Just finished another ship

[yellowperil]

While working this one, I kept thinking of F1 qualifying, since there was several thousand tons fertilizer called "K-Mag"

[Scott Douglas]

I bet washing your office window would do wonders for your outlook on life to say nothing of your camera focus ability.
I enjoy your posts about what goes on there.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I bet washing your office window would do wonders for your outlook on life to say nothing of your camera focus ability.
I enjoy your posts about what goes on there.

Hard to keep clean because of the fertilizer dust, and lots of moisture

Glad you enjoy them

[wayner]

I'll bet washing that window this time of year in that part of the country would be waste of time :-)

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Zeke

So Yellow, what do you do at the port? My wife retired from a stevedoring company here at the Port of Long Beach a couple of years ago. She dealt with everyone from superintendents, surveyors, fire inspectors, Homeland Security, truckers and the janitor.

Lots going on, so what's your gig?

Well, I ran the company that controlled this particular stevedoring company. So I did the payroll and all that goes along with that. Then as it grew, I moved closer to the stevedoring portion and took over as a ship's agent which I really enjoyed and did that for many years (back then all our work was working for local potato growers)
who exported lots and lots of seed potatoes.

One of our best young workers ended up buying the stevedoring company, he was a close friend and now I work for him.

I feel I'm more or less retired but still go in every day and help my pal get through his day. We talk cars alot and I do gophering for him. He's alot younger than me but we have similar interests (cars). Some days I might say to him, "Hey man, are you losing weight, is your hair growing back?"

I think that's why he keeps me around.

Thanks for asking.

[VincentVega]

Cool gig. Keep posting, please, I dig the pics.

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by Zeke

My wife retired from a stevedoring company here at the Port of Long Beach a couple of years ago. She dealt with everyone from superintendents, surveyors, fire inspectors, Homeland Security, truckers and the janitor.

Does that fall under the Port of LA jurisdiction? While doing some searching for classmates for my high school reunion in NOLA a few years ago, we found out that one of my classmates is the executive director of the port of LA. Eugene Seroka.. Lived a few doors down from me.. Have no idea how he got involved with that! lol..

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by VincentVega

Cool gig. Keep posting, please, I dig the pics.

I do as well.

I do have a request, completely selfish and self serving. I am interested in seeing what the Bridge looks like on these classes of ships.

Even though I was a pilot, I qualified for Officer of the Deck Underway while in the Navy. I find the whole approach to Bridge design (human factors layout) as fascinating as they are different.

If you get an opportunity

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I do as well.

I do have a request, completely selfish and self serving. I am interested in seeing what the Bridge looks like on these classes of ships.

Even though I was a pilot, I qualified for Officer of the Deck Underway while in the Navy. I find the whole approach to Bridge design (human factors layout) as fascinating as they are different.

If you get an opportunity

If I get a chance, I'll certainly do that for you. When I was working as a ship's agent
I saw the bridge of almost every ship (hundreds) that visited our port. Now, not often do I get up there.

[Baz]

I have a half bag of K-Mag in my garage right now. Excellent supplement for palms!

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Does that fall under the Port of LA jurisdiction? While doing some searching for classmates for my high school reunion in NOLA a few years ago, we found out that one of my classmates is the executive director of the port of LA. Eugene Seroka.. Lived a few doors down from me.. Have no idea how he got involved with that! lol..

These theads are always cool! A college roommate showed up on CNBC years ago....I didn't even recognize him ....head of the Savannah port then....moved up to head of the GA dept later. Ports are cool....keep posting with pics!

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Baz

I have a half bag of K-Mag in my garage right now. Excellent supplement for palms!

Good to know, not that I have many palms!

[Bob Kontak]

I enjoy your threads. Thanks.

Forgive me for talking about my one micro contribution to the bulk carrier industry.

Portland spare parts warehouse audit for big Valdez ships. Guy had a room with buffing wheels and polishing compounds for his car hobby. He had a little time here and there.............

As usual we ask what are some of the problems you encounter. Guy says making sure I deliver the right part because it's not always that easy to clarify. I asked "You guys (ship/shore) have e-mail, why not use a digital camera"? He said, we haven't done that but that would really help.

And that's it.

Cripes, I can't stop..... That week we went to see the BT Alaska in dry dock. My supervisor knew the captain and we went to his office on the ship and the supervisor asked the captain to show me how he guards that bulk of cash he has for payroll. Ship guys will know this but he just pulled out a big pistol from the top drawer of his desk.

That was a fun trip. Good food that week.

[yellowperil]

Coming fast this year

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by VincentVega

Cool gig. Keep posting, please, I dig the pics.

+1 from me too, very interesting to see what other people on here get up to

[RWebb]

is the fertilizer coming or going?

[billybek]

I had to laugh at the window washing!

I like seeing the ships and searching their names and the next port of call.
I always wonder what that life would be like.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by RWebb

is the fertilizer coming or going?

Fertilizer coming IN

[PD41]

Originally Posted by Zeke

So Yellow, what do you do at the port? My wife retired from a stevedoring company here at the Port of Long Beach a couple of years ago. She dealt with everyone from superintendents, surveyors, fire inspectors, Homeland Security, truckers and the janitor.

Lots going on, so what's your gig?

Just finished up a 4 day container ship job at the Port of Long Beach.
WCTS formally ITS.

Here is the ship. https://www.fleetmon.com/vessels/seattle-bridge_9560352_2060006/?language=en

[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...