Containers help off-set losses

Press, 7 July 1977, Page 9

Containers help off-set losses

Container traffic is already starting to help Lyttelton balance out the heavy trade losses on the inter-island service. Trade for May is 4700 tonnes up on the month last year, according to the Lyttelton Har-

hour Board’s general manager (Mr J. A. McPhail). In a report to the board yesterday, Mr McPhail said that for the eight months to May, the port was 188,000 tonnes down in motor-vehicles, compared with the period last year, but this had been balanced to some extent by increases in petrol imports of 44,500 tonnes, and container goods of 55,000 tonnes, and exports of timber of 75,000 tonnes. ARRIVALS Coastal Ranger (6.53 a.m.), 2926, Capt. R. A. Date, Wellington (S.C.N.Z.). DEPARTURES Coastal Trader (1.11 p.m.), 2500, Capt. R. Jackson, Auckland (S.C.N.Z.).

Podgora (4.31 p.m.), 7000, Auckland (Guthrey).

Coastal Ranger (7 p.m.), 2926, Capt. R. A. Date, Wellington (S.C.N.Z.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Kuaka, Marsden Point, today. Valetta, July 8. Ngakuta, Timaru, July 8. Jervis Bay. Wellington, July 8. Coastal Ranger, Wellington, July 8. Ifni, Auckland. July 8.

Beaverbank, July 10. Coastal Ranger, Wellington, July 10. Iron Baron, Wellington, July 10 Wakanesan Maru, Japan. July 10. Coastal Trader, Auckland, July

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Captain Cook, Napier, today. Coastal Ranger, Wellington, July 8. Jozef Wybicki, July 8. Union Auckland, Auckland, July 7. Straat Freetown, Wellington, July Coastal Trader. Dunedin, July 11. Coastal Ranger, Wellington, July

VESSELS IN PORT Straat Freetown, Cashin Quay No. 1. Union Auckland. No. 2 East. Holmdale. No. 3 East. Captain Cook, No. 7 East. Wairua, No. 6 West.