In April 2005 European airplane manufacturer Airbus established a new record in the aviation industry by successfully completing a first test flight of its newest 73m long and nearly 80m wide A380 model.
About 17 months later, in September 2006, the same was done in the maritime sector, when the world’s largest container vessel EMMA MAERSK started a three-week maiden trip from Denmark to Singapore....
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