SHIPPING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21604, 5 January 1945, Page 5

SHIPPING

» The Wainui loads at Dunedin about JanuS ary 11 for Napier and Gisborne, and comes [* north via Oamnru and Timaru. She is due p here about January 38. 1 'The Baltannic is expected to leave Wellington on Monday fen- Gisborne. The Koutunui loads at Wellington on Monf day for Napier and Gisborne. 7 The Pukeko is expected to load at Lyttelton about January IS for Napier and Gisborne. PERFECT CARGO COVER Lightness, strength and simplicity of up- ” keep are the main features of steel hatch * covers, manufactured in Liverpool, England, writes the technical journal “Motor Ship.” i These covers are far lighter than the old l wooden types; but their strength is 85 per cent greater, says the “Motor Ship.” They ’ provide absolute security for cargoes of all 1 types, since they it perfectly and have no expansion comparable with that of wood j in wet or warm weather. Their great t strength enables them to stand up to the roughest sea passages without damage no , upkeep repairs are needed over a great lium- \ her of years. They are simple to install, * and the whole hatch area can be completely 1 locked by one padlock. Tarpaulins cannot be damaged, sinse steel lifting handles fall q into fluted recesses stamped in the cover.