Shipping News

Press, 28 April 1980, Page 14

Shipping News

New noil-conference Asian service?

Yet another non-Conference shipping line is reported to be on the verge of introduction to the New Zealand-Asian service, in competition with the New Zealand Eastern Shipping Committee conference and the already established non-conference Jebsens service to Japan and South Korea. „ ... It is believed that Gear Bulk, one of the world’s biggest bulk chinning lines, will enter the trade lith a regular H two-ship service next month. height rates below those of the confe Gear C ’Bulk is a Norwegianbased line which has combined with the Auckland-based Trans Pacific Container Erne to establish the new service, at a time when the conference, In spite of pressure from shippers and its non-conference competition, apparently intends to retain its latest entry into the trade will compete directly not only with the conference but also with Jebsens, following the example of the Belgian ABC Container Line, which has shown that containers and other cargoes can be successfully mixed in bulk ships to the cost advantage of the shipper. It is believed that Gear Bulk has already lined up contracts with several New Zealand pulp and paper mills to ship forest products to Japan. Its association with Trans Pacific is designed to obtain container goes as well. , . ... 5 As envisaged the service will, run out of Auckland, Lyttelton, Napier, and Tauranga to Tokyo and Kobe. . Jebsen’s service began in. October last year, when it received Wool Board approval to carry wool to South Korea. It has since continued with the two vessels Altis and Athlon. ARRIVALS Saturday ACT 2 (6.10 a.m.l, 24,821, Auckland (Blueport A.C.T.). Sunday Etrema (2.5 p.m.), 19,656, Singapore (Dalgety). DEPARTURES Saturday

Mararna (9.40 p.m.), 4510, Wellington (U.S.S.). Bowoon No. 3 (8.23 a.m.), 1998, Wellington (Scales). Sunday Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Auckland, today (Gladstone Pier). Fua Kavenga, sea, today. (Cashin Quay No. 3.) Union Lyttelton, Wellington, tomorrow. Vishva Asha, Dunedin, tomorrow. Marion Buczek, Wellington, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, April 30. Eagle Arrow, Long Beach, April 30. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, May 1. Rolle D, Nauru, May 2. Putyatin, Nelson, May 2. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May 3. Mayfield, New Plymouth. May 3. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May '6. Star Emerald, Vancouver, May 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Etrema, Wellington, today. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, today. ACT 2, Piraeus, today. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, tomorrow. Marion Buczek, Poland, tomorrow. Strathmuir, Asia, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Auckland, April 30. Kenkon Maru, Nelson, April 30. Warrior ,U.S.SJI., April 30. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May 1. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, May 1. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May 3. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, May 6.

VESSELS IN PORT Warrior, Cashin Quay, No. 1. Strathmuir, Cashin Quay No. 2. ACT 2, Cashin Quay No. 3. Kenkon Mani, No. 2 East. Freezer Queen, No. 3 West. The Pacific Fruit, No. 7 East. Holmdale, No. 7 West, Etrema, Oil Wharf.