BULK SUGAR FOR N.Z.
Shipping Service From Mackay
I fN.Z. Press Association— Copyright) ] 'Rec. 8 p.m.) I MELBOURNE. November 18.] ] Arrangements have been con-i J eluded for a vessel of the Aus-j ' tralian National Line to make! ;from six to eight voyages with' bulk sugar from Mackay, Queens-] land, to New Zealand, starting! i 1 early in the New Year. • This was announced today by] • the Minister for Shipping and! ;iTransport (Senator Shane Palt- , ridge), who said that the Nations’ • I Line had. for some time, been J seeking suitable opportunities for | employment of some of its ves- • j seis in overseas trade. j High operating costs, because of the higher standards of wages 'land working conditions for those employed in the Australian ship- ’ ping industry, had made it ex- { tremely difficult for Australian 1 ships to compete in the overseas ’ trade. Senator Paltridge said. 1 The Australian National Line 1 would, however, continue its i efforts to obtain overseas cargoes I for vessels at present surplus to ■! local requirements.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28747, 19 November 1958, Page 8
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