Timely delivery

By adamg on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 7:36pm

This afternoon, Michael Campbell was in East Boston, watching the Amis Treasure come through Boston Harbor on its way to the Chelsea salt pile on Chelsea Creek with a fresh load of Chilean salt, picked up from the Punta Patache Terminal in Chile.

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Dare I point out?

By Waquiot on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 11:36pm.

Punta Patache is nowhere near Santiago. Santiago is some distance from the ocean. The company has offices in Las Condes, on the inland side of this inland city.

Fixed, thanks

By adamg on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 11:56pm.

Shows you what I know about Chilean geography.

well they used to park the

By kvn on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 10:07am.

well they used to park the tugs outside of maverick square, at least when i was rolling.

Is there a better alternative

By anon on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 10:37am.

Is there a better alternative to dumping large amounts of salt into the environment so people can drive their cars around at all times? What do other cities around the world do?

An interview I'd like to see

By Essteess on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 2:37pm.

Chelsea DPW Commissioner Cate Fox-Lent, discussing the city's methods of managing winter-weather emergencies:
"We use only the finest Chilean salt on our roadways, deployed with masterful precision."