South America whichever way you go.

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          3 hours ago

          I just looked it up, it’s a huge distance between Thailand and Argentina, about 17,000 km if you were flying. Going around the tip of South America adds an extra 1000 km, making the trip 6% longer. Meh.