A site set up to inform all port employees new and relevant Unite union messages. Please feel free to comment on posts or use the links to email me.
Unite is the union for The Port of Felixstowe formerly known as Transport and general workers union or T & G.
Footage of an incident involving the Liberia-flagged containership CCNI Antártico last Monday has been released, showing the dramatic moment the vessel demolished a gantry crane at International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) Contecon terminal at the port of Guayaquil in Ecuador, reports IFW sister publication Lloyd’s List.
The 2002-built, 4,100 teu boxship was on its maiden voyage on a service between Asia and the west coast of South America.
Footage posted on YouTube by a Contecon stevedore shows the dramatic moment the Antártico brushed another vessel at berth before ploughing into one of three gantry cranes at the Contecon facility. Remarkably, nobody was injured in the accident.
Investigators are looking into the extent of the damage caused by the incident, but Contecon general manager Luis Cao said that the crane would need to be replaced, a measure that will hit productivity for up to eight months.
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My name is Andy Hussey. I have worked for the Port of Felixstowe for over five years. I started in warehousing and am now employed as a tug driver on Trinity.
Why did I apply for the position of workforce rep, and why am I standing as senior shop steward?
In the past I felt that the union was missing a link between them and the people that mattered. I feel passionately about keeping my work mates informed about union and health & safety matters. After getting the position of workforce rep I started this blog site. I use this as another tool for keeping port employees informed.
What do I plan to bring to the role of shop steward?
I aim to have a good working relationship with both management and workforce. I will continue to keep all divisions up to date on union and Health & safety matters through visiting the mess room and keeping the blog up to date.
I will carry on being honest and open, if I can’t answer your questions straight away I will do my best to get back to you.
I intend to bring the union at the Port of Felixstowe into the 21st century with the aid of my blogsite and email contact with the workforce.
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