Felixstowe Docks in trouble?

pickles110564

Vinegartits wrote: »

pickles110564 wrote: »

Pickles, I cannot save your job [/QUOTE]

Two more Supervisor positions being advertised at the moment.

FungusFighter

pickles110564 wrote: »

Two more Supervisor positions being advertised at the moment.

Which ones yours then mate?:T

pickles110564

FungusFighter wrote: »

Which ones yours then mate?:T

Hi Fungus,

Sorry aint been in touch for a while, been taking advantage of overtime shifts.

jetski690

Dont be sorry mate most people on here are glad your always at work.

Pobby

jetski690 wrote: »

Dont be sorry mate most people on here are glad your always at work.

Oh funny, funny!

pickles110564

Rail broke its record yet again more moving containers by Rail.
Good for the Port and its employees and excellant for the environment.:T

FungusFighter

Ayone know what this means? Came from the website looks a bit onimous for dockers.....:eek:


Dock Basin R.I.P

agent_orange_2

FungusFighter wrote: »

Ayone know what this means? Came from the website looks a bit onimous for dockers.....:eek:


Dock Basin R.I.P

Fungus, the dock basin, as it was known, is where Felixstowe Docks began.
It was where general cargo vessels berthed, it use to be 'wall to wall' ships
from all over the world. The Felixstowe dockers built a reputation as hard-workers and more importantly were a non militant workforce - outside the Docks labour scheme. With the advent of containerisation, the need for general cargo berths deminished and 'the basin' became a relic of past history

As for being ominous for the workers of Felixstowe, to the contary. The basin
has been filled in as part of the process of building a continuous container quay -
work which is continuing as we speak. Felixstowe will be well placed for any
recovery in the shipping industry.

FungusFighter

agent_orange wrote: »

Fungus, the dock basin, as it was known, is where Felixstowe Docks began.
It was where general cargo vessels berthed, it use to be 'wall to wall' ships
from all over the world. The Felixstowe dockers built a reputation as hard-workers and more importantly were a non militant workforce - outside the Docks labour scheme. With the advent of containerisation, the need for general cargo berths deminished and 'the basin' became a relic of past history

As for being ominous for the workers of Felixstowe, to the contary. The basin
has been filled in as part of the process of building a continuous container quay -
work which is continuing as we speak. Felixstowe will be well placed for any
recovery in the shipping industry.

Yeah, thanks. So is the dock closing or what?

pickles110564

No Mate and the planned expansion is gathering pace and the new deep water berth at Landguard should be open in 2010.
This will put the Port ahead of its competitors and in a very strong place when the country comes out of recession.