Just finished another ship

[rattlsnak]

Not sure why, but I didn't expect to see the water so brown there? Is it just churned up, or always that brown? And how deep is the water at the pier/dock?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Not sure why, but I didn't expect to see the water so brown there? Is it just churned up, or always that brown? And how deep is the water at the pier/dock?

Water stirred up, high winds lately. Also big tides, high highs and low lows.

22 ft in channel and 28 ft alongside. (at low water)

[oldE]

Originally Posted by RWebb

ok, where does the fertilizer go to?

or do I have your location wrong? IIRC, it was arctic or sub-artic and not a lot of agriculture anywhere near...

Prince Edward Island is around the 46th parallel. It has been called The Million Acre Farm.
All hail the potato.

Best
Les

[widebody911]

This seems like a very slow means to offload,but I guess if there was a faster/cheaper method they would have figured it out by now.

[yellowperil]

We can average 4500-5000 mt / day, (2 gangs combined) so it works for us.

[RWebb]

ah... taters!!

you have an interesting job, and location

[stevej37]

"K-Mag is mined and processed near Carlsbad, New
Mexico, from the world's largest and purest deposits of
langbeinite ore. Langbeinite, an evaporite mineral, is
one of the most soluble salts in the ocean. Millions of
years ago, in part of what was an isolated lake of ocean
water, langbeinite was one of the last minerals to be
precipitated as the water evaporated over time. As a
result, ore beds are now located about 1,000 feet
below the earth's surface."


K-Mag does not reduce the ph of the soil...which is important for some soils.
Prob trucked to Ag/farm dist to be blended with other fert and used next spring.

[yellowperil]

[yellowperil]

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

Water stirred up, high winds lately. Also big tides, high highs and low lows.

22 ft in channel and 28 ft alongside. (at low water)

How deep is the draft on a heavy loaded ship? Sounds like only a few feet of prop clearance?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

How deep is the draft on a heavy loaded ship? Sounds like only a few feet of prop clearance?

Our limiit was 8.0 m (26.3 Ft) but recently it was changed to about 24.5 Ft so with a good high tide there would be about 27.5 ft of water available in the channel.

[RWebb]

seems like that scoop would create a lot of fertilizer dust - in the water, air, your own lungs, etc.

I'm with the blower or vac hose contingent as per above

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by RWebb

seems like that scoop would create a lot of fertilizer dust - in the water, air, your own lungs, etc.

I'm with the blower or vac hose contingent as per above

OK, good plan.

[wdfifteen]

You have a very interesting job. I enjoy reading about your adventures. It's a part of the economy that I knew must exist, but never knew what actually went on. Thank you.

I spent some time around the port of Houston a few years ago, watching the tankers and container ships come in. Getting up close and personal at the dock was a strange experience. The ships are HUGE. Frankly, anything that big that moves on it's own creeps me out.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

You have a very interesting job. I enjoy reading about your adventures. It's a part of the economy that I knew must exist, but never knew what actually went on. Thank you.

I spent some time around the port of Houston a few years ago, watching the tankers and container ships come in. Getting up close and personal at the dock was a strange experience. The ships are HUGE. Frankly, anything that big that moves on it's own creeps me out.

Well thank you for that, I have always found it interesting, even after all these years.