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Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 6 around the port... Above: Pam & Fred Stade and John & Willy Rae were impressed with Parke Pittar’s port tour. They commented that they hadn’t realised what a big operation the port was, and noted how things had changed since they used to visit the port in their younger days. Open Day 2011 Left: The HMNZS Taupo was in port and added to the attractions of our open day. Sailors take on shore work Left: Debbie Baldick has been a Customs’ dog handler for four years. She and Jerry are based in Wellington covering the airport, post office, port and other places where illegal items may need sniffing out. Above: PNL Crane driver Matt McKay’s daughters Jazmin and Crystal find out more about Dad’s job at the open day. Left: Colouring Competition Riahannon Garnham, Tia Raumati, Thomas Stobie and Hunter Lines. Thomas won the prize for 'most creative' - the others were all age group winners. A summer visit by the inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Pukaki gave the crew an opportunity to get involved with some community work in Nelson. As well as holding a successful open day and doing fire training with emergency services, the ship sent out three work parties. One did some concreting and odd jobs at Victory School, another cleaned up the RSA plots at the Wakapuaka Cemetery and painted the Cross of Sacrifice, and a third spent the day tidying up the garden for an elderly lady. Commanding officer, Lieutenant Alexandra Hansen said it was a good opportunity for the crew to give something back and get a sense of achievement. Incidentally Lieutenant Hansen is the first woman commander of a Navy inshore patrol vessel. Luxury Visitors Several luxury motor yachts visited Nelson during this year’s superyacht season, including the largest superyacht built in New Zealand. At 58.4 metres the Kokomo III is the third and largest yacht of the same name, built by Auckland’s Alloy Yachts for the one client. Launched in early 2010, the Kokomo III sleeps 12 guests in five cabins, all with ensuite, and is classed as one of the most significant luxury sailing yachts in the world. After a two day layover to pick up guests, the yacht left for a week’s cruising in the Marlborough Sounds. Ferry ’cross the Harbour A new bright red Haulashore Island ferry has joined the traffic in Nelson Haven. The Waka-to-n-fro carries more passengers than its predecessor and now also includes trips to The Cut and the historic lighthouse. Owner Bruce Robertson asked Nelson school children to come up with a name for the new ferry. He chose ten-year-old Rohan O’Neill-Stevens’ entry as he likes the way Waka-to-n-fro combines the Maori name for a boat with a humorous description of the ferry’s job.
Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 7 Trucking through the night No-one likes sitting and waiting in the five o’clock traffic build-up around Rocks Road, even more so when the vehicle represents a significant investment that should be earning money by making as many trips to the port each day as possible. Traffic delays drove a decision from Nelson Pine Industries’ trucking company Mytton Transport to seek the cooperation of NPI and Port Nelson Ltd to increase night runs, and the new system is working well. Two trucks now do 20 loads overnight, between 7.30pm and 6am; with one truck still on daytime deliveries. At Nelson Pine, reduced truck movements through the despatch department have brought health and safety gains. ...and beyond At Port Nelson the change from receiving MDF 20 hours a day rather than 10 hours meant taking on extra staff with a split shift roster. “NPI is a valued customer so we were pleased to accommodate them,” says Logistics Supervisor Mark Smith. “The change gives us more flexibility during the daytime and with fewer trucks coming and going there is less congestion.” Three heads – one division t It’s not so long ago that TBS would be pulling in casuals for a busy day, while across the port, there was occasional spare capacity at QuayPack or the Container Yard. There’s still a need for casuals at TBS, but there’s now much more sharing of staff, plant and equipment across these three operations. Driving this along day-to-day are Grant Davis from the Container Yard, Jeremy Salton at QuayPack and Tim Loach at TBS. They say the staff sharing sits well with the weekly flow of work at the port. “At QuayPack work builds up as we get ready for the regular shipping calls over the weekend and on Mondays,” Jeremy explains, "early in the week we can often spare staff to help TBS work a vessel.” Grant notes that there are different skill sets to each job, with drivers needing to know the yard, the Jade software and the on-board computers; but says as people get familiar with these the sharing of staff gives everyone more stability and regular hours. “Getting together every morning for regular meetings is a big help in meeting the work flow with the right staff,” says Tim. “When we have two container ships in and a 'loggie' we get a lot of help from other areas to get the job done.” Port Logistics Manager Digby Kynaston says the three supervisory staff are doing a great job by working more closely together: “These are highly competent guys who are doing a very professional job by bringing the operational side of the port into one division, not only for the enhancement of the port but also for all our customers.” t Salt mines Since Port Marlborough doesn’t maintain a stevedoring workforce we have built up a relationship where TBS takes up that role on an ‘as needed’ basis. In early February this saw our team loading salt harvested from Lake Grassmere onto a bulk carrier for shipment to the Dominion Salt refinery at Mount Maunganui. Crews of four plus a supervisor used the Tiwai Point’s cranes on three 12 hour shifts to take the mountain of salt from the wharf into the hold of the bulk carrier.
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