The down side to all that is; only one drop trailer on board, this had new ski doos on it.
With 8 sea-cans for Nain it meant that they will be off loaded by crane onto the dock.
What happens then was up in the air at the time I was down at dock. They cant be left on the dock, so maybe they will have to be dragged off the dock to the lay-down area as happened in Makkovik.
It took years to developed a system to ship goods to the coast the most effective and efficient manner given the circumstances.
Bringing sea-cans into each community without a method of moving them around [drop-trailers] is a big step backwards.
For Nain alone at least 16 drop trailers are required [it is not unusual for up to40 containers to be dropped off on any one run into Nain], plus whatever the other communities require.
Lets hope this is just teething problems and things will be sorted out as the season progresses, remembering that the season is awfully short.
Pictures below show the stern and loading ramp of the Dutch Runner, plus sea-cans on a trailer that belongs to the previous operator.
The picture below shows what happened in Makkovik on the run up the coast. The sea-cans had to be dragged off the concrete wharf [by Makkovik council equipment] and placed in the gravel topped lay-down area.
Submitted picture.
Update: The first sea-can off was unloaded and then dragged off the wharf sans Makkovik. The drop-trailer on board was taken off, the ski doos unloaded and then two sea-cans were being dropped[not literally] onto it.
That is where it is at at 11:30. Plus the removal of some vehicles that were on board.
A little word the wise at CIA-Nunatsiavut: If you are going to load and off load sea-cans with that 4 point system then your load masters need some instruction on loading sea-cans in the correct manner.
The first sea-can off this morning had damaged freight in it. It would be a good idea not to load two pallets of pop at the front of the sea-can with lighter freight at the rear.
It is not all negative for CIA-Nunatsiavut Marine. There is the promised computerized fright tracking system. The aforementioned new sea-cans. The updated boat location section on their web sight, even if they were a bit overoptimistic with first stating that there would be a 2 hour turn around at each northern port.
As previously mentioned the Northern Ranger has a lot of changes and upgrades. It just seems that the fright boat system has not been fully thought out. The people of Nunatsiavut do not deserve going back in time, joint venture Inuit company or not.
Upertydate: NO, not good enough Provincial Government and CIA-Nunatsiavut Marine.
Northern Ranger departure from Goose Bay first delaid to 4 pm today, now it is delaid untill 10 am Tuesday according to what the passengers who have to get off the boat are saying.
First the Dutch Runner debacle now this.
Upertydatedate: Now we are bordering on the ridicules folks. it is going on 7 Pm, the Dutch Runner is still at the dock in Nain. Been there just under 12 hours now. It delivered 8 sea-cans and several vehicles. Loaded 3 sea cans that were at lay down area plus some of the sea-cans it offloaded this morning.
Time for some of the infamous Provincial Government due diligence, due diligence that should have been undertaken before the contract was awarded to CIA-Nunatsiavut.
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We need equipment period. 1:Container Reach Stacker 2:Shunt Trucks 3:Trailers 4:Telehandlers.
It's 10:30 and Northern Ranger is finally on its way. I guess the chief engineer broke his ankle and a replacement couldn't fly in from St John's yesterday because they couldn't find a pilot to fly a charter plane; so he was to arrive this morning at 9:30. They say they will catch up the nearly 24 hour delay by shortening the stops and sailing at night.
A passenger from Mass.
Look us up when you get here passenger from Mass.
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