Big gas tank unloaded
The biggest reefer container vessel afloat for the last five years the Remuera, made her first visit to Lyttelton yesterday. Renamed the Remuera Bay when she rejoined the O.C.L. group late last year, her preeminence in reefer cargo carrying capacity was not eclipsed until last December with the arrival of a new class of ships confusingly designated Remuera class | container ships. i The Remuera Bay has a capacity of about 1100 reefer containers. The two new Remuera class ships Resolution Bay and Mairangi Bay can each handle an additional 150 reefer containers. However, the Remuera Bay had not only containers in store for Lyttelton’s container crane. For the first time it was called on to discharge a 77,000 litre liquid gas storage tank imported from Britain by New Zealand Indus rial Gases.
A specially designed hook and spreader was used to handle the tank which only just managed. to fit between the crane’s legs. ARRIVALS Remuera Bay (7.41 a.m.i, 43,000, Wellington (0.C.L.). DEPARTURES Holmdale (6 p.m.). 911. Capt. H. C. F. Hunt, Chatham Islands (U.S.S.).
EXPECTED ARRIVALS Torrens. Wellington today. Kotuku, Tauranga, February 19. Coastal Trader. Auckland, Febru-
ary 20. Union Melbourne, Wellington, February 21. Auckland. February Union Lyttelton, Wellington, February 22. Coastal Trader. Dunedin. Febru-
ary 22. Straat Clement, sea, February’ 22. Eastern Academy, from sea. February 22. Heina, New Plymouth, February 22. Union Melbourne, Wellington, February 23. Heroj Paic, Dunedin, February 23.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES Remuera Bay, Europe, today. Coastal Trader. Dunedin, Febru-
ary 20. Kotuku. Dunedin, February 20. Union Melbourne, Wellington, February 21. Torrens, Europe, February 21. Coastal Trader. Auckland. Feb-
ruary 22. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, February 23. Union Melbourne, Dunedin, February 23. VESSELS IN PORT Remuera Bay, Cashin Quay No. 3. ; Coastal Ranger, No. 2 West. Townsville Star. No. 7 West. CONTAINERS Cargo from the following containers is now available at the Lyttelton Container Freight Station:— Act 2. Voyage 9, LGL 06724. Encounter Bay, Voyage 7152, VNSU 2006351. Flinders Bay, Voyage 7154, GCDU 2684348; ACTW 2805618; KNLU 2014180; SAMU 2084372, 2035223; CONU 2898566; NICB 04254; ICSU 2386020; ACTQ 2604154; OCLU 0246533.
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