Information wanted by board members

Press, 20 July 1979, Page 17

Information wanted by board members

Shipping News

Some Lyttelton Harbour Board I menwers plan soon to take the message of the port to schools and various organisations ; A board member Mi J F i Davidson, suggested al this week s meeting ol its port de- ( elopment committee that Infor- < mation about I lie port should be < pi epared and made .nailable to members as a backgiound fur : possible addresses to schools and I organisations. < the board s l onunei vial man i ager iMr J B. Graham* reported a stead' demand from schools for information and material for project baser on Lyttelton. the Nedlloyd Fremantle employed p re-assembly facilities at Cashin Quay to a large extent during her recent berthing. I] Plywood and milk-powder from' West Coast factories and Can-1 < terbury timber products used the; facilities in preparation for ship- H ment to South-East Asia. Mr Graham said the non- h container liner trades senicing ( the port mainly employed unit!-! sation with cargo handling. ••Pre-assembly of outward car- j goes before a ship’s arrival is essential if the benefit of increased handling rates, possible ( with unitised cargo, is realised.” 1 said Mr Graham. Wool is still treated as units at the port and usual!' packed in single, double, or 12-bale< 1 i modules I Latest figures released by Lloyd’s Register show Greek*--, flag ships recording the highest

losses for the last quarter nl 1978 Greek ships accounted lot almost half of the total losses in terms of gross tonnage In the preceeding quarter, the Grevk-tlag’s contribution ua e\en higher with t?o per cent of me losses. Lin'd s Rcgislei lists 88 ir.seis of a total of 281,097 tons .r totally lost in the last quarter Greek ships accounted for 47 pel cent of the lost tonnage K; ❖ * ARRIVALS Union Lyttelton (7 30 a m 4500. Wellington, Capt < J Murph' (U.S.S.I. DEPARTURES Union L'ttelton (7 p.m), 4500 i Dunedin (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS iNedlloyd Frazer, Singapore • today. Union Hobart. Dunedin, today Toa Moana, Onehunga, July 21 ’Kolle D. Nauru Island. July 22 (Coastal Trader. Auckland. Jul) Ngahere, Dunedin, July 24 iCielo di Salerno, Baiurain, Julj PROJECTED DEPARTURES (Union Hobart. Dunedin, today ; Resolution Bay, Port Chalmei> today. Nedllovd Frazer, for sea. July 21. i Coastal Trader, Dunedin. July VESSELS IN PORT Resolution Bay. (ashin Quay Holmdale. No 7 East. ‘Wairua, dry dock.