In the process , continues to blow the cover on Townsville's secret ghost fleet : Love Boat and Korean target in port...may the Force be with you and a Happy New Year earthlings .
Unnoticed by the buttoned up Townsville media in their look and sound alike ivory towers , just two of the interesting vessels standing out in the port on the same day were the SM Korea Line Corporation (KLC) bulk carrier Emerald and the large car carrier Venus Leader .
Could have been a gem of a story if a reporter ventured aboard the Emerald as KLC's head office is in the target city of Seoul , South Korea , and discussed with the skipper his thoughts about all the nuclear sabre rattling going on between the twin Boofheads, Donald and Kim , another B1 and B2 team .
Could have been a gem of a story if a reporter ventured aboard the Emerald as KLC's head office is in the target city of Seoul , South Korea , and discussed with the skipper his thoughts about all the nuclear sabre rattling going on between the twin Boofheads, Donald and Kim , another B1 and B2 team .
KLC transports a wide range of cargoes , including nickel ore and bitumenous coal . If Emerald carried nickel ore on this trip to Townsville it would make national news as Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel plant in Townsville sank with a major affect on the economy. There has even been a wild rumour that Palmer had been trying to arrange two shipments of nickel ore from New Caledonia to kick start the refinery and cash in on higher nickel prices.
Nearby was the unusually named Industrial Force, a general cargo ship , flying under the flag of Antigua and Barbadu . An Intermarine vessel , a "Can Do " company , Australia's most prominent heavy metal and technical service provider , with clients that include the Australian Navy and an American shipping line . Could have been another interesting interview with the skipper and further gen from company HQ.
Chugging out of the port, on the same day , was the Great Barrier Reef charter vessel , causing our see all Shipping Reporter to repeatedly press the camera button.
Furthermore, he was informed by a ferry deckhand that Kalinda once had a Rolls Royce engine , surely grounds for another nautical type yarn as the skipper is a marine biologist with 20 years' experience on the GBR .
