Chilled lamb gets good response

Press, 27 November 1979, Page 21

Chilled lamb gets good response

If local works can produce,! chilled lamb at the controlled; temperatures required to co- 1 incide with ship availability,l there is no reason the relatively :< new product could not be shipped; from Lyttelton to Britain, accord-i ing to t v 'e Christchurch manager] of Blueport A.C.T. (Mr P. A.|' Spratley). Until now only experimental! shipments have been made, after five vears of work by Borthwick and 'Sons (A’asia), Ltd, at its; Wairarapa laboratories. The product has been favourably commented on by British consumers who claim it tastes better and is of a higher quality i than traditional frozen export; ; lamb. The lamb has to be kept at a constant temperature from the time of slaughter until it reaches the retail outlet and can be shipoed only in containers with 1 precise temperature control. The New Zealand product man-a-er for lamb and mutton of 'Borthwick’s (Mr W. Geary) said! the shipments are a credit to Blnenort A.C.T. ‘•The carrying of the product bv Bluenort A.C.T. was a success from the start.” he said. “They are the only shipping compan' capable of carrying individually temperature controlled containers for us.” Blueport A.C.T. also helps de-j liver the product from the Til-] bury container terminal to London' shops. “With widespread consumer acceptance of chilled lamb, it is expected next year’s order will double.” Mr Geary said. The I success of the experiment could : open chilled lamb markets in lother overseas centres. ARRIVALS Coastal Trader (4 p.m.), 2500. Auckland (S.C.N.Z.) DEPARTURES Coastal Trader (8 p.m. approx.) 2500. Dunedin iS.C.N.Z.L EXPECTED ARRIVALS Encounter Bay, Wellington, todav (Cashin Quay. No. 3). Jan Matejko, Wellington, today, ICashin Quay No. 2). Coastal Trader, Dunedin, November 23. Union Hobart. Wellington. November 28. Nedlloyd Franklin, Auckland, November 28. Bedouin Birknes. Nauru, November 29. Austral Lightning, Brisbane, November 29. Vanri. Wellington. November 30. Ngapara. Tauranga. November "0 Southland Star, Suva, November I 30.

-Strathmay, Auckland, November 30. j Union Hobart, Dunedin, Decern-: ber 1. Coastal Trader, Auckland, December 3. I Union Hobart, Wellington, December 4. Wild Flamingo, Bluff, December 6. • Union Hobart, Wellington, December 6. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, December 6. Nedlloyd Adelaide, Asia, December 7. Anco Challenger, Hull, December 10. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, December 11. Athlon. Auckland. December 12. Wladyslaw Broniewski, Wellington. December 12. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, December 13. State of Madhya Pradesh, Tima ru. December 13. Forum Niugini, Honiara, December 13. Novogrudok, Napier, December 15. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, December 15. Holmdale. Chatham Islands. December 16. Forum Samoa, Auckland, December 17. Strathmore, Auckland, December 17. Union Lyttelton, Wellington. December 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Toa Moana. Napier, today. Coastal Trader, Auckland, November 28. Encounter Bay, Jeddah, November 28. Jan Mateiko, Tauranga, November 28. Union Hobart, Dunedin, November 29. Austral Lightning, Auckland, No- 1 ] vember 29. Elsfleth, Bluff. November 29. Nedlloyd Franklin, Tauranga, December 1. Union Hobart, Wellington, December 2. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, December 3. Union Hobart, Wellington, December 4. Ngapara, Dunedin. December •Union Hobart, Wellington. December 6. Holmdale. Chatham Islands, December 7. , Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, December 11. ■ Union Lyttelton, Wellington, December 13. Union Lvttelton, Wellington. December 15. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, December 18. VESSELS IN PORT ■ To?. Moana. 3 West. Elsfleth, Oil Wharf.