Li Du looked at the information and said that this was indeed a major auction.

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

The classification of freighter levels is very strict, divided into ordinary container level, full container level, Panama level, Panama largest level, super Panama level, super large Panama level, new Panama level and 3e level.

This division is based on the number of containers, load, length, width, and draft that the ship itself can accommodate. Although the super-large Panama-class is not a top-level cargo ship, 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 in length and more than 40 meters in width. This was placed on a boat, but it was quite exaggerated.

What’s even more exaggerated is that the number of containers at this auction is 2,500!

In fact, this is not much. The standard load capacity of the super large Panama-class cargo ship is 8,000 containers, and 2,500 containers are just a small part of it.

When Zhang Baogao left the post, there were indeed 8,000 containers, but the boxes were not full and there were a large number of empty spaces. This is the reason why the Korean Trade Group went bankrupt. This industry has not been in prosperity in recent years.

Normally, when a cargo ship leaves the port, the proportion of empty boxes should be less than 20%, and these 20% of empty boxes will also be reloaded at the port in the middle.

In short, for a shipping company with excellent operations, there will be no such terrifying empty boxes ratio.

The Korean Trade Group transported a large number of empty boxes out of the port to reduce the compensation amount during bankruptcy liquidation. Their senior management knew it at the time that these ships had no chance of entering the port again after they left the port.

Li Du read some reports on recent shipping information. The Zhang Baogao ship was questioned when it left the port. The ship could almost be said to have come out of an empty nest, which was simply burning money.

The Korean Trade Group explained to the outside world that their ship is mainly used to transport vehicles, which is loaded with about 1,400 family cars, including 1,100 Hyundai, 100 Shuangyong and 100 ShuangStars, with a total value of more than 50 million US dollars.

In fact, of course there are no such things. After the insurance company arranged for personnel to board the boat and checked, there were indeed some cars, but they were all used cars. This kind of cars have no market in the United States and are completely useless for them.

They also checked the container and arranged for professional companies to evaluate the value of the things in the box. After accounting, they screened it and believed that warehousing and auction were the most suitable way to deal with it.

The auction was held in early February, lasting a total of three days, with more than 2,000 containers being held in secret bidding. People who pick up treasures can visit and bid at will after they board the ship. The insurance company will collect the price after three days.

After Li Du looked at the time, he could return to his hometown for the New Year after the auction, without delaying anything. The time between the two happened to be connected, which made him feel quite good.

After some waiting, the time for the sea auction finally came. They will set off from Seattle Port and take a yacht to the Pacific Ocean. The Zhang Baogao stopped there.

Before attending the auction, they have to go to Seattle first.

Seattle is one of several major cities in the far north of the United States, belonging to Washington State, close to Oregon and Canada on its back.

This city rose thirty or forty years ago. It was just a second-tier city. Until it combined bold innovation and ostentatious personality, it became the largest city in the northwest of the United States with the help of the global Internet era.

Before the development of the network, Seattle's pillar industry was the maritime industry, which was the second largest container port in the United States and the closest port to the Far East. Many Far East shipping businesses started here.

Two days before the auction, Li Du took a helicopter to Seattle.

The insurance company is very stingy, and together with the three days and one day before and after the auction, they only provide five-day food and accommodation arrangements for the invited customers.

After seeing the accommodation conditions, Li Du refused. The insurance company was stingy and actually provided them with a three-star hotel.

He asked the Luguan to book a five-star hotel and finally came to Seattle. There was no need to treat himself too harshly.

Bill Xiao Sidun entered the warehousing and auction industry very early. In his impression, he was a bumpy and displaced person in other places and was able to make a living by participating in auctions.

This time he followed Li Du to Seattle to attend the auction, and everything began to refresh his cognition.

First of all, they came here not by truck, but by helicopter.

When he got on the helicopter, he asked blankly: "Boss, are we not driving the truck anymore?"

Li Du said: "What are you doing when driving a truck? If we take the container, how much can our truck carry at the scale of the container? If we don't get it, wouldn't the truck come in vain? In short, it's better not to drive."

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

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

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

Li Du didn't know where he lived, so he pointed at the lord, meaning he arranged it.

The official raised his chest and said, "Boss, I chose the West Park Hotel. This is the oldest and most famous hotel in Pioneer Square. You will definitely be satisfied."

Li Du nodded: "You don't have to be satisfied, just be able to make a living."

Bill was opening his mouth, and he knew that the hotel's room was at least four or five hundred yuan a night, which was one of the best hotels in the northwest of the United States. Unexpectedly, they came here to attend a storage auction and chose to stay in such a high-end hotel.

Playboy was also on the way with Li Du. He also received an invitation. He is a member of the Qualified Million Club, with a high value and is quite famous in the Arizona treasure hunter circle.

Bill's expression change was seen by the playboy. He tidied up his clothes and said with a smile: "You scared you guy."

Hearing this, Bill was worried that he would lose face with Li Du, so he waved his hand and said, "No, no, Akalo, I was not scared, I was just a little surprised. God, we are here to attend the auction!"

Li Du nodded and said, "Yes, we are doing a big auction business worth tens of millions, so what's the problem with living here?"

Bill opened his lips a few times and said helplessly: "There are problems with others, boss, you have no problem."

Li Du attended an auction in another place. He never felt wronged regardless of food and accommodation. From the first time he went out, Hans would arrange food and accommodation for him.

The hotel that Lu Guan found was very good, but in fact it didn't satisfy Li Du. He still liked Hans' arrangements. Hans could always find some places that were not very famous but full of local customs and culture.

Hans is the one who truly understands his needs. Li Du came to these places not to simply eat and stay, but more importantly, he wanted to broaden his horizons.
Chapter completed!