SHIPPING NEWS

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33611, 13 August 1974, Page 15

SHIPPING NEWS

Shipping lull at Lyttelton

A shipping lull at Lyttelton brought labour surpluses last week and yesterday only 277 men were engaged by day and another 94 for supplementary hours. The only vessels in port vesterdav were the Rio Bravo, Neder Linge. Coastal Trader (roll-on) and the Australian tanker. Caltex Kumell. There was a surplus of 160 men. Inquiries suggest that the lull is seasonal, but shipping experts agree that the whole pattern of seafreighting is changing. Foreign callers are increasing. The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s traffic manager (Mr J. B. Graham) does not foresee any congestion problems for September or October, and present programming indicates a fairly lean August, too. But unfavourable weather and other delays in northern ports were among factors which could cause “bunching” of shipping at Lyttelton, he said. Trade vehicles are pouring into

Lyttelton. Hardly a day goes past when there are not rows of them parked at port. Today, the Union Company's Wanaka is due from Wellington with a special load to ease the demand for Inter-island car space, even though in common with other Union Company Tasman vessels she is heavily engaged in normal inter-colonial trade. She will return to Wellington to load on her normal Melbourne run. :;s :js In reply to N.M.T., of Christchurch. naval men appear to refer to their ships as Canterbury. Otago. Waikato. Taranaki, and so on. Merchant seamen appear to refer to “the” (prefix) Maheno, the Wanaka. the Coastal Trader and so on. Naval men normally say. “I served tn Waikato”: merchantment normally say. “I served in the Rangatlra.” Unfortunately some young seamen today are using the term “on.” which is erroneous. Also, ships are increasingly referred to as “it”—some younger seafarers are guilty of this. too. guilty of this. too. $ «: # ARRIVALS Coastal Trader (9.55 a.m.), 2499. Capt. J. Taylor, Auckland (U.S.S.). Caltex Kurnell (10.57 a.m.), 4190, Sydney (U.S.S.), (tanker). DEPARTURES Coastal Trader. 2499. Capt. J. Taylor. Dunedin (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Rangatira, Wellington, today. Wanaka, Wellington, today (vehicles). Rangatira. Wellington, August 14. Coastal Trader. Dunedin, August 14 Menam Maru, Auckland, August 15. Katea, Napier, Aug. 15. Venabu. Ocean Island, Aug. 16 (bulk). Botany Trader, Melbourne, Aug. 16 (tanker). Yewbank. Wellington. August 16. Atria. August 16 (tanker). Silver Fern, Wellington, August 17. Japan Totara, Wellington, August 17. Maheno, Auckland. August 17. Frvsna. Tonga, August 17. Abel Tasman, Dunedin, August 18. Hobart Star. Wellington, August 18. Hawea. Melbourne. August 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Caltex Kumell. today. (Tanker.) Rio Bravo Dunedin, today. Rangatira,' Wellington, today. i daylight) Wanaka. Wellington, today. Rangatira. Wellington. August 14. Coastal Trader. Auckland, Aug- . ust 14. Neder Linge. Bluff. August 15. , Botany Trader. Lautoka, Aug. 17 (tanker). 1 Atria. August 17 (tanker). Maheno. Sydney. August 17. Katea Auckland, August 17. Hawea. Dunedin. August 18. VESSELS IN PORT Neder Linge. No. 2 Cashin Quay Rio Bravo, No. 3 West. Caltex Kumell. oil wharf. CONTAINERS Cargo from the following container is now available in E shed: ACT 4: ACTU2007403.