- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Houston has destroyed New Orleans Port traffic
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:48 am to CCTider
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:48 am to CCTider
quote:I don't believe that.nola's wounds are self-inflicted,the results of years being run by crooked democrats that don't give 2 fricks about the people.
It seems like people on this board want New Orleans to fail.
1
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:51 am to bigrob385series
The Port is a completely separate political entity from the city. It is a creature of the state. You guys incessantly bashing on the city of N.O. need to go find another straw man on this one.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:53 am to ihometiger
There are a lot of people from Louisiana in Houston.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:55 am to Deactived
quote:
You think the owner of that ship and the company that owns the product bark at the cost of the local pilot? Which is less than 1% of the cost to get the ship there btw.
You can try to minimize it all you want, but they get paid half a million dollars a year and are legally allowed to pass on their jobs directly to family members. Those ridiculous figures are financed by everyone who does business in the state by paying increased prices for the goods that are served by the shipping industry.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 8:14 am to CCTider
quote:
It seems like people on this board want New Orleans to fail. Y'all seem to celebrate anything bad that happens there. Well, having been born there and spent many years there, I've got news. Without New Orleans, Louisiana is basically Mississippi with better food
nobody wants NO to fail. We are just tired of seeing it continue to do so. For that matter, we're tired of seeing our entire state fail. Equally as frustrating is the defensive response by natives like you. Most of us were "born here" and "lived here for years". We've witnessed the non-ending cycle of failures.
This state and your city have all the blessings and resources necessary to do better, but too often we make excuses for why we aren't. Quit being defensive and faulting those of us who want change for the better.
We aren't celebrating the bad things, we are trying to point them out in the hope of changing them.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 8:23 am to gorillacoco
quote:
You can try to minimize it all you want, but they get paid half a million dollars a year and are legally allowed to
Bingo, it's not as if they accept only the best and brightest.
It maybe a tough job but the union controls who can and who can not be a river pilot.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 8:46 am to gorillacoco
quote:
You can try to minimize it all you want, but they get paid half a million dollars a year and are legally allowed to pass on their jobs directly to family members. Those ridiculous figures are financed by everyone who does business in the state by paying increased prices for the goods that are served by the shipping industry.
How does that compare to other states? Harbor piloting is a racket in most of the states I have lived.
IMO cargo ships want two things. The ability to offload at a lightning pace, and the ability to gain additional loads for the transit to the next stop.
Houston is far superior in both regards.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:07 am to Tigeralum2008
Containerized cargo is very sensitive to economic conditions compared to oil, chemicals and grain. In 2008-09 the east and west coast ports were crying due to the recession and the river kept chugging along.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:17 am to achenator
quote:
Containerized cargo is very sensitive to economic conditions compared to oil, chemicals and grain. I
I am sure Houston does very little chemical and oil
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:33 am to Brosef Stalin
quote:
good job Mitch
that dude is literally Hitler and will ruin everything if given the chance
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:53 am to ihometiger
quote:
Now that the statues are gone we will see business flooding back in.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 12:39 pm to ihometiger
NOLA has never been a container port. It has always been historically strong in bulk and break bulk cargo, and still is.
Houston has a distinct advantage in the Houston Ship Channel. You can pull in right off of Galveston Bay. Of course, NOLA tried to do something similar - the MRGO. We know how that worked out. The amount of time saved on the MRGO, compared to straight up the river, wasn't worth it considering needing to navigate the lock.
Houston has a distinct advantage in the Houston Ship Channel. You can pull in right off of Galveston Bay. Of course, NOLA tried to do something similar - the MRGO. We know how that worked out. The amount of time saved on the MRGO, compared to straight up the river, wasn't worth it considering needing to navigate the lock.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:07 pm to Alltheway Tigers!
Chiquita went back to Gulfport last year. We did not lose that to Houston.
MT-GO has been closed for a while.
On the bright side, PortNO is gaining Cruise Lines and passengers
MT-GO has been closed for a while.
On the bright side, PortNO is gaining Cruise Lines and passengers
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:43 pm to Deactived
quote:
Do you know what it actually takes to get a ship up and down the river?
I don't but I'll never get to find out either because my daddy, granddaddy, uncle, brother-in-law, etc weren't pilots.
I don't doubt that it takes a lot of practice and skill, I just object to their nepotistic selection methods. Make it hard to enter the field with plenty of schooling, certifications, etc sure but bloodlines shouldn't be a part of the equation.
Page 6 of 6
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News