Shipping News

Press, 1 April 1980, Page 12

Shipping News

The new, expanded service between Europe and the Pacific Islands being inaugurated by the Columbus Line will, in its initial stages, use two modern semiconventional vessels, the Santa Teresa and the Santa Ines. Both will sail at eight-week intervals. The president of the Columbus Line (Mr E. Ludewig) said that the extended service was expected to make a significant contribution to regional development now that it was expanded to include Samoa. Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea, In, addition to Tahiti and New Caledonia, which the Jlne had served since 1968. The original service was started by the Hamburg-Sued group, the parent company of the Columbus Line. Mr Ludewig said: "We share the view of regional governments and private business that the region’s growth potential willnever be realised without reliable access to efficient transport services.” The new service began a fortnight ago when the Santa Teresa sailed from Rotterdam for the South Pacific. What effect the new service will have on the Pacific Forum Line service, in which the Shipping Corporation of New Zealand is an active participant, will not be known for some time. Ironically, it was the HamburgSued group which, just as the new New Zealand Caribbean was about to go into service. Introduced four vessels into the United States Gulf trade—a movfc expected to affect the hopedfor volume of trade by the corporation and its two consortium partners, Shaw-Savlll and the Bank Line in the Caribbean. ARRIVALS Wild Auk (5.20 a.m.). 7290, Auckland (Scales). Erne (6.43 aun.), 13,728, Dunedin (U.S.S.). Pacific Fruit (10 a.m.), 4628, Timaru (Dalgety). ’ Coastal ' Trader ■ (12.30 p.m.), 2500, Auckland (S.C.N.Z.). Botany Trust (10 p.m. approx.), 2803, Auckland (Scales). DEPARTURES .: ’ ' Alucom (4.16 p.m.), 5606, Bluff (Japan Line):. Erne (4.35 p.m.), 13,728, Marsden Point (U.S.S.). Coastal Trad re6(4. Bpm.. Wild Auk (11 p.m. approx.), 7290, Napier. (Scales). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader. Dunedin, tomor- “ . row. Marama, Dunedin, April 3. Novovjatsk, Napier, April 4. Wellington Star, Auckland; April 5.:/ . ■■ Coastal Trader (6.48 pan.), 2500, Dunedin (S.C.N.Z.). • .. . . Tekoa, from sea. April 7. ‘ Shima Maru, Dunedin. April 8. Union Lyttelton, Melbourne, -L Wellington, April 8.

Coastal Trader, Auckland, April 9. Austral Moon, Papeete, April 9. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, April 10. Aleksander Zawadski, Wellington, April 10. ‘ Strathmore, Auckland, April 11. Wanderer, Christmas Island, April 11. ‘ ' Union Lyttelton, Wellington, April 12. Ngapara, Tauranga, April 12. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, April 14. Kwangsl, Auckland, April 14. Freezer Queen, Bluff, April 14. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, April 15. Kenkon Maru, Japan, April 15. Union Hobart. Wellington, April 16. Ncdlloyd Waalekerk, Asia, April Kolle D., Nauru, April 16. Fua Kanenga, from sea, April 18. Union Hobart, Dunedin, April 19. Southland Star, United States, April 20. Union Hobart, Wellington, April 22. ACT 2, Auckland, April 22. Union Hobart, Wellington, April 24. Strathmuir, Auckland, April 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Union Hobart, Nelson, today. Coastal Trader, Auckland, tomorrow. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, April 3. Marama, Wellington, April 4. ■Wellington Star, Wellington, April 5. Coastal Trader, Diinedin, April 7. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, April 8. Coastal Trader, Auckland, April 9. <••• Novovjatsk, Dunedin, April 9. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, April 19. Austral Moon, Australia, April 10. Strathmore, Asia, April 12. Union Lyttelton. Wellington, April 13. >■ . Ngapara. Bluff, April 14. Union ; Lyttelton; Dunedin, April Union’ Hobart, Dunedin, April 17. Kwangsi, Napier, April 17. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, .-. April 18.' • Fua Kaveenga. Napier. April 18. Nedlloyd Waalekerk, Wellington, - April 18. »_ • Kenkon Maru, Nelson, April 19. Union Hobart, Wellington, April Southland Star. Wellington, April 20. Union Hobart, Wellington, April 22. Union Hobart; Wellington, April -•: 24. ACT .2, Genoa, April 24. ' ’ VESSELS IN PORT: ?. Union HobartJ No) 3 East. Pacific Fruit.'No. 7 East. Holmdale. No. 7 West. Botany Trust. Oil Wharf. Townsville Star, No. 3 Wert.