Shipping news

Press, 29 February 1984, Page 33

Shipping news

Vessel’s first visit

The Shipping Corporation of - New Zealand’s newest container vessel, the New Zealand Trader, made her first call at the Port of Lyttelton on Monday. Her visit marks the first of what will become a regular service through Lyttelton on the corporation’s Tasman run. The 8500-ton vessel will join the Darwin Trader, owned by the Australia National Line, on the service calling at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Sydney, and Melbourne every 21 days. The New Zealand Trader was bought by the corporation last October and heralds the state-owned corporation’s first direct entry into the Tasman trade. The vessel was built in Taiwan three years ago and traded between Japan and the West Coast of North America for the Israeli-owned Zim Lines. She is fully containerised and can carry about 300 containers. A spokesman for the Shipping Corporation said the ship was introduced to the service as the corporation decided it was a “logical time” for its presence to be felt on the Tasman run, due to C.E.R. and the recent growth in trade between Australia and New Zealand. Tne entry of an additional vessel had cut the service’s turn-around time from 21 days to 10 days, he said. The New Zealand Trader’s inaugural sailing has not been smooth, however. She was held up in Auckland for several weeks due to a manning dispute by the Cooks and Stewards Union and the Institute of Marine and Power Engineers. The vessel was originally expected to call at Lyttelton on February 10. ARRIVALS Antonina Nedzdanova, (7.30 a.m.), 3923, U.S.S.R. (Scales.). Spirit of Free Enterprise, (7 a.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). DEPARTURES Kalinovo, (3 p.m.), 21Q0, sea (Steles). I

Spirit of Free Enterprise, (4.30 p.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dndn, today (7 a.m.). Toyo Fuji No. 8 Auck, (9.30 ■a.m.). Heroj Sanjanovic, Wgtn, tomorrow. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, tomorrow. Union Sydney, Wgtn, tomorrow. Tasman Enterprise, Taur, March 2. Samuel P. Lee, Antarctica, March 3. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, March 3. Sea Grace, Auck, March 3. Union Sydney, Dndn, March 3. Moreton Bay, Wgtn, March 4. Coastal Trader, Auck, March 5. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, March 6. Act 4. Auck, March 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Auck, today (1.30 p.m.). Toyo Fuji No. 8, Melb, today (9 p.m.). Antonina Nedzdanova, U.S.S.R. tomorrow. Union Sydney, Dndn, tomorrow. Nedlloyd Barcelona, Wgtn, tomorrow. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, tomorrow. Union Nelson, Onehunga, March 2. Heroj Senjanovic, NPlym, March 2. Tasman Enterprise, Dndn, March 3. Australia Maru, Wgtn, March 4. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, March 4. Coastal Trader, Dndn, March 5. Union Sydney, Wgtn, March 5. Moreton Bay, sea, March 5. VESSELS IN PORT Nedlloyd Barcelona, Cashin Quay No. 1. Coastal Trader, Z berth. Svet Laya, breastwork. Antonina Nedzdanova, No. 2 East. Toyo Fuji No. 8, No. 2 West. Rio Amazonas, No. 4 East. Holmdale, No. 7 West. H.M.N.Z.S. Tui, dry dock%