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Minister Bean Tours Nassau Port
Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Cabinet Minister Marc Bean recently toured Nassau’s new container port and adjoining 15-acre freight terminal, the “Bahamas Weekly” reports. The newspaper said Mr. Bean and Permanent Secretary Derrick Binns were eager to see the new facilities because of Bermuda’s long-term... Read more of this article
New Crane Set For Hamilton Docks
A new, almost 90-foot high Dutch-assembled crane will tower over the Hamilton docks this spring and start handling containers and general cargo on the waterfront. This is the first time that German-headquartered company Demag has positioned one of its mobile harbour cranes in Bermuda. For Bermuda’s Stevedoring Services Ltd, the company that will... Read more of this article
Dock Pass Price Raised $100
The City of Hamilton today [Sept.23] announced the cost of dock passes has increased to $180.00 from $80.00.The increase is due to the Bermuda Police Service fee of $100 levied for police checks. Mr. Edward Benevides, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the City of Hamilton said, “The process to obtain a dock pass remains the same. Anyone requiring... Read more of this article
Overtime Ban Lifted On Hamilton Docks
[Updated] BIU President Chris Furbert held a press conference this afternoon [Sept.1] and said the overtime ban on the docks has been lifted, and port workers have agreed to work overtime starting from today, and will also work on Labour Day. Mr Furbert said, “Stevedoring Services will rescind their proposal for layoffs until the conclusion of... Read more of this article
Docks: BIU President Provides Further Updates
BIU President Chris Furbert hosted another press conference this afternoon [Aug.24] to provide clarification on recent reports on the ongoing situation at the docks. Mr Furbert said the press conference was called as the information given is “vitally important for the public to have”, and he wants to make sure the information “gets... Read more of this article
BIU President Updates On Dock Overtime Ban
[Updated] BIU President Chris Furbert hosted a press conference this afternoon [Aug.23] to provide an update on the dock workers overtime ban. On August 10th Stevedoring Services CEO Peter L. Aldrich confirmed the Port Workers Division of the BIU instituted an overtime ban on the Hamilton docks after talks deadlocked. Mr Furbert said dock workers were... Read more of this article
Minister Wilson On Dock Workers Overtime Ban
Today [Aug.12] the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson issued a statement regarding the current dock workers dispute. Minister Wilson said, “I can confirm that pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Labour Relations Act 1975, I have received a Notice from Stevedoring Services Ltd. indicating that a labour dispute exists.” “A Labour... Read more of this article
BIU Port Workers: Hamilton Dock Overtime Ban
[Updated] Retailers may soon face delays in getting goods on the shelves, as the BIU Port Workers Division has instituted an overtime ban on the Hamilton docks. Last night [Aug.10] Bermuda Container Line said, “Stevedoring Services has informed us that overtime has been withdrawn by their workforce as of today. This is in response to the collapse... Read more of this article
Minister: Dock X-Ray Equipment Installed
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief said today [July 20] that the installation of the X-Ray scanning equipment on the Hamilton docks has been completed, and the balance of the work to allow for containers to enter and exit the unit will begin next month. Minister Perinchief said, “I am pleased to update the public on this project. This... Read more of this article
Containers: Imports Down, Exports Up
Viewing the Hamilton cargo docks from Harbour Road reveals that there seems to be a lot more space on the docks. According to Peter Aldrich, CEO and General Manager of Stevedoring Services the operators of the terminal; Freight volumes are down. “Import container volumes have declined 10% per year for the past two years and don’t look to improve... Read more of this article
Plan to Reduce Gun Importation with Dock X-Ray
In an effort to stem the importation of guns into Bermuda, the Government hopes to have installed additional x-ray scanning equipment on the Hamilton docks by the end of this year. Bermuda was rocked by the shooting of three men this weekend, which resulted in the second murder of the year. Guns, while technically illegal, are reputed to be bought... Read more of this article
