Port’s draught to increase

Press, 9 July 1986, Page 32

Port’s draught to increase

Ships with ♦ a 12-metre draught will be able to visit the Port of Lyttelton once dredging work near Cashin Quay has finished. The dredge Peraki is expected to start work next week on the main channel leading to the quay, with the aim of increasing the draught to 12m. The increase will provide for some container vessels, bulk coal ships, and big deepladen tankers. Lyttelton can now handle ships with an 11.8 m draught, making it one of the deepest ports in New Zealand for general cargo vessels. The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s marketing manager, Mr Peter Morgan, said that one of the big advantages of the port was deep water. It was important that the board made the most of it Mr John Bushell, who is the board’s chief engineer, said that it was not certain how long the Peraki would take to dredge the channel to 12m. Its progress would be looked at in August or September. A dredging and dumping programme began at the port in 1969. In the last seven years, the depth of the channel had been increased by half a metre, he said. ARRIVALS Spirit of Competition (7 a.m.), 1600, Wellington (Pacifica). DEPARTURES Canterbury Express (3 p.m.), 3850, Auckland (Scales). New Zealand Pacific (4

p.m.), 42,276, Dunedin (N.Z.5.A.1.L.). Spirit of Competition (4.45 p.m.), 1600, Wellington (Pacifica). Ken Grove (5.30 p.m.), 9288, Auckland (P. and O.). Nedlloyd Baltimore (6 p.m.), 13,176, Napier (Seabridge). EXPECTED ARRIVALS New Zealand Mariner, Wgtn, today (6 a.m.). Coastal Trader, Dndn, today (7 a.m.). Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Godwit, Wgtn, tomorrow. Rex Star, Onehunga, July 11. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 12. Jebsen Tauranga, Nap., July 13. Coastal Trader, Auck., July 14. Tarihiko, N. Plym., July 14. Nedlloyd Bahrain, Bluff, July 15. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Trader, Auck., today (11.30 a.m.) New Zealand Mariner, Dndn, today. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Godwit, Dndn, July 11. Rex Star, Tonga, July 11. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 13. Coastal Trader, Dndn, July 14: Tarihiko, Dndn, July 14. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 15. VESSELS IN PORT Kandava, No. 3 West. Holmdale, No. 4 East. Ngapara, No. 4 West. Tug Lyttelton, dry dock.