Ship’s maiden voyage
The Shipping Corporation’s newest container vessel, the 13,880-ton New Zealand Mariner, arrives at Lyttelton today on her maiden New Zealand voyage. The ship, formerly the Ulanga, sailed to Lyttelton from Europe. Formerly owned by the German firm Deutsche AfrikaLinien, she has worked from North European ports through the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Gulf. The ship, which does not have cargo cranes or hydraulic hatches, was selected from
about eight other vessels by Shipping Corporation buyers. She has been altered at a Hamburg shipyard to suit New Zealand requirements, including installing a 20ft container cell guide system, strengthening hatch covers, and improving crew accommodation. After unloading cargo in Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland, the New Zealand Mariner will begin service on the Tasman run later this month. ARRIVALS Saturday Spirit of Competition (7.05 a.m.), 1600, Wellington (Pacifica). DEPARTURES Saturday Union Nelson (12.21 p.m.), 4950, Onehunga (U.M.S.). Full Moon (12.12 p.m.), 11,757, Tauranga (P and O). Union Sydney (10.20 p.m.), 9330, Dunedin (U.M.S.). Pirit (6.14 p.m.), 2100, sea. Sunday Spirit of Competition (443 p.m.), 1600, Wellington (Pacifica). Beauteous (12.42 p.m.), 32,940, Japan (Seabridge). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Auck, today (8 a.m.). New Zealand Mariner, Europe, today (6.30 a.m.). Pacific Reefer, sea, today. Union Sydney, Dndn, tomorrow. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Esperance Bay, New Plym, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Dndn, August 14. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, August 14. Nedlloyd Bangkok, Bluff, August 14. Forum New Zealand, Auck, August 14. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, August 15. New Zealand Trader, Wgtn, August 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES H.M.A.S. Brisbane, Sydney, today (11 a.m.). Coastal Trader, Dndn, today (4 p.m.). Union Sydney, Wgtn, tomorrow. New Zealand Mariner, Wgtn, tomorrow. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Esperance Bay, Australia, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Auck, August 14. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, August 14.
Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, August 15. Forum New Zealand, Nap, August 15. VESSELS IN PORT New Zealand Mariner, Cashin Quay No. 3. Prinsengracht, No. 2 East. Ibuki Maru, No. 4 West. Holmdale, Oil wharf.
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