Container crane on job in June

Press, 3 May 1977, Page 6

Container crane on job in June

Lyttelton’s container crane will swing into full use on June 14 —two months earlier than expected.

It was confirmed yesterday tl that the 24,000 tonne con-” tainar ship ACT 3 would , arrive at Lyttelton in mid-. June. !| It had been thought that, the honour of christening the:, terminal would fall to the Discovery Bay, which is;, for August 19. , The ACT 2 will load at.i Auckland, Wellington and I < Lyttelton for Liverpool, Zee- i brugge and Tilbury. She will I i sail from Lyttelton on June 15. ,: The early arrival of then ACT 2 leaves the Lytteltoni Harbour Board little time to I complete the terminal, al- <

I though board officers said ' yesterday that the terminal! would be fully functional by; the end of May. One of the last key items, I I the tug Godley, should be I commissioned within four weeks. Engineers advised yester-1 dav that the tug’s engines; would be ready to be turned; i over for the first time on Fri-: day. The Godley will then! undergo sea trials before she! is delivered to Lyttelton. Though the Discovery Bay , remains officially the second, . container ship for Lyttelton, . it is understood a sister ship,, the Jervois Bay, may call top discharge on July 9. I;