I have unpleasant news from our technical advisor:
There will be no container from India! Up here in the north it is customary, that when an agreement has been reached, the price will remain fixed. However, in India the customs of trade are very different. The equipment was re-marketed to pump up...
A forgotten film from 1977
We have a little treasure in our archive and I would like to share it with you. We received a video cassette in January from the first chief engineer of GTS Finnjet. This production was filmed in 1977 and shows the ship in all of her glory. The program contains 90 minute...
The internal society update has not been published during August. Sometimes it is good to take a break and throw in a diver to have a look at things on the other side. The analysis is complete and it is time to increase revolutions.
(22.Aug.09) Update to the news: The shipment is after all still stuck in India. This isn't very surprising anymore. For some reason it is very hard to buy something from India, especially without paying someone a fee that locally means ten years of income. Defeat is however not an option!
After months of long negotiations and hurdles, a sea container has been hoisted onto a freighter in Mumbai, India. Several tons of steel and machinery from the legendary GTS FINNJET are finally coming back home to Finland. The arrival date for this first container is in September and then we'll say a little more.
Society wedding!
One of our founders and our current board member Mr Jan Moerchen is now a married man. Interestingly our accountant Ms Anja Pasenow is now also married. Yes, you guessed it, they married eachother in Travemünde just a couple of days ago.
I congratulate the happy couple on behalf...