Comments on: Maersk Awaiting Port Moves http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tell The Truth http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/#comment-56776 Tell The Truth Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:12:18 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22806#comment-56776 heard the spa is giving raises to employees this year...interesting since it appears to be a shi^%y year altogether....heard anything about that FITS? heard the spa is giving raises to employees this year…interesting since it appears to be a shi^%y year altogether….heard anything about that FITS?

]]> By: FITSNews http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/#comment-56713 FITSNews Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:49:34 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22806#comment-56713 Flipnut, Actually, we've been following the port for years and understand very well that what is costing us business (Maersk and other lines) is our state's ridiculous anti-free market management model. -FITS Flipnut,

Actually, we’ve been following the port for years and understand very well that what is costing us business (Maersk and other lines) is our state’s ridiculous anti-free market management model.

-FITS

]]> By: flipnut http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/#comment-56712 flipnut Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:31:16 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22806#comment-56712 Sic, you really don't understand this one. Charleston is a regional port, and regional container traffic is tied to DC's and manufacturing plants, not carriers like Mearsk. If Mearsk pulls out their volumes will just go to other carriers, like MSC, OOCL, and CMA who already service Charleston. Savannah may pickup a little traffic, but only until carriers start adding new services to replace Mearsk. Every shipper within 300 miles of Charleston is serviced by truck, and no one will pay extra to truck a container to Norfolk or rail one to Jacksonville just to stay with Maersk. People like me use Mearsk because we have no other option, not because we want to, their customer service is horrible. Your right that the SCPA is a bumbling mess and should be reformed. Just don't base your argument on Maersk, their latest offer is just a weak ploy to get a sweat heart deal our of a weak Gov. and scared state house. Reform should be in the states best interest, not the carriers. SC should tell Mearsk to get lost, not give in to them. Sic, you really don’t understand this one. Charleston is a regional port, and regional container traffic is tied to DC’s and manufacturing plants, not carriers like Mearsk.

If Mearsk pulls out their volumes will just go to other carriers, like MSC, OOCL, and CMA who already service Charleston. Savannah may pickup a little traffic, but only until carriers start adding new services to replace Mearsk. Every shipper within 300 miles of Charleston is serviced by truck, and no one will pay extra to truck a container to Norfolk or rail one to Jacksonville just to stay with Maersk. People like me use Mearsk because we have no other option, not because we want to, their customer service is horrible.

Your right that the SCPA is a bumbling mess and should be reformed. Just don’t base your argument on Maersk, their latest offer is just a weak ploy to get a sweat heart deal our of a weak Gov. and scared state house. Reform should be in the states best interest, not the carriers. SC should tell Mearsk to get lost, not give in to them.

]]> By: Putin http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/#comment-56710 Putin Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:44:52 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22806#comment-56710 Does anyone know any of the specifics regarding the deal Maersk has been offered? Is this a profitable deal for the taxpayers who own the port - or are we simply rolling over and secretly giving away our port capacity for free to an international conglomerate? Are w going to charge them 50 bucks per box -25 bucks per box - 1 dollar per box ? There appears to be no transparency whether the governor or the legislature is running the show. Why not just sell Maersk one of our terminals and create a little bit of cash flow and some needed competition? Does anyone know any of the specifics regarding the deal Maersk has been offered? Is this a profitable deal for the taxpayers who own the port – or are we simply rolling over and secretly giving away our port capacity for free to an international conglomerate? Are w going to charge them 50 bucks per box -25 bucks per box – 1 dollar per box ?

There appears to be no transparency whether the governor or the legislature is running the show.

Why not just sell Maersk one of our terminals and create a little bit of cash flow and some needed competition?

]]> By: liz http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/05/maersk-awaiting-port-moves/#comment-56707 liz Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:44:54 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22806#comment-56707 I understand SC is the last state owned port too. But that doesn't mean it's not really " private" because if the Governor is involved, it's privatized. I understand SC is the last state owned port too.
But that doesn’t mean it’s not really ” private” because if the Governor is involved, it’s privatized.

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