The Tobago Ferry Boat thread

[K74T]

Arrival in POS

[Redress10]

Will trinbagonians now be willing to pay the unsubsidised price to travel on all these expensive boats that the state purchasing and have to maintain?

[Strugglerzinc]

Will trinbagonians now be willing to pay the unsubsidised price to travel on all these expensive boats that the state purchasing and have to maintain?

State and Maintain don't go together.

From boat to helicopter to police vehicle to roads. New boat here, just wait for them to scrap the existing one.

[Rovin]

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

[Strugglerzinc]

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

THA secretary was saying how this present Govt working to ensure the sea bridge up and running but fail to mention how this present Govt destroyed the sea bridge first.

Politics aside, i will gladly use the new boats after Covid.

[VII]

Well yeah that's the perfect timing, they changed them close to the end of their term and the new Govt had to honor the contract,by the time they realized who was at fault all the damage had been done...the boats were literally on autopilot till they both failed...the Spirit was operating below par for a long time due to the same maintenance issues..they brought in people to get her back to optimum and she was relaunched with much fanfare not too long ago as you may remember,and the Express well she needs a lot more work..

Was hoping one of the new ones wouldve been the new Express..that name is so fitting..not liking the new names so much,they too tame for such beasts..

Csnt rmemebr the superfast being delayed or out of service for any significant or frequent times previous to 2015. Then after 2015 all hell breaks loose.

They refused to renew their contract in favor of tractor mechanic friends, although they were the only organization with the knowledge and experience in maintaining and repairing such vessels here..foreign company with facilities here,couple aussies..

Buh dais normel ting here ..my support isnt really for red or yellow but what red or yellow does to improve a particular situation...none of them.are really exemplars..

Have cussed them both right here over the years..most times it boils down to.the lesser of two evils,personally fed up of both sides.. tired of them and the same old..

The new ones include long term maintainence contracts in the deals so they should be good...

Of you have to ask then you really bot on top of things,they fired the people who had the fast ferries running for years and replaced them with diesel tractor mechanic friends..

Hmmm dat does not seem right.

I thought those vessels needed specialist to run dem .

There must be some grounds for firing those staff. Did dey lodged legal suits with the courts?

Are there any edvendence of these people unjustified firing?

[VII]

Get your facts right,the last KPB govt destroyed it...as they try to do with any PMN legacy project...they hired farmhal mechanics from South to fix state of the art fast ferries as their term was coming to an end,just like how they plundered NGC etc to fund EMBD rackets very very late in thier term.

The timing of the failures correspond perfectly with the new maintanece arrangement..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

THA secretary was saying how this present Govt working to ensure the sea bridge up and running but fail to mention how this present Govt destroyed the sea bridge first.

Politics aside, i will gladly use the new boats after Covid.

[VII]

Lol allyuh is some rel pests yes..takes time to procure world class vessels, the best and fastest in the world to boot..we had the opportunity to witness this process from inception to completion to delivery and this is the best you can come up with?

Not too long aho these boats were just renderings..this is a big move that should be applauded no matter who made it..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

[zoom rader]

Get your facts right,the last KPB govt destroyed it...as they try to do with any PMN legacy project...they hired farmhal mechanics from South to fix state of the art fast ferries as their term was coming to an end,just like how they plundered NGC etc to fund EMBD rackets very very late in thier term.

The timing of the failures correspond perfectly with the new maintanece arrangement..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

THA secretary was saying how this present Govt working to ensure the sea bridge up and running but fail to mention how this present Govt destroyed the sea bridge first.

Politics aside, i will gladly use the new boats after Covid.

They refused to renew their contract in favor of tractor mechanic friends, although they were the only organization with the knowledge and experience in maintaining and repairing such vessels here..foreign company with facilities here,couple aussies..

^^^^^ Ent dat wat u said

No one was fired their contact was not renewed

Seem you pushing a red government agenda

[zoom rader]

Lol allyuh is some rel pests yes..takes time to procure world class vessels, the best and fastest in the world to boot..we had the opportunity to witness this process from inception to completion to delivery and this is the best you can come up with?

Not too long aho these boats were just renderings..this is a big move that should be applauded no matter who made it..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

^^^A cost of around $230000 per day to run.

Cat in bag

[sMASH]

Well yeah that's the perfect timing, they changed them close to the end of their term and the new Govt had to honor the contract,by the time they realized who was at fault all the damage had been done...the boats were literally on autopilot till they both failed...the Spirit was operating below par for a long time due to the same maintenance issues..they brought in people to get her back to optimum and she was relaunched with much fanfare not too long ago as you may remember,and the Express well she needs a lot more work..

Was hoping one of the new ones wouldve been the new Express..that name is so fitting..not liking the new names so much,they too tame for such beasts..

Csnt rmemebr the superfast being delayed or out of service for any significant or frequent times previous to 2015. Then after 2015 all hell breaks loose.

They refused to renew their contract in favor of tractor mechanic friends, although they were the only organization with the knowledge and experience in maintaining and repairing such vessels here..foreign company with facilities here,couple aussies..

Buh dais normel ting here ..my support isnt really for red or yellow but what red or yellow does to improve a particular situation...none of them.are really exemplars..

Have cussed them both right here over the years..most times it boils down to.the lesser of two evils,personally fed up of both sides.. tired of them and the same old..

The new ones include long term maintainence contracts in the deals so they should be good...

Of you have to ask then you really bot on top of things,they fired the people who had the fast ferries running for years and replaced them with diesel tractor mechanic friends..

Hmmm dat does not seem right.

I thought those vessels needed specialist to run dem .

There must be some grounds for firing those staff. Did dey lodged legal suits with the courts?

Are there any edvendence of these people unjustified firing?

i not trusting my memory on this one, but i seem to remember that it was long after the election they tried to jam the superfast, not soon after. cause i remember no big upset to the sea bridge, but after the election, things started to become unreliable. but not in a time frame to be carry over from pre 2015. a time frame that showed neglect the 2015 election.

hadda check back the galicia thread to revise.

[sMASH]

Lol allyuh is some rel pests yes..takes time to procure world class vessels, the best and fastest in the world to boot..we had the opportunity to witness this process from inception to completion to delivery and this is the best you can come up with?

Not too long aho these boats were just renderings..this is a big move that should be applauded no matter who made it..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

^^^A cost of around $230000 per day to run.

Cat in bag

wait whut?! that is the lease agreement? the rental fee? so much to run a boat that u OWN?!!

[VII]

Zoom talking nonsense...even the lease arrangements don't cost that much.

Lol allyuh is some rel pests yes..takes time to procure world class vessels, the best and fastest in the world to boot..we had the opportunity to witness this process from inception to completion to delivery and this is the best you can come up with?

Not too long aho these boats were just renderings..this is a big move that should be applauded no matter who made it..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

^^^A cost of around $230000 per day to run.

Cat in bag

wait whut?! that is the lease agreement? the rental fee? so much to run a boat that u OWN?!!

[pugboy]

the maintenance contracts should be made public
they always state the purchase price but never the running and maintenance costs which is most important
but I guess because that is the part that is massaged to suit when they plan to make them breakdown and ting

[Redman]

the maintenance contracts should be made public
they always state the purchase price but never the running and maintenance costs which is most important
but I guess because that is the part that is massaged to suit when they plan to make them breakdown and ting

I think the entire agreement should be made public as a matter of course.

[pugboy]

that and god face

[zoom rader]

Zoom talking nonsense...even the lease arrangements don't cost that much.

Lol allyuh is some rel pests yes..takes time to procure world class vessels, the best and fastest in the world to boot..we had the opportunity to witness this process from inception to completion to delivery and this is the best you can come up with?

Not too long aho these boats were just renderings..this is a big move that should be applauded no matter who made it..

d natives prolly 4get how d pee nm make dem ketch dmc for 3+ yrs but super happy now that they get new boats .....

^^^A cost of around $230000 per day to run.

Cat in bag

wait whut?! that is the lease agreement? the rental fee? so much to run a boat that u OWN?!!

She accused government of creating a crisis by "crashing" the seabridge, making the people and the economy suffer when it got rid of the cheaper super-fast Galicia. which cost $170,000 a day, and chartering the Cabo Star for US$22,500 a day, along with the Ocean Flower at US$26,500 ar day and the Jean de la Valette at $263,000.


https://newsday.co.tt/2021/01/05/kamla- ... seaworthy/

[gastly369]

Umm have a quick question that's how the boat supposed to look or it have to go for bodywork?

[Kenjo]

Umm have a quick question that's how the boat supposed to look or it have to go for bodywork?

Which parts exactly ? Or you mean it’s supposed to be more decorative ?

[K74T]

The Jean De La Valette's contract runs until month end. The A.P.T James is expected to be put in service around the same time.

[eliteauto]

Umm have a quick question that's how the boat supposed to look or it have to go for bodywork?

Which parts exactly ? Or you mean it’s supposed to be more decorative ?

Some Liteglow LEDs underneath

[VII]

Looks good to me..

Umm have a quick question that's how the boat supposed to look or it have to go for bodywork?

[De Dragon]

Most vessels have that wavy-ish look when you see them up close, if that's what you're referring to.

[SMc]

Boat looking good, interested in how well the loading ramp works vs previous vessels

[Kenjo]

Boat looking good, interested in how well the loading ramp works vs previous vessels

Think they mentioned some work needs to be done . Supposedly this boat has to be ready next 2 weeks

[Dizzy28]

Given its similarities to the JDLV and the fact we spent almost $9m on the ramps for that ship I assume this would more or less use the same infrastructure currently in place.

Boat looking good, interested in how well the loading ramp works vs previous vessels

[gastly369]

Ok

Most vessels have that wavy-ish look when you see them up close, if that's what you're referring to.

[K74T]

[Sundar]

and the Galleons Passage gathering moss? and playing hop scotch at the waterfront?

[K74T]