Happier diner Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Lost Login said: I cannot support the costs etc re Liverpool Dock and the fact they seem to be out of control. If there is a matter that the PAC should be looking at urgently it is this rather than Watterson's request for a Covid enquiry which just seems to be a bit of populism. Having said that long term we do need to need to secure a decent ferry terminal somewhere and a decision has to be made what we want. Do we want a ferry service that basically just caters for freight and people travelling in cars or do we want a ferry service that is generally attractive to the whole of the population and for weekend breaks? If the latter then Liverpool is the only real option as far as I can see. If the former then there is much wider choice of options. Heysham is reasonable close but it has a tendency to silt up and has limited access at low tides. The entrance is narrow so sailings are cancelled as boats are not allowed in even though they can sail. Birkenhead and or Hollyhead might be better options for all year round use but the crossing is longer etc. I remain in favour of the IoM having its own terminal on the Mersey. It is a question of where and at what cost as I doubt anybody would sell or enter into a long lease cheaply. I think its a bit late for that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 11 hours ago, James Blonde said: Just grass it over and walk away. it would be nice, and it might be the lowest cost option in the long run. It would still be a very high cost option though and result in nothing gained at all.....well apart from a grassed area of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, Lost Login said: I cannot support the costs etc re Liverpool Dock and the fact they seem to be out of control. If there is a matter that the PAC should be looking at urgently it is this rather than Watterson's request for a Covid enquiry which just seems to be a bit of populism. Having said that long term we do need to need to secure a decent ferry terminal somewhere and a decision has to be made what we want. Do we want a ferry service that basically just caters for freight and people travelling in cars or do we want a ferry service that is generally attractive to the whole of the population and for weekend breaks? If the latter then Liverpool is the only real option as far as I can see. If the former then there is much wider choice of options. Heysham is reasonable close but it has a tendency to silt up and has limited access at low tides. The entrance is narrow so sailings are cancelled as boats are not allowed in even though they can sail. Birkenhead and or Hollyhead might be better options for all year round use but the crossing is longer etc. I remain in favour of the IoM having its own terminal on the Mersey. It is a question of where and at what cost as I doubt anybody would sell or enter into a long lease cheaply. I fear that the new terminal in LPL will also require dredging to keep the silt away from building up against the wall. I don't understand why the berth wasn't built out into the river in the same way as one on the opposite bank in Birkenhead, or indeed the existing Princes Parade. The disconnect between the developer and IOMSPCo is clearly evident when you drill down on the details of the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Happier diner said: it would be nice, and it might be the lowest cost option in the long run. It would still be a very high cost option though and result in nothing gained at all.....well apart from a grassed area of course. We have to be realistic but we also need to know how much money has already been handed over and what (if any) cancellation penalties there are. We just have to avoid the sunk cost fallacy of throwing good money after bad. All options should be on the table and Tynwald have to be brave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Happier diner said: it would be nice, and it might be the lowest cost option in the long run. It would still be a very high cost option though and result in nothing gained at all.....well apart from a grassed area of course. At least it won't be costing the Island tens of millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Unless of course Liverpool Grass Cutting Services charge a fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck of Atholl Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Ripe for an enquiry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Duck of Atholl said: Ripe for an enquiry hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha like that'll ever happen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I suspect it might Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 hours ago, James Blonde said: We have to be realistic but we also need to know how much money has already been handed over and what (if any) cancellation penalties there are. We just have to avoid the sunk cost fallacy of throwing good money after bad. All options should be on the table and Tynwald have to be brave. 1 hour ago, Peter Layman said: At least it won't be costing the Island tens of millions. Such contracts do not lend themselves well to being cancelled. There will be a way out but let's not fool ourselves that it would be cheap. It would be horrendously expensive. Too late to back out now IMO of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Such contracts do not lend themselves well to being cancelled. There will be a way out but let's not fool ourselves that it would be cheap. It would be horrendously expensive. Too late to back out now IMO of course. If it's going to take another £60m to finish it v the money already sunk into it, then we should walk away. The real issue here is that DOI have weaved a very tangled web and it's hard to know what money has already been wasted, where the extra costs have come from (compared to the original £3m scheme). Edited October 15, 2021 by James Blonde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 51 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Such contracts do not lend themselves well to being cancelled. There will be a way out but let's not fool ourselves that it would be cheap. It would be horrendously expensive. Too late to back out now IMO of course. I would imagine going from an under 10 million project to north of a 60 million project would be grounds to say thanks but no thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The developers must be laughing all the way to the bank. What's going to be finished first? The Liverpool Ferry Port, or Douglas Promenade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, monasqueen said: The developers and contractors must be laughing all the way to the bank. What's going to be finished first? The Liverpool Ferry Port, or Douglas Promenade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, Peter Layman said: I would imagine going from an under 10 million project to north of a 60 million project would be grounds to say thanks but no thanks I think it started at £3M according to Moultons video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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