Growth of India’s shipping line

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33527, 7 May 1974, Page 21

Growth of India ’s shipping line

The Shipping Corporation of India. Ltd, a State-owned line, began its New Zealand-Asian reciprocal service only 15 months ago with the Vishva Nidhi. Aboard the four-year-old, Polishbuilt Vishva Sandesh at Lyttelton yesterday. Captain Harish Kumar, Jollv, from Dehra Dun, a town of| about 100,000 people in the I Himalayan foothills, said that his: company. founded on the anniversar' of Mahatma Gandhis birthda\, October 2« 1961, today had 105 merchant vessels, with another 37 being built. The 30-vear-old shipmaster, whose wife. Gitanjali, is with him. senes what is alreadx one of the world s largest shipping lines. Captain Jolly said that his employer built ships in Russia. Poland. Rumania, East and West i Germany, Japan, Britain, and of, course India. He has already, been in command for nearly two' years, and his 14 years nautical experience include txto years in the former Bombay training ship Dufferin. The company’s vessels include the passenger liner Chidambaram. or. the Madras-Malaysian service. She was formerly the luxury liner Pasteur, owned by Messageries Maritimes, of France. Captain Jolly said. Two passenger liners were being built at Bombax for the India-East Africa service. The company runs the liner State of Haryana at present on this service, a nostalgic jolt for many former British India Line officers—she was the Santhia. Despite his youth. Captain Jolly' ha» already traded worldwide but not previously to Lyttelton. He was delighted on arrival to receive a telegram of welcome from the chairman of the Harbour Board (Mr J. Brand), i Yesterday, Captain Jolly expressed interest in the Neu Zea land Shipping Corporation s new Coastal Trader when she arrived from Auckland with another, meagre inward cargo. Her outward booking for Auckland tomorrow is equally small. ARRIVALS Coastal Trader <9.36 a .mJ. 2999. Capt- R Jackson. Auckland (U.SS.). Japan Kauri 2.8 p.m. L 6996, (apt. H. Imada. Auckland Olympic Dale <5.44 p.m J. /8.4T6, Napier (L’.S.S.) (Tanker.) DEPARTURES Aluco *8.56 a.mJ, 13.148, Auckland ■ i Shell). (Tanker.) Coastal Trader <4.20 p.mJ, 2999, Capt. R. Jackson, Dunedin (V.S.Sj. Holmlea 4.56 p.m. i. 1053, Capt. F. R. Warner, Wellington (L.S.S J. Hupeh ‘4.50 p.m ), 5616, Capt.

: J. H. B. Aldiss, Wellington (P , and O iN.Z.I. Ltd). i| Woollahra 5.10 p.m.), 9360, Capt.! ; Eskil Johansson, Dunedin 1 . iiKinsey). <Semi-container.) EXPECTED ARRIVALS ; • Holmdale, Chathanis, today. ißangatira. Wellington, today. i Iron Wyndham, Australia, today. ; Y’amaasa Maru, Wellington. > today. 'iNgakuta. Wellington, May 8. - Holmlea, Wellington, May 8. ; Rangatira. Wellington. May 8. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, May 8. Haxvea, Wellington, May 9. i Timaru Star Wellington. Mav 9. ■ Polina Osipenko. Gisborne, May 9. ’ Straat Clarence,. Wellington, j Wan Liu. Napier, May 10. \ May 11. Brynje. United Kingdom. May 11 . (Vehicles.) . Suevic. New Plymouth. May II j [• Wenchow. Wellington, May 13. , Samoan Reefer. Auckland, May' > 13 ' Zambeze, Dunedin, May 14. , H.M.S. Scylla, Australia. May 14. j ' H.M.S. Ariadne. Australia. May ; !4. . 1 , Maheno. Auckland, May 17. . Natko Nodilo. Auckland, May 17N P Loire Lloyd. Wellington. May 17.. ‘ Canopic. South America, May 13.' Shabonee, Wellington, May 18. J (Tanker.) . Sinkiang. Wellington, May 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES ! Rangatira. Wellington. today. • Daylight.) Olympic Dale, Napier, today. (Tanker.) 1 Vishva Sandesh. Wellington. Max 8. ’ Silver Fern. Timaru, May 8. I ‘ Mat aura. Nelson, May 8. Holmlea, Wellington, May 8. Rangatira. Wellington. Mav 8. Coastal Trader, Auckland. May 8. Japan Kauri. Dunedin, May 10. Hague Maru, Wellington. May 10. ’ Yamaasa Maru. , May 10. I Ngakuta, Dunedin. May 11. Timaru Star, Bluff. May 11. Brynje. Auckland May 12., 1 (Vehicles J Hawea, Dunedin. May 10. Hague Maru. Auckland. May 10. Polina Osipenko. Kagoshima. May IL Wan Liu, Dunedin, May 14 Samoan Reefer, , May 15. . Loire Lloyd. Napier, May 18. I H.M.S. Scylla, Gisborne, May 17.. H.M.S. Ariadne, Napier. May 17. 1 . Maheno. Sydney, May 17. Suevic. Kaohsiung, May 18. Zambeze. Dunkirk, May 18. Natko Nodilo. Dunedin, May 18 Shabonee. . May 19. (Tanker.) VESSELS IN PORT Mataura. G.P.E. Japan Kauri. No. 2 East. Vishva Sandesh. No. 3 West. Hague Maru. No. 7 East. j Silver Fern. No. 7 West. Olympic Dale, Oil Wharf.