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VOL. 26, NO. 30
Container ship docks on trial run as port seeks more business BY KARL YU
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The Nanaimo Port Authority is seeking to secure regular business from container ship company Westwood Shipping Lines. The port has been working with contractor DP World Vancouver, which has a subcontract with Westwood, to create a direct connection to the Asia Pacific market. The MV Westwood Pacific berthed at Duke Point terminal last week on a test run, which provided service to Japan and Korea, plus feeder service to Asia. According to Jeet Manhas, port chairman, the run went smoothly and another one is scheduled for September. Port members, along with counterparts from DP World and Westwood, will also meet at that time. Regular service would be a boon, he said. “It would be huge, not just for the Nanaimo Port Authority, but the City of Nanaimo in general and for the region itself,” Manhas said. “I can’t put a finger on the number of how many jobs it will create and revenue, not just for the port but also for the [city], people of Nanaimo and tertiary and secondary jobs and so forth – it’s pretty big.” Nanaimo is an attractive option given there isn’t much capacity left at the Prince Rupert and Vancouver ports, according to Manhas. David Mailloux, port manager of communications, said Nanaimo allows Westwood more scheduling flexibility. “It allows them to get in here and get the shipment off to Asia and get back and know they can get in and out as they need to,” Mailloux said. “That’s one real advantage and that’s why they’re testing it ... they have a better read on [Vancouver] and they probably anticipate that things are going to be like that for awhile and they don’t want to lose opportunity.” The port is in preliminary stages of Duke Point dock expansion and recently received $4.5 million of Asia Pacific Gateway Corridor Initiative Program money from the Canadian government, which is intended to assist with the container operation. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Read Jones Christoffersen associate Michael Blackman sounds the concrete on Nanaimo’s 101-year-old Morden Mine head frame and tipple with project technologist Jennifer McAskill. The work is part of an engineering study commissioned by the Friends of Morden Mine Society.
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VOLUNTEERS AIM to save one of last remaining coal mine relics. BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THE NEWS BULLETIN
A new engineering study will answer an important question for volunteers looking to save one of Nanaimo’s last standing coal mine relics: just how much will it cost to fix it? The Friends of Morden Mine Society has hired engineers Read Jones
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Christoffersen to determine the state of Nanaimo’s 101-year-old Morden Mine head frame and tipple and the cost for repairs. According to Eric Ricker, co-president of the Morden Mine society, the seven-storey high concrete structure is one of only two remaining in North America and a memorial to Vancouver Island’s coal mining past, but it’s on borrowed time. The concrete has deteriorated and material is falling off. Engineers were out at the site earlier this month, testing how sound the concrete columns are. The
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