Shipping News Aust. bulk carrier due on Friday

Press, 22 August 1979, Page 20

Shipping News Aust. bulk carrier due on Friday

The Australian National Line’s bulk carrier Lake Eyre is due at Lyttelton on Frida?/ in the wake of a special agreement between the line and Japanese steel interests involving four bulk carriers

The Lake Eyre will discharge 6000 tonnes of gypsum at the port before returning to Queensland to bring a cargo of sugar bar k to New Zealand. A.N.L. is being considered as one of the main contenders for shipment of Mount Davey coal exports from Lyttelton to Japan. As bulk trade specialists, the recent agreement with Japan will now bring four large bulk carriers for the export ore trade between Australia and Japan. Two of the bulk carriers Australian Progress and Australian Purpose have been laid up in Norway for more than 12 months. They will now join their sister ships Australian Prospector and Australian Pioneer back in service. The agreement with the Nippon Steel Corporation will bring Australian flag participation in the trade up to 10 per cent and it comes after long negotiations. It will provide work for the two laid-uo ships for at least 13 months. Freight rates have not been disclosed, but it is believed that the new rate is slightly higher than that agreed for the other two vessels. The Lake Eyre is one of the new larger “Lake” vessels. The first joined the fleet in 1978 to replace the original "Lake” class which had carried bulk cargoes on the Australian coast for 20 years. Tiie four new ships were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima. Japan and the Lake Eyre was the first commissioned She was followed by the Lak' Barrine. the Lake ©ldon, and the Lake Hume.

AH the vessels have modern navigation and computer equipment, and the Lake Eyre and Lake Barline also have three 17tonne electro-hydraulic deck cranes. The vessels have four hatches, one 25m long and the rest; 24m long, and are fitted with slide rolling covers which can be opened or closed by one man In 45 seconds. The rated service speed for each of the four is 15.5 knots loaded, reduced in the interests of fuel conservation, and 16.5 knots in ballast. ARRIVALS Anco Charger (6.56 a.m.), 15,974, Gulf Ports Capt. T. Hatton (U.S.S.). Union Hobart (7.42 a,m.L 4637, Wellington. Capt. C. R. Gay: 1U.5.5.1. - DEPARTURES Anco Charger (3 p.m.l, 15,974, for sea (U.S.S.). Union Hobart (10 p.m.l, 4637,! Wellington (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dunedin, today. Amokura, Wellington, today. Kwangsi, Nelson, today. Holmdale August 23. Union Hobart, Dunedin, August 25. Botany Trader, Tauranga, August 25. Coastal Trader, Auckland, August 27. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader. Auckland, today. Amokura, Dunedin, today. Ngahere, Tauranga, August 23. Union Hobart, Wellington, today. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, August 27. VESSELS IN PORT Aleksander Zawadski, Cashin Quay No. 1. Forum Niu Gini, No. 7 West.