Shipping News Longest tanker squeezes in
The longest tanker ever toi squeeze into Lyttelton’s] inner harbour was berthed! at the oil wharf yesterday, i She was the 667 ft Texaco] Rochester, which arrived ! direct from Bahrain laden I with white spirit. } As far as tankers go she is a fairly aged lady, having [been built in 1959 as the ICaltex Bristol. It is believed she might , i also be the longest, though by no means the largest, | tanker to visit any New ! Zealand port other than Marsden Point. | However Lyttelton’s har'bourmaster (Captain J. A. [Barbour) said she posed no 'problems getting in and. al- , though she will have to do a • complete about-face to get . out again, she should do it ; comfortably with about 100 [ feet to spare. She is due to sail again ; today for New Plymouth. ARRIVALS Texaco Rochester <l2 25 pm.). . 21,877, Bahrain (U.S.S.). DEPARTURES Union Lyttelton <»,l4_pjn.).
,4300, Capt A. Dodds. UelliagtAn (U.S.S.). I Valetta (444 p.m >, 17.002, for I! sea >B.P.C .). EXPECTED ARRIVALS I tonic. Whangarei. toda> i British fry, sea, today Erne. Marsden Point. March * 1 Coastal Hanger, Auckland. March 6 . Union Lyttelton. Wellington, ' March 7. » Union Melbourne. Wellington, ? March 8. Coastal Ranger. Dunedin. March 1 Jervis Bay, Wellington, March 9. 1 PROJECTED DEPARTURES > Texaco Rochester. Ne* Plyz mouth, today » British Ivy, sea, March .» Coastal Ranger, Dunedin, March 6. - Erne. Dunedin. Marr!) 6 Union Lyttelton, Dunedin. March 1 Union Melbourne, Wellington, March « i Coastal Ranger. Auckland. March "■ VESSELS IN PORT ; Coastal Trader. No. 2 West. ) Holmdale, No. 3 East. I Texaco Rochester. Op Wharf I CONTAINERS Cargo from the following containers is now available at t Shed:— Australian Endeavour, vevaj» 4221: CATC 2424018. INTI 24)405, ACTU 7045290. 7048356 , 7003280
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