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From: Noddy on 23 Dec 2009 18:55 "PhilD" <replytonewsgrouponly(a)aussient.com.au> wrote in message news:xkqYm.64306$ze1.26310(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > In another thread I was commenting on a relative and some friends working > on container ships between Aust and USA. Each ship had rather over sized > torque wrenches 6+ feet long that they used hoists on to get up to proper > torque. These wrenches used to go "missing" in ports but no-one ever saw > them leave the ships. In one port they were offered a crimping tool and > seals if they wanted to help themselves to containers. Which would have been a compete waste of time. Shipping container seals hava unique number that's recorded on the consignment note when the container is packed, and both customs and the consignee check that this seal is intact when the container is landed here. If it isn't, or a different seal is found to be fitted, they know the contents have been tampered with straight away. > In my later employment years we had a project management system that > allowed material to be placed on the job and it was automatically ordered > from the outside supplier. I tried to explain to my Manager about how easy > it was to add items to any job and have it delivered to misc places for > collection with no real tracking info left behind and no auditing was > taking place. He wasn't interested but I hoped that my showing him the > problem didn't encourage him to try it. They did have an item on there > that was labeled as $10000 and a couple of us tried ordering it but > nothing happened. Drat. Lol :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 23 Dec 2009 18:57 "David Z" <dave(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:_XvYm.64330$ze1.35799(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Looks to me like people in Darwin are (or were) pretty poor. I don't see > a single Cadillac, no Mustangs or Corvettes. Heck I don't even see any > MGs or Jags. Looks to me like the people in Darwin were pretty smart :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: PhilD on 23 Dec 2009 19:53 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4b32aeab$0$21999$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "PhilD" <replytonewsgrouponly(a)aussient.com.au> wrote in message > news:xkqYm.64306$ze1.26310(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > >> In another thread I was commenting on a relative and some friends working >> on container ships between Aust and USA. Each ship had rather over sized >> torque wrenches 6+ feet long that they used hoists on to get up to proper >> torque. These wrenches used to go "missing" in ports but no-one ever saw >> them leave the ships. In one port they were offered a crimping tool and >> seals if they wanted to help themselves to containers. > > Which would have been a compete waste of time. > > Shipping container seals hava unique number that's recorded on the > consignment note when the container is packed, and both customs and the > consignee check that this seal is intact when the container is landed > here. If it isn't, or a different seal is found to be fitted, they know > the contents have been tampered with straight away. > >> In my later employment years we had a project management system that >> allowed material to be placed on the job and it was automatically ordered >> from the outside supplier. I tried to explain to my Manager about how >> easy it was to add items to any job and have it delivered to misc places >> for collection with no real tracking info left behind and no auditing was >> taking place. He wasn't interested but I hoped that my showing him the >> problem didn't encourage him to try it. They did have an item on there >> that was labeled as $10000 and a couple of us tried ordering it but >> nothing happened. Drat. > > Lol :) > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. >
From: PhilD on 23 Dec 2009 20:13
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4b32aeab$0$21999$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "PhilD" <replytonewsgrouponly(a)aussient.com.au> wrote in message > news:xkqYm.64306$ze1.26310(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > >> In another thread I was commenting on a relative and some friends working >> on container ships between Aust and USA. Each ship had rather over sized >> torque wrenches 6+ feet long that they used hoists on to get up to proper >> torque. These wrenches used to go "missing" in ports but no-one ever saw >> them leave the ships. In one port they were offered a crimping tool and >> seals if they wanted to help themselves to containers. > > Which would have been a compete waste of time. > > Shipping container seals hava unique number that's recorded on the > consignment note when the container is packed, and both customs and the > consignee check that this seal is intact when the container is landed > here. If it isn't, or a different seal is found to be fitted, they know > the contents have been tampered with straight away. > At the time the particular seals were a common variety and would have been useful to have for some lesser value containers. It doesn't really matter anyway as they didn't take up the offer but they did tell me stories of games that were played against Customs officials here in Aust and what they had worked out as methods to avoid detection if they had wanted to use it. Pilferage was so bad that even whole containers would go missing from docks in some places. One company that was exporting shoes to here took the radical step of shipping lefts and rights in different containers so that the theives would have to steel both, if they could identify the matching containers. On one trip the ship was damaged by a couple of rogue waves and some internal containers and the huge forklifts carried onboard were being thrown about. Seeing photo's of the forks themselves bent like pretzels was interesting. One crewman had a personal Harley for use in ports and it was rather damaged and he dismantled it and was replacing parts while docked in the US for repairs. Some of his parts went missing and someone noticed that a wharfie had some new parts on his but nothing was able to be proved. The crewman had a few words with some other wharfies who were Hells Angles members and many weeks later on a return trip there was money awaiting him and the the offending wharfie no longer had a Harley. He didn't ask for further info. PhilD |