Young Townsville-Picnic Bay Lifeguards awash with generous donation
Youths at Townsville Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club (TPBSLSC) will benefit from a generous $10,000.00 donation to assist with their training and skill development, as of March 2012.
NSS, regional Queensland’s premier stevedoring, transport and logistics services provider is proud to support this organisation which has developed a strong foothold in developing youths in the local community, while also increasing safety in local waters.
NSS selected to support this notable community association due to their core role in encouraging fitness, health and an active lifestyle amongst young Queenslanders. The club trains four times per week and also meets each Sunday on the strand, hosting a range of training and personal development activities for their members. In addition the club has a specialised program in place for children between the ages of 6 and 14, offering them expert guidance on healthy eating, sustaining a nutritious diet and maintaining fitness levels.
In announcing the donation Mr. Todd Emmert, General Manager at NSS said: “NSS is committed to supporting local community initiatives and encouraging development within our local area. The Townsville Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club really stood out to us as a key contributor to safety and enhancing the lives of local children through fun, fitness and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. We are proud to be involved with this association and we also look forward to working to benefit other community groups in the future.”
The Townsville Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club is united under the common goal ‘to save lives and keep our beaches safe’ in a fun, child centric environment. Training as a lifeguard builds strong friendships, a sense of camaraderie, self-confidence, fitness, awareness of sun safety and also creates significant ambassadors for water safety amongst the local community. These are values that NSS hold close given the nature of their business operations. NSS is an equal opportunities employer, noted for its commitment to supporting local causes and also for its focus on ‘giving back’ to the communities in with it operates.
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"Pit to Port" Service for Ivanhoe
Today NSS commences comprehensive "mine to port" services for Ivanhoe Australia.
This involves daily triple road train deliveries from their mine, storage of cargo at the port in lidded container bins (LCB's), and shiploading the cargo as bulk using Rotabox technology. This provides Ivanhoe with a one stop logistics provider assisting to get their valuable concentrates to market.
The service has many core advantages including:
- Improved environmental control of cargo, in sealed LCB's, throughout the landside component of the supply chain
- Reduced demurrage costs through ability to load the vessel over numerous berths in Townsville
- Reduced supply chain risk with multiple transport, storage and ship loading options available
NSS looks forward to offering this operating mode to other bulk cargo exporters in regional Queensland. Please call us to discuss on 07 4722 4802.
IPL appoints NSS to Stevedore in Mackay, Townsville and Cairns
NSS is pleased to announce we have been appointed to stevedore Incitec Pivot Ltds (IPL) sulphur and fertiliser products in Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers is a key supplier of Australia's soil health and nutrition needs, helping farmers maximise productivity to remain competitive in global markets. They partner with local distributors to provide farmers with an extensive distribution capability, exceptional customer service, innovative and high quality fertilisers and agronomic services.
NSS has been working very hard over the last few years to ensure our service offering could meet IPL's high standards. This has included:
- Purchase of new touch/remote opening grabs
- Installation of strain guages on bulk hoppers to assist manage truck overloading
- Improved maintenance on bulk hoppers
- Additional excavators for trimming hatches
- Increase employee training and development
- Flexible commercial arrangements, rewarding high performance
NSS continually strives to be regional Queenslands #1 bulk stevedore. Please call +61 7 4722 4800 for any bulk import or export enquiries from Regional Queensland.
Swire - Direct Call to Gladstone
Swire Shipping have made the exciting decision to offer regular/direct liner/multipurpose shipping services to/from Gladstone, commencing from Quarter One 2012. This will provide options for importers/exporters who wish to move break bulk and containerised cargoes directly through the port of Gladstone. The services are specifically designed to support the rapidly expanding activity in the greater Gladstone Region and will reduce the need to move cargo via Brisbane. This has the benefit of improving commuter safety by taking trucks off the road on this busy corridor. It will also reduce the potential for damage by delivering the cargo closer to the final destination. Afterall the old addage is - less handling + less road transport = less damage.
The initial services are direct from South East Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia) and the West Coast USA (Los Angeles, Vancouver etc). By tapping into Swires extensive global network you will also be able to access markets in China, Europe, Mediteranean, Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent through transhipments at key locations.
Swire Shipping Schedules are available via www.swireshipping.com. Or for further information contact Geoff Mackay on Tel: +61 448 840 309 or email:
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NSS is pleased to announce we have been appointed to stevedore the vessels involved in these exciting new services at Auckland Point, Gladstone. Stevedoring will be accomplished using NSS's new mobile harbour crane, with a twin lift spreader and 144 tonne heavy lift capacity. This is the newest, fastest, and largest Mobile Harbour crane in Australia. NSS will also be providing the full range of landside logistics services to Swire customers, from cargo consolidation/deconsolidation, AQIS clearance, container packing/unpacking, undercover storage/warehousing, and road transport (local and inland). For detailed information on NSS land side logistics services call Mark George on 0419 667 348.
Swire and NSS look forward to meeting your needs in Gladstone.
NSS Donate Presents for X-Mas
Today NSS donated generously to the Mayor's Christmas Tree Appeal. The donation will ensure local families struggling in the current tough economy will have gifts for their children to unwrap on x-mas day. NSS is please to help locals, spreading Christmas cheer. 
Merry Xmas
All employees at NSS would like to wish our valued customers a very Merry Christmas.
NSS will be open for business over the x-mas period, excepting 1600 Christmas eve until 0800 boxing day, to ensure your vessels are unloaded and cargo delivered as required.
We look forward to working with you closely again in the new year.
Please have a safe and restful x-mas break.
Congratulations - Jason Fitzgerald and Mark George
NSS would like to congratulate Jason Fitzgerald (Townsville Contaimer Terminal/QN Superintendent) and Mark George (Gladstone Manager) for graduating from the Australian Maritime College (AMC) with distinction in the Diploma of Maritime and Logistics Management.
The Diploma of Maritime and Logistics Management prepares students for management careers in private enterprise, industry organisations and government in the areas of commercial shipping, ports and terminals, transport, transport policy and administration, freight forwarding as well as exporting and importing and other elements of international business.
Students are required to complete eight compulsory units including: International Business Communication, Introduction to the Maritime Industry, Financial Resource Management, Exporting and Importing, Ship Operations Management, Business and Transport Law, International Transport Systems and Air Freight Transport.
A number of other NSS supervisors/managers are due to complete their studies within the next 12 months. External study forms a vital part of NSS's strategy to ensure our team remains abreast of the latest developments in the Maritime and Logistics Industries.
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