Chapter 1589: Chapter 1589

Li Du looked at the information and found that this is indeed a major auction.

The auction will be held on a freighter named Zhang Baogao, which is an ultra-large Panama-class freighter with a length of 300 meters, a width of 43 meters and a height of 14.5 meters.

The classification of cargo ships is very strict, divided into ordinary container class, full container class, Panamax class, Panamax class, super Panamax class, super large Panamax class, new Panamax class and 3E class.

This division is based on the number of containers that the ship itself can accommodate, its load, length, width, and draft. Although the super-large Panama class is not a top-tier large freighter, it is also very exaggerated, which can be seen from its size.

Li Du looked at the grass outside the window, and thought about the area of ​​300 meters long and 40 meters wide, which is quite exaggerated on a boat.

What is even more exaggerated is the number of containers in this auction, which is a full 2,500!

In fact, this is not much. The standard load of an ultra-large Panamax-class freighter is 8,000 containers, and 2,500 containers are only a small part of it.

There were indeed 8,000 containers on the Zhang Baogao when it left its post, but the boxes were not full, and there were still a lot of vacancies. This is the reason why the Hanmao Group went bankrupt. This industry has not been doing well in recent years.

Normally, when a cargo ship leaves a port, the proportion of empty containers should be less than 20%, and the 20% empty containers will be refilled at the halfway port.

In short, a shipping company with excellent operations will not have such a terrifying empty container ratio.

Hanmao Group transported a large number of empty containers out of the port in order to reduce the amount of compensation during bankruptcy liquidation. Their top management had already figured it out at that time, and these ships had no possibility of re-entering the port after leaving the port.

Li Du had read some reports about the recent shipping information. The Zhang Baogao had been questioned when it left the port. The ship almost came out of an empty nest.

Hanmao Group explained to the outside world that their ship was mainly used to transport vehicles, and it contained about 1,400 family cars, including 1,100 Hyundai, 100 Ssangyong and 100 Double Star, with a total value of more than 50 million US dollars.

In fact, of course, there are no such things. After the insurance company arranges personnel to go on board and look at them, there are indeed some cars, but they are all second-hand cars. There is no market for such cars in the United States, and they are completely tasteless.

They also inspected the container, arranged a professional company to evaluate the value of the contents in the box, and after accounting and screening, they believed that the storage auction was the most suitable way to deal with it.

The auction was held in early February and lasted for three days. More than 2,000 containers were auctioned in secret auctions. The treasure hunters could visit and bid at will after boarding the ship, and the insurance company would collect the price three days later.

Li Du looked at the time. After the auction, he could return to his hometown for the New Year, which would not delay him. The time between the two coincided, which made him feel pretty good.

After some waiting, the time for the auction at sea finally arrived. They would set off from the Port of Seattle and take a yacht all the way west to the Pacific Ocean, where the Zhang Baogao stopped.

So before participating in the auction, they have to go to Seattle first.

Seattle is one of several large cities in the extreme north of the United States. It belongs to the state of Washington, adjacent to Oregon and Canada on the back.

This city rose 30 to 40 years ago, before it was only a second-tier city, until it combined bold innovation and flamboyant personality, with the help of the global network era, it became the largest city in the Northwest of the United States in one fell swoop.

Before the development of the Internet, the pillar industry in Seattle was the shipping industry. This is the second largest container port in the United States and the closest port to the Far East in the United States. Many Far East shipping businesses start here.

Two days before the auction, Li Du arrived in Seattle by helicopter.

The insurance company is very stingy. Together with the three days of the auction and one day before and after, they only provide five days of board and lodging arrangements for the invited customers.

After seeing the accommodation conditions, Li Du refused. The insurance company was so stingy that they even provided them with a three-star hotel.

He asked Lu Guan to book a five-star hotel, and finally came to Seattle, so there is no need to treat himself too harshly.

Bill Shorston entered the storage auction industry very early. In his impression, participating in out-of-town auctions was a process of bumping and wandering and making ends meet.

This time he followed Li Du to Seattle to participate in the auction, and everything began to refresh his perception.

First of all, they didn't come here by truck, but by helicopter.

When he boarded the helicopter, he asked in a daze, "Boss, are we not driving trucks?"

Li Du said: "Why do you drive a truck? If we take down the container, how much can our truck hold? If we don't get anything, then wouldn't the truck come for nothing? In short, it's better not to drive. "

The helicopter quickly lifted off, flew from Los Angeles to the ocean, and flew all the way along the coastline to Seattle.

After flying to Seattle, the helicopter headed to Pioneer Square and landed on the top-floor helipad of a luxury hotel.

Bill was surprised again: "We won't live here, will we?"

Li Du didn't know where he lived, so he pointed to Lu Guan, which meant that he arranged it.

Luguan puffed up his chest and said, "Boss, I chose the West Park Hotel. This is the oldest and most famous hotel in the city of Pioneer Square. You will be satisfied."

Li Du nodded: "You don't have to be satisfied, as long as you can survive."

Bill's open-mouthed boss, he knows that the West Park Hotel, the hotel's rooms are at least four to five hundred yuan a night, and it is one of the best hotels in the Northwest of the United States. He didn't expect them to come here to participate in a storage auction and choose to stay. Such an upscale hotel.

Li Du was also accompanied by Playboy, who also received the invitation. He was a member of the quasi-millionaire club, with a lot of money, and was well-known in the circle of treasure hunters in Arizona.

The change in Bill's expression was noticed by the playboy, he straightened his clothes and said with a smile, "You scare you, dude."

Hearing this, Bill worried that he would lose Li Du's face, so he waved his hands and said, "No, no, Akaro, I'm not scared, I'm just a little surprised. God, we're here to participate in the auction!"

Li Du nodded and said, "That's right, what we do is a big auction business worth tens of millions, so what's the problem with living here?"

Bill opened and closed his lips a few times, and said helplessly, "Others have problems, boss, you are fine."

When Li Du participated in auctions in other places, he never wronged himself regardless of the room and board. From the first time he went out, Hans would arrange the room and board for him.

The hotel Lu Guan found was very good, but Li Du was actually not satisfied. He still liked Hans’ arrangement. Hans could always find places that were not well-known but full of local customs and culture.

Hans is a person who really understands his needs. Li Du came to these places not simply to eat well and live well, but more importantly, he wanted to broaden his horizons.