Happier diner Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: Don't forget harbour/port maintenance. But that's boat neutral surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, Happier diner said: But that's boat neutral surely Not if the port entrance & the port itself keeps silting up regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Omobono said: one thing about it its having a serious effect on the Island , Marks and Spencer devoid of food to sell again today it must be costing them hundreds of thousands in lost sales this holiday period , this and many other locally based businesses rely on the steam packet to deliver on an almost daily basis , we cant go on like this smaller businesses will be experiencing major supply difficulties , and I have almost forgot what a daily newspaper looks like , Didn’t have an issue getting food in Tesco and robinsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 https://www.steam-packet.com/information/news//2024/Jan/IOMSPC_announces_implementation_of_contingenc?__SPCoWinID=f0320efa-dfd3-4d21-9923-1fd6e27fdbfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 22 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Not if the port entrance & the port itself keeps silting up regularly. Eh? If the port entrance is silted up, it constrains the docking of both boats similarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman1234 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 20 minutes ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: https://www.steam-packet.com/information/news//2024/Jan/IOMSPC_announces_implementation_of_contingenc?__SPCoWinID=f0320efa-dfd3-4d21-9923-1fd6e27fdbfe Was only a matter of time, unfortunately it might weaken public support for the workers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The winding is the stator, [not moving] the squirrel cage is the rotor, [spinning] of an ac motor, DOL or Star/Delta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmmmm Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 25 minutes ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: https://www.steam-packet.com/information/news//2024/Jan/IOMSPC_announces_implementation_of_contingenc?__SPCoWinID=f0320efa-dfd3-4d21-9923-1fd6e27fdbfe Some interesting language from SP 'As a result of Nautilus’ ongoing ‘industrial action short of a strike,’ no fellow officers will swap shifts or cover the absence via paid overtime' 'The Company has therefore been forced to implement the following timetable' So reduced sailings just as the better weather is due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 33 minutes ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: https://www.steam-packet.com/information/news//2024/Jan/IOMSPC_announces_implementation_of_contingenc?__SPCoWinID=f0320efa-dfd3-4d21-9923-1fd6e27fdbfe How long do we have to let this nonsense go on before we can get rid for breach of contract and hire people who want to work for the good of the company and its customers? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Aren't these the same people who have provided their services for many many years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 4 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: How long do we have to let this nonsense go on before we can get rid for breach of contract and hire people who want to work for the good of the company and its customers? Breach of contract ? I always understood overtime to be optional and not mandatory . Unless the contract says different . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: How long do we have to let this nonsense go on before we can get rid for breach of contract and hire people who want to work for the good of the company and its customers? You are starting a bit too far down the ladder. Start at the top - the MHKs. If they are not working for the good of the electorate, there should be a recall mechanism which would enable the electorate to kick them into the far distance without waiting for the next election. And maybe you could look at the contract. Both sides sined the contracts. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, Two-lane said: You are starting a bit too far down the ladder. Start at the top - the MHKs. If they are not working for the good of the electorate, there should be a recall mechanism which would enable the electorate to kick them into the far distance without waiting for the next election. And maybe you could look at the contract. Both sides sined the contracts. So, the politicians are supposed to step in and override the Unions, the SPCo and the law? This has never worked anywhere else, what makes you think it will work here, and what does replacing the government with inexperienced politicians achieve? I think many people believe in fairy dust and unicorns and politicians should be providing them? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 9 minutes ago, Max Power said: So, the politicians are supposed to step in and override the Unions, the SPCo and the law? I was responding to the comment "before we can get rid for breach of contract and hire people who want to work for the good of the company and its customers". I was suggesting that if the electorate could do that with the people at the top of the tree - the MHKs - then things would improve all the way down to the lower levels - and then maybe these problems would not occur. 11 minutes ago, Max Power said: and what does replacing the government with inexperienced politicians achieve? Well, the IoM is 80,000 people - a tiny place. Although there are people here who consider themselves to be international politicians, they are not. All that is required of local politicians (and they are all village politicians) is honesty, integrity and a large amount of common sense. Nothing more. Experience is irrelevant. [And I am not too keen on the idea that it is necessary to pay MHKs a large amount of money. All you end up with is people who are only interested in the money - and the ego.] 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, Happier diner said: That's not the bit that's causing the 'problems' though it it I thought they had been using similar systems in ships and trains for many years where they are known as induction motors But They don't normally have battery packs do they? i/c engines have been coupled to generators which have then driven the axle. eg Tilling Stevens buses which were excellent for tram or horse drivers transferring to the first i/c buses. No batteries of course. So, i/c-genny-motive power is not new, however, diesel engine-to propshaft on boats is still the norm and although the occasional i/c-genny-electric motor-propshaft with a hybrid type battery pack is newish technology and in my opinion fairly unsatisfactory except, maybe, for harbour tugs without the battery pack of course. If one takes into account the 5 or more changes of energy which means 5 or more power losses then I doubt they are much more efficient or environmentally superior to the old system. I'm quite sure that you will argue and of course you have your own point of view. The biggest advance for electric motors was probably the brushless motor/ induction but it's really a red herring in this discussion. I really want the Manxman to be a success but I really don't think it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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