Shipping news

Press, 23 September 1981, Page 23

Shipping news

Eight barges to be unloaded

Farrell Lines' L.A.S.H. (lighter aboard ship) vessel Austral Moon is expected to arrive at Lyttelton on Saturday to discharge eight barges, three of them containing phosphate and the other five loaded with equipment for the United States Navy Antarctic support force in the Antarctic. The barges, when unloaded, will remain at Lyttelton pending the arrival of another Farrell ship from the west coast, of North America. Farrell runs three L.A.S.H. barge carriers to and from the west coast of the United States — the Austral Moon, the Austral Rainbow, and the Austral Lightning — which made a similar delivery to Lyttelton about the same time last year. It is believed that all three ships will soon be sold or leased to the United States Navy which is rapidly expanding its fleet of both merchant vessels for supply purposes and warships formerly in “mothballs.” The Austral Moon was built in 1973 and is the newest of the three ships, the others having been built in 1971 and 1972. She was first named the Philippine Bear and later renamed the Australia Bear before assuming her present name. ARRIVALS Hellespont Courage (5.55 a m.) 22,893. Japan (Guthrey). Union Lyttelton ,(6.52 a.m.) 4376, Wellington (U.M.S'.). Vishva Tarang (10.48 am.) 9965, Dunedin (Dalgety). DEPARTURES Holmdale (8 p.m) 911, .Wellington, Gisborne, Raoul .Island (U.M.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dndn, 6 am. today (Oil Wharf). Union Hobart, Wgtn, 9 am. today (No. 2 West). Kenkon Maru, Nelson, tomorrow. Star Capella. North Carolina, tomdrrow. Flinders Bay, Wgtn. Sept 25. Union Hobart, Dndn, Sept'26. Goodway. Christmas Island, Sept . 26. Austral Moon, Pago. Pago, Sept 26. Coastal Trader. Auck, Sept 28. Strathmore, Auck, Sept 28. Union Hobart, Wgtn, Sept 29. Mobil Marketer, Bahrain,. Sept 29. - Manama, Dunedin, Oct 1.

Forum New Zealand. Auck. Oct 2. Austral Entente. Melbourne. Oct 3. Ngahere, Tauranga. Oct 4. Efthitis, Wgtn, Oct 4. Coastal Trader, Auck, Oct 5. Holmdale, Gisborne. Oct 5. Union Lyttelton, Wgtn, Oct 6. Coastal Trader, Dndii, Oct 7. New Zealand Caribbean, Houston, Oct .7. Totara. Sydney. Oct 7. Nedlloyd Adelaide, Suva, Oct 8. Union Lyttelton, Wgtn, Oct 10. Amersfoort, Tauranga, Oct 10. Coastal Trader. Auck, Oct 12. Union Hobart, Wgtn. Oct 13. Coastal Trader, Dndn. Oct 14. Kangourou, Auck. Oct 14. Union Hobart, Wgtn, Oct 15. Nedlloyd Frazer, Dndn. Oct 15. Union Hobart. Dndn. Oct 17. Holmdale, Chathams. Oct 17. Athlon. Napier. Oct 18. Coastal Trader. Auck, Oct 19. Union Hobart. Wgtn. Oct 20. Coastal Trader. Dndn. Oct 21. Kwangsi, Auck. Oct 23. Trust. Wgtn. Oct 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader. Auck, today (subject to industrial action). Kweichow, Tauranga, today. Union Hobart. Dndn, tomorrow. Ngahere. Tauranga, Sept 25. Kenkon Maru. Auck, Sept 25. Hellespont Courage, Japan, Sept 26 (subject to industrial ac- , tidn). Vishva Tarang, Wgtn, Sept 26. Star Caneila. Bluff, Sept 26. Union Honart, Wgtn. Sept 27. Flinders Bay, Jeddah, Sept 27. Coastal 'Trader, • Auck, Sept 28 (for engine maintenance). Union Hobart. Wgtn, Sept 29. Goodway, Bluff. Sept 30. Mobil Marketer, Wgtn. Sept 30. Strathmore. Sydney, Sept 30. Marama. Auck, Oct 1. Forum New Zealand, Napier. Oct 2. Austral Entente, Wgtn, Oct 3. Coastal Trader, Dndn, Oct 5. Union Lyttelton, Wgtn. Oct 6. Coastal Trader, Auck, Oct 7. Ngahere, Timaru, Oct 7. New Zealand Caribbean. New Plymouth, Oct 7. Totara. Auck, Oct 8. Holmdale, Chathams, Oct 9. Union Lyttelton, Dndn, Oct 10. Nedlloyd Adelaide, Wgtn, Oct 10. Coastal Trader, Dndn, Oct 12. Austral Moon, Auck, Oct 12. Union Hobart.- Wgtn. Oct 13.

Amersfoort. Capetown. Oct 13. Coastal Trader, Auck. Oct 14. Union Hobart. Dndn. Oct 15. Kangourou, Jeddah. Oct 16. Nqdlloyd Frazer, Auck. Oct 17. Union Hobart, Wgtn, Oct 18. Coastal Trader, Dndn, Oct 19. Union Hobart. Wgtn, Oct 20. Coastal Trader, Auck, Oct 21. Athlon. Tauranga, Oct 21. VESSELS IN PORT Hellespont Courage. Cashin Qua No. 1. Kweichow, Cashin Quay No. 2. Union Lyttelton, Gladstone Pier. Wild Marlin, No. 3 East. Ngahere, No. 4 West. Vishva Tarang. No. 7 West. Kurama Maru. Dry Dock.