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Its a public highway across the front of the building then Harbours control below mean high water so I cant see how they could close access. So to say its a "privately owned bay" on their website is a bit of a jump.

Are the packet and condor ferries that serve jersey related....? Read the comments on the attched link and you may see some similarities ! http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/02/16/new-tough-line-with-condor/

Hold tight for the SP price increase in line with Manx Gas, Manx Telecom et al.... (Or at least as much as they can under the UA)

I thought this was going to be a joke:Steam Packet teach business students about customer service

The best way to win back freight business is clearly to put your prices up even further: http://energyfm.net/cms/news_story_131465.html

I wonder if Mezeron will be sending these cards for Xmas ?

I like Bob Crow too, pretending to be a socialist man of the people whilst raking in £100k+ with a grace and favour home. Phil Gawne stood up well in that clip, the only "manx" accent I could discern amoungst the union bully boys. As others have pointed out, they should be lobbying the Steam Packet, its their fuck up for becoming complacent. Can anyone confirm if he showed solidarity by arriving on the Ben ? I'm sure the SP Chairman Mr Quayle will now be earning his pennies leaning on his contacts from his time as Tynwald Clerk.

Union leader Bob Crow of tube / rail strike fame is flying over tommorrow for talks with the Government according to the Examiner. Winter of discontent on the way ?

I imagine they will put up with it just as they did when the SP didnt sail. Its not as if the SP ran a special Tesco airfreighting service if it was too rough to sail.

Quote of the day: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/10m_lost_revenue_at_steam_packet_1_2737393 Steam Packet chief executive Mark Woodward says the launch of competition by Mezeron was ‘unexpected’. The threat has come not from another roll-on, roll-off operator but from a lift-on, lift-off service where containers are craned onto the vessel. ‘It’s old technology – nobody would have guessed it was going to make a comeback,’ says Mr Woodward. In fact the technology is so outdated thats why most of the freight in the world is moved by container, which as it happens is lifted on and off ships. The man clearly believes the manx public are morons !

Looks like the Gov and SP both have different views on the UA.... http://manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=48361 "Packet must 'fight for survival' Published online at 03/11/2010 01:30:32 Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne, MHK The infrastructure minister has told the Steam Packet it can expect no special treatment from government, as it comes to terms with the rival freight service which has been set up by Ramsey based Mezeron, between Douglas and Liverpool. Phil Gawne says there is nothing in the government's user agreement with the company to prevent a container-based freight service out of the capital, and there has always been a possibility one could be started. He says the Steam Packet must fight to ensure its survival, and is confident it can overcome the problems it is facing, following the loss of key freight customers Tesco and Shoprite to the rival operation (play audio file): Steam Packet chief executive Mark Woodward has cliamed the Mezeron freight operation poses a threat to his company's passenger services, and Mezeron is not competing for freight busines on a level playing field. "

I'd like to see you bring a prosecution under the higway code, I assume it will be the highway act or Road Traffic Act but the I'm quite sure you can cycle away to your hearts content on the pavement on the island without fear of prosecution unless your a danger to others. Im sure JIMBMS will enlighten us I agree it is an offence in the UK.

Its not illegal to cycle on pavements on the Island from what i recall, although its is an offence to "cycle furiously"....

My money is on the Sefton group somehow sneaking in with the preferred tender and erecting "Exciting new 4* hotel development coming soon" signage but continuing to run it as a carpark until the Government give them a grant to do something. The above business plan may also be substituted for the Castle Mona / Summerland / Walpole Ave Sites