MMH - Marsden Maritime Holdings

[jonu]

Sounds like it might have been ordered by the Minister of Transport

I did read an article where it mentioned the two Phils (Goff and Twyford) requesting the report. Another achievement for the newly promoted star of Cindy's Cabinet?

[RTM]

RTM, I think you are wrong, etc......

Well...that not a major surprise Whatsup. and thanks for your reasoning, even tho I think it is flawed.
All the best.
RTM

[Balance]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12346001

Let the debates begin.

As for Phil Goff, the water crisis in Auckland is an example of his leadership.

[Marilyn Munroe]

The train of thought of a future Aucklander;

"I'm bored, I want to watch something exciting.

Ooh look there is a large cruise ship due in.

The marine forecast is for gusts of 50knots with 5 metre swells and given it's ETA it will face a wind against tide situation.

I'm driving to the heads to watch this ship cross the bar.

I wonder if the screams of the passenger will carry across the water?"

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

[stoploss]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12346001

Let the debates begin.

As for Phil Goff, the water crisis in Auckland is an example of his leadership.

"This is a disgrace ... The Prime Minister's done a good job of Covid but she's got to get rid of that idiot [Twyford]," a "grumpy" Brown told the Herald today.
His report recommended the port should be moved to Northland, starting now and finishing within the next 10-15 years.

[RTM]

The train of thought of a future Aucklander;

"I'm bored, I want to watch something exciting.

Ooh look there is a large cruise ship due in.

The marine forecast is for gusts of 50knots with 5 metre swells and given it's ETA it will face a wind against tide situation.

I'm driving to the heads to watch this ship cross the bar.

I wonder if the screams of the passenger will carry across the water?"

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

Yeah....might be pretty spectacular !
I see Auckland Port still catering to Cruise liners...with a world class terminal for them.
Thats when/if the cruise industry ever gets going again. They were never on my list as something I wanted to do. Less so now thats for sure. Each to their own I guess. Maybe whatsup lives in a house / apt somewhere in Auckland with views over the harbour ?

[Aaron]

Northport capacity constraint is cited as a reason. The 2km long wharf sounds similar to Tony Gibson's original opposition to a move north.
Insurance & dredging problems at Manukau apparently not insurmountable but didn't get far enough through the report to find further discussion on this. Not a lot of selling in MMH in light of the new study.

[glennj]

The latest report was done by health economists not those with transport experience. Quite a headline "Give the money back!" It certainly seems a shonky report but there have been a few of them around the future of the POA. In the end it will be a political decision but of what I've read so far the Planning studies recommending the shift of freight to Northland, Tauranga etc. have been the most persuasive.

[Zaphod]

In the end it will be a political decision .

Most likely, and unless Labour gain cross party agreement on the decision, it'll be overturned within no time. The only winners will be those completing the studies.

[Marilyn Munroe]

Ships captain telephoning head office in Copenhagen;

"Ja we are still alongside. There was a big storm yesterday so they need to dredge the bar, then we will need to wait another day for a favourable tide to get enough draft in the channel."

It is possible a Danish shipping line will have to revert back to Viking Longships to gain all weather access to Auckland's port.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn