Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ortensia II

Grab dredger Ortensia II, IMO 8664931, port of Livorno
In view of the next regional elections in May, hundreds of millions of euro (which nobody has) are being promised to transform Livorno in the first port of the known Universe. Meanwhile, the dredge “Ortensia II” keeps excavating the entrance channel to the port: an absolutely necessary work, planned years ago, and long overdue.

See also: CREI I
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18 comments:

  1. William KendallMarch 25, 2015 at 12:13 AM

    Long overdue means it'll also end up costing more.

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  2. Taken For GrantedMarch 25, 2015 at 12:23 AM

    Interesting photo of this colorful dredge. Their work keeps harbors open for commercial shipping.

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  3. RevrunnerMarch 25, 2015 at 12:50 AM

    Reminds me of the saying, "Slow and steady wins the race." But probably not the political race.

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  4. LoisMarch 25, 2015 at 1:15 AM

    Looks like a big job.

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  5. Luis GomezMarch 25, 2015 at 1:42 AM

    Love the colors VP.

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  6. RandyMarch 25, 2015 at 2:53 AM

    Looks like a boring job.

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  7. HalcyonMarch 25, 2015 at 9:17 AM

    Ah, the joys of politics!

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  8. AndyMarch 25, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    I am retired so I real love watching people work. ;)

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  9. KarlMarch 25, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    I like the combination of the colors here.

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  10. EG CameraGirlMarch 25, 2015 at 1:53 PM

    Sounds like your politicians are very much like the ones here in Canada promising money nobody had. Glad the channel is being dug out!

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  11. BirdmanMarch 25, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    Amazing how much crap accumulates on the bottom in such a relatively short time. Big ports know this is their livelihood.

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  12. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 25, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    The dredgers are the hard workers of the harbour! Must get down to Fremantle harbour soon :)

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  13. BergsonMarch 25, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    creusons, creusons

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  14. RedPatMarch 25, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    It is the same everywhere - no money!

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  15. cieldequimperMarch 25, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    When will they stop with their hollow promises...
    And yes, as William said, the long overdue probably means more expensive too.

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  16. DinaMarch 25, 2015 at 9:26 PM

    If they really do improve the port, just think of the new pictures you'll get. Maybe ...

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  17. GreensboroDailyPhotoMarch 25, 2015 at 10:55 PM

    I am imagining a workman's song to accompany that task! Maybe Volga Boatman.

    Janis
    GDP

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  18. Stefan JanssonMarch 27, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    Someone seems to distrust politicians. That is unheard of!

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