SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19732, 10 September 1938, Page 5

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE YESTERDAY’S DEPARTURES Pukeko, m.v.. 2.40 p.m., 742 tons, F. S. Bates, for Napier. Wainui, s.s., 5.45 p.m., 1633 tons, Johnston, for Bluff. TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES Allair, mix., scow. 8.50 a.m., 67 tons, F. Roll’, for Auckland. VESSELS DUE AT GISBORNE Awahou, Auckland to-morrow. Gabriella, Newcastle and Sydney, to-morrow. Pakura, Wellington and Lyttelton, September 16. Ruahine, Waikokopu, September 16. COASTAL TRADE The Awahou, which left Auckland at 7 p.m. yesterday for Coast bays and Gisborne, is expected to arrive here during the week-end to discharge general cargo. She sails on Monday for Napier, returning later to Auckland. The Kotunui leaves Auckland today for Tokomaru Bay, where she is due about Monday to discharge a quantity of steel. She proceeds later to Waikokopu to lighter the Ruahine. The Pukeko leaves Napier to-day for Portland and Auckland to load for Coast bays, Gisborne and Napier. The ship completes at Auckland on Tuesday and arrives at Gisborne next Thursday. The Margaret W was due at Auckland this afternoon from Gisborne She loads at the northern port on Monday and Tuesday and returns to Gisborne next Thursday.

The Pakura has been delayed at Wellington on account of the large quantity of cargo offering and leaves to-day for Lyttelton. The ship is expected to work Napier on Thursday and Gisborne on Friday. The Wainui, from Gisborne, arrives at Bluff during the week-end. Loading for Napier and Gisborne, the ship works Bluff on Monday, Dunedin on Tuesday, Oamaru and Timaru on Wednesday, and Lyttelton on Ihuisday, completing later at Wellington. The Wainui is expected to discharge at Gisborne on September 21.

HOMEWARD LOADINGS Gisborne Roadstead

Ruahine (New Zealand Shipping Company; agents, Union Company), arrives at Gisborne next Friday from Waikokopu to load meat and general cargo for London, Avonmouth, Livoipool, Manchester and Glasgow. She is to be dispatched from Wellington on September 28 and arrives at London, via Panama, about November i. Napier Star (Blue Star Line; agents, Nelsons, N.Z., Limited), loads meat, butter and wool for London at Gisborne between September 1 1 and 19 Sails from Auckland on September 27 l'or London, via I anama, and arrives Home about November 3.

NEW COASTAL SHIP A new twin-screw motor-ship loi the Richardson Line's service between Auckland and Napier the kopara. will leave Leith, Scotland, next rhuisdav for New Zealand. The Kopara a vessel of 950 tons dead-weight, with a speed of 12 knots, was launched on July :;o She will call at Antwerp, Cochin, in British India, and Australia before reaching the Dominion at the end of November. CRUISE TRIPS Other than eight vessels ol the Pand 0.. and the Orient lines, which will bring mostly Australian tourists, no world cruise vessels are so lar announced to visit New Zealand m the coming summer. However, loi the maiden voyage of the new Shaw. Savill liner Monarch, which will arrive in Wellington on March 24 next and leave on April 24. special arrangements are in hand to bnng large numbers of South African and British tourists, who will take part in specially-arranged tours over the Dominion during the period oi the vessel’s stay.

THE NEW RIMUTAKA. The liner Rimutaka, formerly the P and O. vessel Mongolia, has been in one of the Royal Albert dry docks refitting for her new service with the New Zealand Shipping Company, states the Port'of London Authority Monthly. Some of the passenger accommodation will be converted into refrigerated cargo space for the cairiage of meat and dairy produce,and the liner’s black funnel has been painted buff and her upperworks white in keeping with the New Zealand Shipping Company’s colour scheme.

On her first voyage in the new trade, the Rimutaka will arrive at Auckland from London in January.

LONDON SHIPPING During the week ended July 29, 977 vessels, representing 987,462 net register tons, used the port of London. Of these 549 vessels of 812,882 net register tons were to and from Empire and foreign ports. The arrivals included 10 meat cargoes, five from Australia, two from New Zealand, and three from South America, comprising 808,000 carcases of lamb and mutton, 247,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits and sundries.

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SOVIET FLEET EXPANSION In a recent issue of "Vneshnyaya Torgovlya," the organ of the Soviet Commissariat for foreign trade, some figures are given showing the striking increase that has taken place since 1918 in the volume of Russian trade carried in national ships. In 1913, 7.7 per cent of the country’s exports and 15.9 per cent of her imports were so carried: since then, the figures have been as follows; 1929, 7.4 and 41.2 per cent; 1930. 4.7 and 44.3 per cent; 1931, 4.2 and 35.2 per cent; 1932, 5.1 and 41,0 per cent; 1933, 10.4 and

88.6 per cent; 1934, 16.6 and 82.9 per cent; 1935, 24.2 and 67.4 per con:: 1936, 33.1 and 73 per cent.

As regards actual tonnage carried in Russian vessels, the period o£ 192832 witnessed an advance l'rom 7.9 to 14.8 million tons, while by 1936 it had further increased to 30.8 millions. The fleet, itself has undergone a rather remarkable expansion.

During the revolution a large proportion of the tonnage owned was destroyed, damaged or taken abroard. with the result that in 1920, when the State Steamship Line was established, there remained only about 200,000 tons G ,f shipping which was at all capable of being operated. By 1928. however, the tleet had grown to 330.0JJ tons, while the impetus of the first five-year plan (1928-32) more than doubled this 'figure. The second five-year plan (1933-37) has doubled it again, and also improved its quality by providing a greater proportion of motor-ships and large cargo tonnage.

CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA Gabriella, clears Napier to-day for Gisborne and on Monday will commence the discharge of her cargo from Newcastle and Sydney.

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND Wanganella, left Sydney September 9; due Auckland September 13; leaves Auckland September 15; arrives Sydney September 19. Maunganui, left Wellington Septembei 7; due Sydney September 11; leaves Sydney September 12; due Wellington September hi.

BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Remuera, left London August 22, due Wellington September 28. Mataroa, left Southampton September 2; due Auckland October Rotorua, left Liverpool August 28; due

Auckland October 7. Rangitiki, leaves London September 15; due Auckland October 19.

PACIFIC MAIL. SERVICE. Niagara, left Vancouver August 31, arrives Auckland September 19; leaves Auckland September 20; due Sydney September 24. Aorangi, left Sydney Septembei t; arrived Auckland September 5; left Auckland September 6; due Vancouver September 23. Mariposa, leaves San Francisco September 13; arrives and leaves Auckland September 30: due Sydney October 3 Monterey, leaves Sydney September HI; arrives and leaves Auckland September 19: due Los Angeles October 3. Matua, left Auckland September 8 for Cook Islands; returns Auckland September 21.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE

Auckland. —Dessau, H.M.S. Leith Kairanga, Matua. Maui Pomare, Waiotapu, Tambua, City of Pittsburg Cornwall, Imperial Monarch. Mamari Olivebank, River Lugar, Springbank Malaren and Tairoa.

Wellington Rangatira, Tamaliine Wabine, Kauri. Waitaki. Malaren Tairoa, Aorangi, Niagara, Omana Wairuna, Erncbank. Karamea, Mataroa, Melbourne Star. Opawa. Napier Star, Rangitata, Remuera, Ruahine. Tainui and Dessau. Awarua. —Triadic. Triaster. Trienza Triona, Maetsuyeker, Queen Mary, Rangitane, Tasman, Kakapo, Korowai. Maunganui, Wanganella, Kozan Maru, Strathaird, Trelawny, Wairangi, Anchises, Cathay. Malo.ja, Mooltan, Orama. Orion, Ormonde. Oronsa.v, Port Hunter, Stratheden and Strathmore.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS Suva. —Sept. 9: Sailed, Aorangi, at 6 0.m., for Vancouver.