pjb wrote:The fact the largest 3 container terminals closest to Searsport are in a decline has much to do with this subject
The statement that Halifax loses money on container operations is wrong.
Not even by eliminating all the ancillary benefits (which monetarily exceeds
all the direct income from handling the cargo by a factor of 10+, according
to the provincial government' s accounting) do you derive a loss: from the cost of,
and income from, the direct stevedoring operations.
I believe that you have been fed a "bill of goods", by some environmental
or other NIMBY persons, that desire to stop any economic development.
These anti-development types from the upper classes have long been a
burden to the region, and have caused generations of people , such as
myself to go elsewhere to achieve a decent standard of living for
myself and family.
If you wish to point out that Searsport offers less , locationwise, than its
regional competitors - that is a propositon that is defencible from a
rational economic point of view. Trotting out lies about other competitive
ports does not serve any discussion about the subject well.
Good-Luck,PJB
If you must know by trade I am a longshoreman so my facts are far from BS I just can't see how the Maine government could spend millions on a terminal that has no realistic chance,to be honest in todays world the container business is cut throat and many terminals operate at under capacity such as Saint John.
With the forest products industry all but dead what does Searsport have to export? most shipping lines would see Eastport as a prefered port of call as the warves already exist and the lanes are constantly dredged none the less container handeling equipment much be purchased in either port to operate