Shipping News Phosphate carrier on first visit
Scheduled to arrive in Lyttelton today from Bluff while on her first visit to New Zealand is the 14.926ton bulk carrier Gem bringing 5750 tonnes of bulk phosphate from Florida. The Gem was built in Japan, is * owned by the Buckeye Shipping Corporation of Liberia, chartered by the Norwegian Jebsens Line, under the agency of the British Phosphate Commission, and under the command of an Italian captain, making her somewhat of a floating United Nations. After discharging her cargo of phosphate at Lyttelton the Gem, built in 1977, will proceed to Fiji where she will take on about 25,000 tonnes of sugar for the United States. She is one of the modern classes of bulk carriers, equipped with five 15-tonne cranes to work her six holds. She is expected to remain at Lyttelton about 48 hours.
The Gem is 172 m long, has a beam of 23m, ano when fully laden has a maximum summer draught of 9.5 m. She is powered by a single six-cylinder Mitsubishi engine which develops a maximum shaft drive of 11,400 brake horsepower. Her normal cruising speed is about 15 knots. ARRIVALS Nil. DEPARTURES El Champion <2.45 p.m.) 15,448, Auckland (Kinsey). Athlon (7.30 p.m.) 10,428, Tauranga (Seales). Union Lyttelton (8 p.m.) 4376, Wellington (U S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dunedin. 7 a.m. tod-av (Gladstone Pier). Gem. Bluff, 4 p.m. today (No. 2 East). Union Lyttelton, Wellington, tomorrow. Forum New Zealand, Auckland, tomorrow. Austral Moon, Pago Pago, October 24. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, October 25. Ebalina, Singapore, October 25. Botany Trust, Auckland, October
26. ■Wild Grebe, Bluff, October 26. Dinna Skou, Dunedin, October 26. Coastal Trader, Auckland, October 27. Union . ' Lyttelton, Wellington, October 28. '. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, October 29. 7 Union Hobart, Wellington, October 29, , . „ Augustv Modi), Wellington, Octo.ber/SO. ;•< Ngapara, Tauranga, October 31. Polar Honduras,. Auckland, October 31. , jStrathmore, Auckland, November 1. ■"
Union Hobart, Dunedin, November 1. Lloyd Brisbane, Auckland, November 1.
Coastal Trader, Auckland, November 3. , Holmdale. Chatham Islands, November 3. Union Hobart, Wellington, November 4. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, November 5. Nedlloyd Madison, Auckland, November 5. Fresh Ocean, Wellington, November 6. Marama, Dunedin, November 6. Southland Star, Auckland, November 7. Austral Pioneer, Melbourne, November 8. N'ovokuibyshevsk, Napier, November 10. Coastal Trader, Auckland, November 10. Kangourou, Wellington, November 10. Nedlloyd Amsterdam, Wellington, November 11. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, November IL Dunedin, New Plymouth, November 11. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, November 12. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, November 13. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Auckland, 5 p.m. today. ■ Bengal Career, Japan, 2 p.m. today. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, tomorrow. Holmdale. Chatham Islands, tomorrow. Austral Moon, Melbourne, October 25. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, October 26. Gem, Fiji, October 26. Ebalina, Auckland, October 26. Forum New Zealand, Napier, October 26. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, October 27. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, October 28. Coastal Trader, Auckland, October 29. Union Hobart, Dunedin, October 30. Dinna Skou, Shanghai, October 31. i Polar Honduras, Equador, NoI vember 1. j Union Hobart, Wellington, No- ; vember 2. i Coastal Trader, Dunedin, Novemj ber 3. i Lloyd Brisbane, Buenos Aires, November 3. Union ’ Hobart, Wellington, November 4. Strathmore, Asia, November 4. Wild Grebe, Napier. November 5. Coastal Trader, Auckland, November 5. Ngapara. Dunedin, November 5. August Moon, Napier,.November Southland Star, Wellington, November 7. Nedlloyd Madison, Tauranga, November 8. Austral Pioneer, Wellington, November 8. Fresh Ocean, Japan, November 8. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, November 10. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, November 11. Coastal Trader, Auckland, November 12. Dunedin, Callao, November 12. Kangourou, Jeddah, November • 12. . Union Lyttelton, Wellington, November 13. Novokuibyshevsk, Bluff, November 13. . ' VESSELS IN PORT Bengal Career, Cashin Quay No 1. Ilolmdale, No. 3 West. Maungatea, Dry Dock.
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