Shipping news Cargo ship Ngapara for sale
A familiar sight at the port of Lyttelton, the general cargo vessel Ngapara has been put up for sale.
The vessel’s owner. Union Maritime Services, has put the Ngapara up for sale through overseas brokers.
The port manager for U.M.S., Mr Peter Greenstreet, said the Ngapara was being sold because of the downturn in Tasman and coastal shipping.
She has been laid up at Lyttelton since May 11 awaiting a cargo.
Mr Greenstreet said that in the two weeks in which she had been for sale there had been several responses from potential buyers.
The Ngapara has carried wheat and other bulk cargoes round New Zealand ports and to Australia during her last 20 years at sea. ARRIVALS Coastal Trader (7 a.m.), 6736, Auckland (N.Z.5.A.1.L.).
Golden Sanwa (8.30 a.m.), 4409, sea (Seatrans).
DEPARTURES Coastal Trader (5 p.m.), 6736, Dunedin (N.Z.5.A.1.L.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Stolt Sincerity, sea, today. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, today. Coastal Trader, Dndn, to-
morrow. Nedlloyd Marseilles, Nap., to-
morrow. Nedlloyd Bahrain, Singapore,
tomorrow. . Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, September 18. Holmdale, Chatham Islands, September 18. Wellington Star, Suva, Septem-
ber 18. Canterbury Express, Wgtn, September 18. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, September 20. Mare Adriatic©, sea, September 20.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES Golden Sanwa, sea, today.
Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, today. Stolt Sincerity, sea, today. Coastal Trader, Auck, tomorrow. ’■ Skulptor Tomskij, Tim, tomorrow. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, September 18. Wellington Star, Wgtn, September 18. Nedlloyd Marseilles, Taur, September 19. Nedlloyd Bahrain, Wgtn, September 20. VESSELS IN PORT Golden Sanwa, Oil Wharf. Ragni Berg, Cashin Quay 1. Dolomit, Breastwork. Skulptor Tomskij, No. 3 West. Ngapara, No. 4 West
(Boeing 747), 10.30 a.m., Los Angeles/Nandi. „ Qantas QFSS (Boeing 767), 2.10 Brisbane. Air New Zealand TE4B (Boeing 747), 7.40 p.m., SydnCAir New Zealand TES4 (Boeing 767), 8.15 p.m., Melbourne.
DEPARTURES Air New Zealand TES3 (Boeing 767), 11.15 a.m„ Melbourne. ■ Air New Zealand TE49 (Boeing 747), 12.10 p.m., Sydney. Qantas QFS6 (Boeing 767),3.30 p.m., Brisbane. Air New Zealand TEI6 (Boeing 747), 11.35 p.m., Nandi/Los Angeles.
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