SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1927, Page 8

SHIPPING

■ • - • high water.

February 26 —4.45 a.m.; 5.23 p.in. February 27—6.5 a.m.; 6.45 pan. February 28 —7.20 a.m.; 7.55 p.m.

DEPtH OF BAR.

The depth on the bar and river at hjgh water yesterday was: —Bar, 21ft. 4in.; river, 19ft. 4in.

arrived.

February 25 —Kartigi, s.s., 1163 ions (Dbyle), 2.30 p.m., from Wellington: February 25—Waimea, s.s., 207 tons (Graham), 6.5 p.m., from Wellington. February 26—Kaituna, s.s., 1208 tons (Chatfield), 6 a.m., from Auckland. SAILED. Nil. IN PORT. Waimea, Kartigi, Kaituna. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaimai, Wellington, to-night. Orepuki, Wanganui, to-morrow. Gabriella, Wanganui, early. Ihumata, Wanganui, early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Waimea, Picton, to-day. Kartigi, Auckland, to-morrow.. Kaituna, Auckland, to-morrow. Gabriella, Warnambool, early. Ihumata, Sydney, early. Kaimai, Wellington, early. Orepuki, Wanganui, early. OTHER PORTS. WANGANUI, Feb. 26. Sailed at 3 a.m., Orepuki, for GreyFiOUth. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kartigi is expected to sail tomorrow morning for Auckland with a full .load of coal. _• . 4 , The Kaituna arrived this morning from Auckland. She is loading coal for return to that port and completes at Westprt. The Kaimai is expected to.ssail from Wellington to-day for this port, via New Plymouth. She will load coal and timber on arrival for return to Wellington. . . ... ..... v . The Ihumata is due from Wanganui on March 8, and will load a cargo of timber for Sydney. .... . The Kaimai is. due. .on .Saturday from Wellington with general cargo. She, will load coal and timber and return.

, The Waimea arrived last night from Wellington, via way ports, with general cargo. After discharge she loads cca| for Picton and sails to-xii£ht. The Orepuki is due from Wanganui direct to-morrow. She loads a cargo of coal and returns thither.

According to the writer of an,editorial note in the Motor Ship, it is difficult to assess the , true commercial value of (be maintenance of . steady engine speed in all circumstances Without a vide experience of operating steamers and motor ships along siniilag routes ind .under equal conditions. . In heavy weather, he says, a Diesel engine will hold to a higher average speed than steam machinery, owing to the, rapidity of action of the governors, which immediately shuts off the fuel supply v.her. a tendency to race occurs. This is not possible with steam plant, owing to the steam (remaining in the ■ •hest and receivers after the gqverndr c< mes into action. With coal-fired steamships the regular cleaning of I. res also causes speed reduction.

Shipowners trading to Antwerp and using the elevators rim serious risks of a heavy claim (says Fairplay). The city of Antwerp hires out its elevators for discharging along the river front, taking an indemnity front the shipowners against all losses and for damage occasioned to or done by the structures from the 'time they leave their depot at Royers Sluice until redelivered at the same spot. Recently one of these elevators broke adrift, and the owners concerned had to pay for all costs incurred, and it is possible that, should an accident happen to thehi whilst under hire, causing them heavy damage or resulting in their loss, the hirers would have to foot the bill. Such a claim would, no doubt,, be met by the protecting and indemnity clubs, but, as far as is known there has been no ruling on the subject. At all events, the risk is a serious one, and should be borne in mind by owners using the elevators at Antwerp.

An interesting return has been issued by the Board of Trade relative to the distribution of England’s overseas trade during the twelve months ended with September last. This shows that the total imports were valued at £1,221,300,000, of which foreign countries contributed £870,703,000, tfie balance coming from the British Empire. With regard to exports, the total value shipped was £654,737,000, the value going to Empire countries being £280,531,000. Several women are included in the crew of the Finnish cargo steamer Ecmarsund, now loading wheat at Fremantle for India. The work of the ship’s galley is conducted exclusively by women. Built at Flensburg in 1007, the Bon’.arsund was a regular trader to Australia for years under the German flag, and was known then as the Neumunster. She was .subsequently operated by the Australian Commonwealth Line under the name of Coo-ee.