Shipping News
Local venue likelv for shippers’ golf
The Mitsui-OSK (New Zealand Eastern Shipping Committee) I Japanese shipping consortium’s annual golf tournament will prob, i ably be held at Christchurch in I March next year. i The tournament will be larger I than previously; some matches ’will probably be played at WeiI lington and Auckland. Mr H. W. Lade, the owners’ representative of The China Navigation Company, will plan I the tournament. “The competition is one of the ’ I biggest public-relations exercises of the year, and far more shipI pers than usual will compete, ” i ’ he said. * « * ' The Blue Star Line s new container vessel New Zealand Star ; is set to enter the New- ZealandMiddle East service in February I next year. I The New Zealand Star Is a sister ship to the Australia Star, which began the service in October. Both vessels can carry 650 containers. including 308 refrigerated units. The company has invested i about SNZSOM in the two ships, ■ containers, and shore refrigera- ! tion facilities. * fie 6s ! An additional SSM has been ’ invested in a Middle East refrigeration plant The first chlUed beef shipment carried by sea to Dubai was: I recently delivered, and part of I the consignment was on super market shelves within 24 hours of arrival. I When both ships are tn service ; I they will link the South Island with a monthly service to Bom- ! bay. Muscat. Dubai, Bahrain, Damman, Kuwait, and Bandar-e
Shahpur, with loading calls at Bombay and Cochin on the return voyage to New Zealand # sk fit The Lloyds Register of Ship Ing confirms that nearly half of the world s two million container units are owned by United States companies. The United States dominates the container leasing and con tainer transportation business Britain is next with 17.5 per cent, and Japan third with 7 7 per cent. ARRIVALS Saturday ’ Amokura (8.40 p.m.l, 19.867, : Marsden Point. Capt. D. C. B. Lockhead (U.S.S.i. Sunday Wellington Star (7 a. mJ, 7786, Auckland, Oipt. P Matthews (BP/ACT). DEPARTURES Saturady Flinders Bay (5.03 p.m.l, 26,756, Sydney, Capt. K. Howard (P and Sunday Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Auckland, today. Kenan Maru, Auckland, today. Union Hobart, Wellington, December 3. Union Hobart, Dunedin, December 7. Pacific Reefer, Bluff, December 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Dunedin, todav. Lake Eyre, Auckland, today. Bergnes, Sydney, today. VESSELS IN PORT Lake Eyre, Cashin Quay No. 3. (Coastal Ranger, No. 2 West. Bergnes. No. 2 East 'Holmdale, No. 7 East.
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