Felixstowe Docks in trouble?

pickles110564

FungusFighter wrote: »

I hope she was as successful as her fathr is in his business ventures:D

Where'd she come - last?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

12th in her age group.

FungusFighter

pickles110564 wrote: »

12th in her age group.

Like father like daughter? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Vinegartits

I can't believe this thread is still alive! To anyone that is still interested, I have heard through the grapevine that there have been job-losses at just about all the shipping lines and agents. If anyone knows any more I would be grateful for a pm.

Fungus, Pickles - could you call a truce now? People are losing their jobs, it's not a time for bickering.

mewbie_2

Vinegartits wrote: »

People are losing their jobs, it's not a time for bickering.

He started it.

pickles110564

PLA and DP World in talks on London Gateway

Project ‘must make sense economically’


Felicity Landon - Wednesday 25 March 2009
THE Port of London Authority and DP World are in detailed discussions about ways to push the London Gateway container terminal development forward, despite the economic downturn.
Options include reducing the depth of the planned dredge and changing the phases of development, said PLA chief executive Richard Everitt.
Work on the giant container port and logistics park development at the Shell Haven site on the Thames had been due to get under way early this year but the scheme stalled as DP World began re-examining its major investment projects.
“The positive is that despite all of the difficulties, there is a real desire to get going on this,” Mr Everitt said. “But of course, it has to make sense economically and a lot of work is going on to try to achieve that.
“I think we all realise that this is only going to happen if we can find ways of doing things at minimal cost to get started. I think ways will be found and I think the UK needs to find the ways.”
DP World is working to ensure the cost of the project “is tailored to the world we are in now rather than six months ago”, he added.
“This market is certainly advantageous in terms of construction costs. You just look at each and every element and we are working with them on the strategy.”
The dredging of the channel and berth pockets is directly linked to the land reclamation required for the new port.
“You can’t do the dredge until you need the material and you can’t to the building until you are doing the dredge,” Mr Everitt said.
The PLA has done some “very interesting, innovative work” with DP World on the dredging plans, he said. This included the possibility of reducing the depth.
“We are looking at dynamic under-keel clearance, for example. Each cubic metre of material you take out costs money. It depends what tidal window you are prepared to work to — of course it has to be competitive.”
A spokesman for DP World said: “We announced to the market in January that all new DP World development and expansions were under review and once this review is complete, there will be fresh information made available.”
DP World is due to make a new trading announcement to the market today.
The London Gateway project, to be built in phases, provides for 2,700 m of container quay with depth alongside of
17 m and total annual capacity of 3.5m teu when complete.
Mr Everitt said the development was a unique opportunity. “This is about a major logistics park as well as a port. If it was just replicating what you have somewhere else, it would not be so attractive. But this is a very different scenario; an integrated major logistics park with boxes not more than a few hundred yards away.
“When you consider the environment, and cutting down road miles and trade miles, that is a hugely attractive proposition, even in today’s world.”

pickles110564

Namesake BG Felixstowe arrives at Suffolk port


Thursday 26 March 2009
FELIXSTOWE met Felixstowe when the UK southeast coast port welcomed its namesake for the first time, writes Roger Hailey .
Owned and operated by BG Freight, the 974 teu capacity BG Felixstowe forms part of the Dublin Express Link, a weekly service to
Ireland. Hutchison Ports UK chief executive Chris Lewis said: “It is important that we offer a wide range of carriers and services to European importers and exporters.”
Port of Felixstowe is also celebrating an additional weekly coastal service on the east coast. The Feederlink service offers twice-weekly calls to Teesport, in addition to calls at Grangemouth and South Shields (Port of Tyne).

Cannon_Fodder

http://pofunite.blogspot.com/2009/02/hutchison-eyes-more-cost-cuts-at.html

or

http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017619005&src=rss

same article.

I know those in the know, know.

But in amongst all the banter, some people might like the thread to have some answers.


(apologies if already mentioned, but this thread is mammoth)

pickles110564

Cannon_Fodder wrote: »

http://pofunite.blogspot.com/2009/02/hutchison-eyes-more-cost-cuts-at.html

or

http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017619005&src=rss

same article.

I know those in the know, know.

But in amongst all the banter, some people might like the thread to have some answers.


(apologies if already mentioned, but this thread is mammoth)

Not long now just give it about a week more.

Fungusfighter_2

mewbie wrote: »

He started it.

Oh no he didnt.

Fungusfighter_2

pickles110564 wrote: »

Not long now just give it about a week more.

onionboy what you dreaming about now.