Shipping News

Press, 5 December 1979, Page 27

Shipping News

Open Dav plans progressing

Planning is progressing for what may be the biggest open day ever held at the Port of Lyttelton on March 2 next year. A considerable number of organisations are planning to I mount static displays at the 'port and many active displays are scheduled as well. Viewing will be open from 10 aan. to 4Ju p.m. Among those who have indicated their participation are the New Zealand Army, Customs Department. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Police (including the Police Band), Ministry of Transport, Railways, Fire Service, Export Institute of New {Zealand, St John Ambulance, 'United States Navy. Christchurch I Road Transport Association. Andrews and Beaten. Ltd. shipping | and oil companies, the Royal I New Zealand Navy, and members of the Canterbury Manufaiturers’ Association. | Active displays will be con- ■ ducted by some of the above in addition to the Sumner Lite {Boat Association. Lyttelton Fish lermen’s Association, Waterfront .Industry Commission, Lvttelton I Museum Society. Lyttelton BoI rough Council, and the Lvttel- | ton Businessmen s Association In addition, active displays will be mounted by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Lvttelton chapter of Round Table, Lyttelton Coast Guard, and the Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society. The combined Lyttelton Rotary and Lions clubs plan a fair to raise funds for the Lyttelton subcentre of the St John Ambulance Association. The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s commercial manager and convener of the open day (Mr J. B. Graham) said: “It is anticipated that the New Zealand Railways Department and Christchurch Transport Board will, between them, be able to offer sufficient services to cater for the majority of visitors.” A number of displays will be in the Ferry Terminal Building which has been virtually unused since the Rangatira was taken off the inter-island service. Circumstances permitting, the Lyttelton Fishermen’s Association plans to sell fresh fish from trawlers at the low-level breast- ; work. The Time Ball Station will be I open to the public and the har- | bourmaster’s office will arange fire fighting displays b-. tugs in i co-ordination with the Fire Service. | Traffic movement, parking, and the like, will be supervised by the board's traffic department in conjunction with transport services and the Ministry of Transport.

ARRIVALS Union Hobart i 7 a.m.) 4837, Wellington (USS.I. Lindiieid (4.12 p in.) 8219, Sydney (SC.N.Z.I. DEPARTURES Kuaka <1.47 p.m.) 16.221. Bluff (U.S.S.I. Ngapara (4.05 p.m.) 4813, Dure din (U.S.S.I. stratum ay <4.32 p.m.) 7999, Muscat (Scales). Union Hobart (10 p.m. approx.) 4637, Wellington .U.SS.I EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader. Dunedin, today (Gladstone Pieri Union Hobart, Wellington, December 6. Holnidale, Chatham Islands, December 9. Coastal Trader, Auckland, December 10. Rio Amazonas, Auckland, De , cember II). .Union Lyttelton, Wellington. December 11. Coastal Trader, Dunedin. December 12. Athlon. Auckland. December 12 Wladyslaw Broniewski. Welling ton. December 12 Union Lyttelton. Dunedin, De cember 13. State of Madhya Pradesh, Tima ru, December 13. Porum Samoa, Auckland, December 14 Novogrudok, Napier, December 15. Forum Nluglni, Honiara, December 16. Strathmore, Auckland, December 17. Nedlloyd Waalekerk, Asia, December 17. Cape Rodney, Chrlstmaa Island, December 22. Vishva Kalyan, Dunedin, December 22. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, December 23. Australian Endeavour, Wellington, December 23. Nedlloyd Amsterdam, Asia, De cember 24. Sunrise Glory, Long Beach, December 26. Altls, Auckland. December 27. Nedlloyd Freetown, Auckland, December 31. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Auckland, today. Lindfield, New Plymouth, todai. Evergreen, Tauranga, today. Union Hobart, Wellington, De cember 6. Wild Flamingo, Tauranga, De cember 7. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, December 10. I Union Lyttelton, Dunedm, De cember 11. ■ Union Lyttelton, Wellington, December 13. Holnidale. Chatham Islands, De cember 15. VESSELS IN PORT Evergreen. Cashin Qua< No. 2 .Wild Flamingo. No. 3 West. ILindfield. Cashin Quay No. 3.