Shipping News Converting to coal poses problems

Press, 15 July 1980, Page 13

Shipping News Converting to coal poses problems

Many countries, including Australia,’have examined the feasibility of a return to coal-fired ships in the face of the present Oil crisis, but a prominent shipping engineer has said that several problems have to be considered. . . Mr G. Pentimonti, engineering vice-president of American President Lines, believes that coalfired propulsion should be limited to drv bulk carriers with low speed requirements. Ship designers will have to find space to install coal burners while preserving as J nuc ,| cargo space as possible, and will also have to allow for an increase of about 20 per cent in vessel deadweight to meet the requirements for coal bunkering. Mr Pentimonti also said that ports would have to be adapted to handle coal-burning ships. Coal storage facilities would be required, as well as new machinery to handle coal on board the "vessels. He said that lines could expect higher capital costs, initially, upon conversion to coal. arrivals _ Coastal Trader (12.1 a p.m.’, 2500. Auckland (S.C.N.Z.I. Nedlloyd Freetown 12.2 p.m.l, 10.909, Wellington iGuthrey). departures Coastal Trader (8 p.m.). -000, Dunedin (S.C.N.Z.). Unitv Reefer (8 p.m.), 10,13 b, Bluff (Scales). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Flinders Bay. Wellington, today (Cashin Quay No. 31. Messiniaki Thea. Bukom, today (oil wharf). , ~ Amokura. Wellington, toaay (ou wharf). Coastal Trader. Dunedin, tomorrow. Marama, Wellington, tomorrow Iron Arnhem. Auckland, July 18. ACT 2. Wellington. July 18. Tuscan Star, sea. July 18. Austral Ensign. Melbourne, July 20. Kenkon Maru, Japan. July 20. Coastal Trader. Auckland. July 21. Lake Evre. Australia. Julv 21. Anco Energie. Wellington, July 21. Coastal Trader. Dunedin. July 23. Union Lvttelton, Wellington. July 23. Ngahere, Tauranga, July 20._ Southland Star, Suva, July 2a. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, July 26. Wild Gannet, sea. July 26. Forum Samoa, Auckland, July 27. Sunda Career, Japan, July 27Coastal Trader. Auckland, July 28.

Union Lyttelton, Wellington, July 29. Strathmore, Auckland, July 29. Union Hobart, Wellington, July 30. Coastal Trader. Dunedin, July 30. Athlon, Auckland, August 1. Union Hobart, Dunedin. August 2. Nedlloyd Franklin, Auckland,

August 4. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, August 4. Lloyd Auckland, Auckland, Aug-

ust 4. Union Hobart, Wellington, Aug-

ust 5. Mararna, Wellington, August 6. Nedlloyd Main, Dunedin, August 7. ACT 5, Wellington, August 9. Manama. Auckland, August 11. Strathm'uir, Auckland, August 11. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, August 12. Austral Pioneer. Panama, August 12. Plotr Dunin, Wellington, August 13. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, August 14. Nedlloyd Adelaide, Wellington, August 14. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Union Hobart. Wellington, Nelson, Sydney, today. Coastal Trader, Auckland, tomorrow. Samos Sun, Iran, tomorrow. Nedlloyd Freetown, Tauranga, July 17. Flinders Bay. Jeddah. July 17. Messiniaki Thea, Auckland, July Amokura, Napier, July 17. M.-rama. Tauranga, July 18. ACT 2, Le Verdon, July 20. Austral Ensign, Wellington, July 20. Anco Energie, Tauranga, July 21. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, July 21. Iron Arnhem, Bell Bay, July 21Coastal Trader, Auckland, July 23. Union Lyttelton. Dunedin, July 24. Kenkon Maru. Wellington. July--24. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, July25. Southland Star, Wellington, July--25. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, Julv 27. Forum Samoa, Napier, July 27. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, July 2S. Union Lyttelton Dunedin, July 29. Ngahere, Dunedin. July 29. Wild Gannet, Bluff, July 29.

Coastal Trader, Auckland. July 30. Union Hobart, Dunedin, July 31. Strathmore, Auckland, July 31.