Boy I sure wish I could get digital copies of some of the photographs I saw this morning.

They were of the inside of containers that LCM send freight up the coast in, plus some of the trailers the containers are on.

Not even good enough for the third world, but good enough for the Labrador coast.

Rusted roofs that let water in on top of freight. Huge holes in the wooden floors; the leading edge [at the door] of one was rusted away, tires coming off the rims of wheels, rusted unsafe wheels.

Where are the overseers of marine safety for Christ sake?

This has led retailers to up their usual 11/2% markup for damaged goods to 4 and sometimes 51/2%.
Our politicians know this, yet the marine shipping continues to deteriorate.

We are all milquetoasts.

The Bond is due in here Monday morning. Officials want the boat unloaded in 8 hours. There are some containers but most of the freight is on pallets.
Sir Robert Bond
ETA Nataushish 7:00 AM, November 1st, en route to Nain.

Over 100 people in Nain have freight on board, some retailers have near 100 pallets alone; boy is it going to be KAOS down at the dock.