While Anzac Day was being marked in Townsville , the above open hatch design German owned general cargo ship , Eike Oldendorff , was in port . Sailing under the flag of Portugal, the Australian flag was fluttering overhead while alongside .
And on Magnetic Island at the same time was a young Turkish man who had recently arrived to meet his dying British father-in-law for the first time .
Our S(h)ipping Reporter, the only one north of Streaky Bay , said the name of the German vessel alone should have been enough to lure an inquisitive deskbound reporter to the waterfront to investigate .
Launched in 2017 at the CSC Jinling Shipyard , China , Eike Oldendorff is one of 13 vessels of the same design ordered by Oldendorff Carriers from the Chinese , all ending with Oldendorff , such as -Eckert, Emma, Eibe, Edward, Elsa, Ernst , Edgar . The 100 percent family owned company has two main offices, one in Lubeck, North Germany , the other in Singapore . In September 2014 , the company was reported to be one of the world's largest dry bulk carriers, with 500 ships under operation at any one time , which was able to trade "without deficit " while others were struggling .
A few weeks ago a large Japanese vehicle carrier came and went without mention by the local media .
And the day after Anzac Day in Townsville , at the start of the Civic Pride Trail , there was still broken glass behind the Victory in the Pacific memorial fountain, which this blog had reported a week or so before . In addition, there were four cans in the top chamber ; a bottle , pieces of trees, straws, a child's T-shirt or piece of green cloth in the bottom chamber . Cans , take away drink containers , sauce sachets , and many cigarette butts were scatted about the nearby bus shelter on which graffiti is again appearing . There clearly needs to be a rubbish bin at the shelter.
Memorials are local and national shrines and deserve daily attention by the civic authorities. How this obvious neglect has been allowed to continue for so long reflects badly against the garrison city .
A few weeks ago a large Japanese vehicle carrier came and went without mention by the local media .
And the day after Anzac Day in Townsville , at the start of the Civic Pride Trail , there was still broken glass behind the Victory in the Pacific memorial fountain, which this blog had reported a week or so before . In addition, there were four cans in the top chamber ; a bottle , pieces of trees, straws, a child's T-shirt or piece of green cloth in the bottom chamber . Cans , take away drink containers , sauce sachets , and many cigarette butts were scatted about the nearby bus shelter on which graffiti is again appearing . There clearly needs to be a rubbish bin at the shelter.
Memorials are local and national shrines and deserve daily attention by the civic authorities. How this obvious neglect has been allowed to continue for so long reflects badly against the garrison city .
