Shipping news A.B.C. vessels may call at Lyttelton

Press, 3 September 1984, Page 29

Shipping news A.B.C. vessels may call at Lyttelton

Lyttelton may soon see the i first call at the port by an A.B.C. Container Line vessel,

(as a result of the recent ‘ announcement that the line has been named by the. New Zealand Wool Board as one of '.three “approved carriers.” j The three liners approved to carry New Zealand’s 1984-85 '■wool export are A.8.C., the ‘New Zealand and European

■-Shipping Association, and At■lanttrafik Express Service. The new service, which will a much wider range of ’shipping opportunities than have previously been available, is expected to produce . savings of up to 30 per cent in ’shipping costs to European ’ destinations.

‘ A spokesman for A.B.C. said ■ that vessels would call at South Island ports “every : couple of weeks” as an extension to the line’s existing service through Auckland. ’ It has not yet been con- ' firmed if Lyttelton will. be -included on the South Island : schedule.

The new arrangement is the > first time the Wool Board has

; let contracts to approved carriers. In the past, most of : New Zealand wool has been carried by vessels run by the 1 Conference Line. 1 The chairman of the Wool : Board, Mr Douglas Mcllraith, said that opening up the ship- . ping of wool exports would not ' lead to “open slather.” How- ■ ever, the conditions of approval set by the board would 'not prevent healthy competi- : tion. » A.B.C. has been approved to ‘ carry wool to the United King- ‘ dom, Ireland, the northern a Continent, and the Mediter- ■ ranean. The line will offer ‘.about 24 sailings during the . season, loading at Auckland a and a South Island port. “ The member lines of the . New Zealand European Shipr ping Association will export to the same areas covered by A.B.C. and will offer a mini-

mum of one sailing a month V from each wool auction centre. *' A.E.S. will service the Mediterranean only, offering-a regular K monthly service loading ■■■ through Auckland. The Wool Board has set maximum rates for each <■ carrier covering the cost of ‘ three categories of wool — •* greasy and slipe, scoured, and c sheepskins. While the carriers are able “ to lower their freight- rates on to the board during the season, any such reductions K must be offered to all export- * ers, and the service commit- “ ments that the line was ap'ts pointed under must still be et ’ ARRIVALS

Saturday New-Zealand Trader (6.30

a.m.), 8500, Wellington (S.C.N.Z.). Spirit of Free Enterprise (7 a.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). Sunday A.C.T. 2 (6 a.m.), 24,841, Wellington (Blueport). Loftnes (8 a.m.), 28,000, Tauranga (Sales). DEPARTURES Saturday Oceania Glory (6.30 a.m.), 3544, Brisbane (Seatrans). Trustkavets (11.30 a.m.), 2581, sea (Scales). Anemone (3 p.m.), 10,996, Mount Maunganui (Scales). Tasman Enterprise (2 p.m.), 5578, Tauranga (Scales). Spirit of Free Enterprise (6 p.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). Union Nelson (10 p.m.), 4950, Onehunga (U.M.S.). Sunday New Zealand Trader (5 a.m.), 8500, Dunedin (S.C.N.Z.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Auck, today (8 a.m.). Forum New Zealand, Brisbane, today (8.30 a.m.). Manila Hope, Auck, today (6 a.m.). Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, tomorrow. Union Sydney, Dndn, tomorrow. Godwit, Dndn, tomorrow. Toyo Fuji No. 8, Sydney, tomorrow. Full Moon, Wgtn, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Dndn, September 5. Amokura, Nap, September 5. Southland Star, Suva, September 5. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, September 6. Union Dunedin, Wgtn, September 6. Union Nelson, Nelson, September 7. Balder Fortuna, Wgtn, September 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Dndn, today (6 p.m.). A.C.T. 2, Flushing, today (3 pm.). Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, tomorrow. Forum New Zealand, Nap, tomorrow. Toyo Fuji No. 8, Auck, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Auck, September 5. Union Sydney, Wgtn, September 5. Godwit, Wgtn, September 5. Manila Hope, Bluff, September 5. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, September 6. Amokura, Nap, September 6. Loftnes, Japan, September 6. Southland Star, Wgtn, September 6. Union Dunedin, Dndn, September 6. Full Moon, Mt Maunganui, September 7.

VESSELS IN PORT Loftnes, Cashin Quay No. 1. A.C.T. 2, Cashin Quay No. 3.. Coastal Trader, Z berth. Manila Hope, No. 2 East. Forum New Zealand, No. 2

West. Ngamotu, No. 4 East. H.M.N.Z.S;-Taupo, No. 4 West. Holmdale, No. 7 West. Poong San, dry dock.