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Virtually they can Copenhagen the Trans- 1978, but until now the with the trade name Scan- Zealand will benefit from a Cargo to and from Well- ca " at any port Wlth atlantic Steamship Company New Zealand and Australia Carriers.’ full Scan Carriers RO/RO ington will be decentralised/ m.tThX of Gothenburg and Wilh. services have been operated service. The M/S Tombarra centralised via Napier and Wilhelmsen of Oslo, which under the trade names of Scan Carriers, which is a will load in Scandinavia and cargo to and from Christ- stern an 9 led rsmp ashora - have been serving New ScaNZeal and S.canAustral so-called joint operating on the Continent of Europe church or other centres of' The ships are independent Zealand under the trade respectively. company, at present oper- in April and will discharge the South Island will be of shor ® facilities such as name of ScaNZeal, have in- As frorn Ist March the ates a fleet of five modern and load in New Zealand in decentralised/centralised via container cranes, because tegrated their New Zealand new integrated service is and highly sophisticated June. • The Scan Carriers Timaru. By tentatively having equipment for the handling Vi chosen to operate through of the cargo. 1 Napier and Timaru, the non- Scan Carriers is thus not container ports should now i ust another container MMnMMMom- jj h ave a reasona |j| e serv j ce j n operator. However, the the New Zealand trade, as it Scan Carriers vessels are also I is furthermore understood ideal for tb ® carnage of that other members of the containers. Conference will have a With the introduction of Ist March we moved Europe.. the main ports during the M/S Tombarra loading in peak of the export season. Europe in April, the New —iihi.i.m i ——i.. i After the delivery of two Zealand/Europe trade will new vessels during the have one of the most J|X second half of 1978, Scan- sophisticated services Carriers will, with its fleet of possible, for the versatile seven efficient RO/RO RO/RO vessels, offer a operation makes them a XSDk re s uiar ' fiex,bie and versatiie very attrBctiv# / V between Europe and the pure / X New Zealand and vice versa. /' \ importers 13 — 14 sailings two new RO/RO ! K V. vessels / f 1 Through f 1 two new RO/RO ships, the service I Br 1 Scandinavian Lines have second half 1978, will ■ JBUB I again confirmed their hav ® « DW T cepaaty of I I the RO/RO 22,500 tonnes at a draught 1 I The an I f sained these underdeck capacity \ and 60,750 CBM. The container % the trade % V Qver ttle last years will "TE'- 1 s - \\wBBB The reefer capacity will New Zealand b ® 2 > 200 CBM X two reefer k ' ! ' Tha main feature of the will be power vessels is their versatility, i.e. their of 250 reefer containers. ability to accept almost any kind of cargo — in the Tbe ships will also have pack, shape or form required two bulk liquid tanks each of by the trade. The RO/RO 350 CBM, with a heating vessels can carry cargo in capacity to maintain a A Og containers, in units, on temperature of 60 degrees on bolsters or loose. For New Zealand’s mam hav ® tour tanks with a total — m ■ export products, the RO/RO capacity of 1,271 CBM. ■ Mfe ■' concept offers the trade. These tanks are specifically closer to ngw te * w *” pono ‘ cargo in units or containers; Hoistable and fixed car J for reefer cargo, in reefer decks will be installed in the JTB/ bM chambers or refrigerated new vessels, giving a car integral containers; for capacity of 600 mediumsheepskins, containers or sized cars. — . trie same for mosl other cargo . the two new vessels of From the Ist March. 1978 Scan Austral (Scandi- Scan Carriers will mean that already from April th re9ard J° typica ' vian Australia Carriers Ltd.) and ScanNZeal will this year. New Zealand will also benefit from a * e m2. b.X"Xes join forces under the name Scandinavian Austra- full service by Ro/Ro vessels. machines thc J sels are long and under special lia and New Zealand Carriers Ltd., with the trade With its fleet of 7 efficient and fast Ro/Ro vessels, optimally designed for conations «t w,n be feasible I name Scan Carriers. The shipping companies be- Scan Carriers is offering a regular, flexible and carrying the Wlde vanety of to handle lifts in the vicinity hind Scan Carriers are: The East Asiatic Compa- versatile service between Europe/Australia, and such products imported mto ° f soo-eoo tonnes over ny, Copenhagen, Transatlantic Steamship Com- Europe/New Zealand and vice versa. New Zealand, and seif- this ramp. pany, Gothenburg and Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Oslo. ScaNZeal and Scan Austral had already in the movable cargo such as cars, within the ships, internal Scan Carriers operate at present a fleet of 5 past common agents in most ports and inland tractors, harvesters, mobile ram ps permit the transport modern and efficient Ro/Ro vessels plus conven- centres. Scan Carriers will continue the service cranes, trucks or buses of the goods between the tional vessels. During third quarter, 1978, 2 through this agency net. present no problem to these three decks and the bigger Ro/Ro newbuildings will be introduced ships. The fact that such weatherdeck. in ScanCarriers’ liner service. This will mean —■ ■_ self-movable cargo is driven Good cargo protection is that all conventional ships will be phased out. nirll onboard and ashore a specific feature of these Australia has already enjoyed a full Ro/Ro laHraMM ■ Mfcl bm minimises the risk of ships, and similar to the five service by Scan Austral, but the new service of - Your line of Choice! I damage, and reduces ro/ro ships already in packing costs. The ships are operation. All holds are I able to carry cargo of almost lechamcally ventilated
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