Felixstowe Docks in trouble?

pickles110564

Vinegartits wrote: »

Thankyou Jetski, the intelligent and thoughtful voice of Hutcheson Ports. You must get very lonely at work!!!

you are right there Jetski is the Ports radio Jonathon Ross.:rotfl:

Vinegartits

pickles110564 wrote: »

You have always been warned not to rely on overtime.
I admit I have liked the odd drop now and again but when it is not there you get to spend quality time with the family and our shift rota makes us feel that we are part time workers.
It is true that we have been able to achieve very high earnings in the past and when the dust settles it will be required once more and hopefully everyone will learn from this period of time.

Significant numbers of dockworkers have obtained mortgages of 4 or 5 or 6 times earnings using not their basic salary but basic plus every conceivable bit of overtime they could earn in a year and they were encouraged during the boom years to do this by lenders. Trust me on this one, I KNOW what I'm talking about.

Are you one of those Puggles? It would explain a lot.

pickles110564

Vinegartits wrote: »

Trust me on this one, I KNOW what I'm talking about.

Yeah right ho

jetski690

pickles110564 wrote: »

you are right there Jetski is the Ports radio Jonathon Ross.:rotfl:

Yeah right, I wish I had his salary:p

Vinegartits

pickles110564 wrote: »

Luckily I am on a half decent salary, but it is always nice buying all those extras on overtime and being able to bank the rest.

Let me guess - that's a yes then.

My instincts tell me there is little point discussing this further, probably wasn't beyond about page 3 but at least I tried.

I'm off to have some 5ex now, you might benefit from a bit yourself. Nighty night.

pickles110564

jetski690 wrote: »

Yeah right, I wish I had his salary:p

You dont do so bad for only working about 5 months of the year.

jetski690

pickles110564 wrote: »

Are you working boxing day?

Don't do Boxing days or any overtime, gone into semi retirement. Have you got to work it with no extra pay as per usual ?

pickles110564

Vinegartits wrote: »

Let me guess - that's a yes then.

My instincts tell me there is little point discussing this further, probably wasn't beyond about page 3 but at least I tried.

I'm off to have some 5ex now, you might benefit from a bit yourself. Nighty night.

Good luck with the books and the tissue.:rotfl: Or will it be the 900 Channels on Sky:rotfl:

pickles110564

jetski690 wrote: »

Don't do Boxing days or any overtime, gone into semi retirement. Have you got to work it with no extra pay as per usual ?

Yes I will be in Boxing Day, it will be hard graft for all us managers, there will be no time for any breaks or chats around your table.

SingleSue

pickles110564 wrote: »

Ok here we go.
Lifting a container off a ship is classed as one move, likewise lifting a container back on a ship is classed as one move.
They are called Ships because you can load a boat onto a Ship but not vice versa.
We call it a PORT because we handle all types of vessels from general cargo, roll on roll off, used to have passenger services and of course container ships.
The original Dock Basin where the company started from used to be unloaded manually and could range from loose bulk cargo to just about anything.
Over the years we have moved almost every type of vehicle.
If you are really interested I will return later if you have more questions.

But if you work for a shipping line we call them vessels.