SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 23307, 17 September 1937, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF arrived Thursday. September 16 Waiana m.v. (Captain W. A. Gray). 3800 tons, from Dunedin, at 4.30 p.m. VESSEL IN PORT Waiana m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Intercolonial And Coastal Waitaki. Melbourne, September 22. Waikouaiti. Lyttelton. September 22. Waipiata. Dunedin. September 23. Breeze. Wellington, September 23. Wainui, Wellington. September 27. Karetu, Hobart, October 4. Overseas Port Brisbane, Dunedin, September 20. Narbada. Dunedin. September 26. Port Dunedin. Oarnaru, October 1. Middlesex. Wellington. October 10. Sussex, Dunedin, October 26. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Intercolonial and Coastal Waitaki, Dunedin, September 22. Waikouaiti, Sydney. September 22. Waipiata, Dunedin. September 23. Breeze, northern ports, September 23. Walnut Dunedin. September 27. Karetu, Dunedin.. October 4. Overseas Port Brisbane, Wellington, September 22. Narbada. Newcastle. September 26. Port Dunedin. Wellington, October 2. Middlesex, - . October 11. Sussex. ••—, October 28. VESSELS DUE AT BLUFF Coastal Wainui, leaves Wellington for Bluff (due September 27); leaves here the same day for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Waikouaiti, leaves Lyttelton for Bluff (due September 22); leaves Bluff the same day for Sydney. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Waitaki, leaves Melbourne for Bluff (due September 22); leaves Bluff the same day for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Waipiata. leaves Dunedin for Bluff (due September 23); leaves Bluff the same day for Dunedin). (Union Steam Ship Co.). Breeze, leaves Wellington September 20 for Bluff (due September 23); leaves Bluff the same day for northern ports. (H. L. Tapley and Co.). Karetu, leaves Hobart for Bluff (due October 4); leaves Bluff the same day for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Overseas Narbada, left Calcutta August 10 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff (due September 26); sails from Bluff the same day for Newcastle. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Middlesex, left Gordon August 19 for Auckland (due September 27). Wellington (due October 2) and Bluff (due October 10). (Union Steam Ship Co.). Sussex, left Liverpool on August 28 for Auckland (due September 30), Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin (due October 24) and Bluff (due October 26). (J. G. Ward and Co.). Port Brisbane, leaves Dunedin tor Bluff (due September 20) to load; leaves here September 22 for Wellington. (J. E. Watson and Co.). Pori Dunedin, left London July 29 tor Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin. Oarnaru and Bluff (due October 1); leaves Bluff October 2 for Wellington. (J. E. Watson and Co.). PASSENGER SERVICES Australia-New Zealand Wanganeila. left Sydney September 10 for Auckland; left Auckland September 16 for Sydney (due September 20). (J. G. Ward and Co.). Awatea, at Wellington: leaves Wellington today for Sydney (due September 20). (Union Steam Ship Co.). England-New Zealand Arawa, leaves London October 28 for Wellington and Auckland. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). Mataroa, leaves London on November 25 for Auckland and Wellington. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). Rangitape, leaves London on November 11 for Wellington and Lyttelton. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Rangltata, leaves London October 14 for Auckland, Wellington and Napier. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Rangitiki, left London September 16 for Auckland (due October 20) and Wellington. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Rotorua, leaves Liverpool on October 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Co.).Remuera, left London August 19 tor Auckland (due September 25). Wellington

(due October 2) and New Plymouth (Union Steam Ship Co.) Ruahine. left London September 9 for Suva. Wellington (due October 27) and Auckland; thence Dunedin (Union Steam Ship Co.) Tamaroa, leaves Southampton on October I for Lyttelton (due November 6) and Dunedin (due November 10) (National Mortgage and Co.; Dalgetj and Co.) I'ainui, left London August 19 for Lyttelton (due September 28). Dunedin (due October 2). and Napier (due October 11). (National Mortgage and Agency Co.: Dalgety and Co.). England-Australia Nestor, left Liverpool July 31 tor Fremantle, Adelaide. Melbourne and Sydney (due today). Ormonde, left London August 14 for Fremantle, Adelaide (due tomorrow), Melbourne (due Septemer 20), and Sydney (due Sepetmber 23). (Union Steam-Ship Co.; Wright, Stephenson and Co.). Ceramic, left Liverpool August 21 tor Fremantle (due September 25). Adelaide (due September 30). Melbourne (due October 2) and Sydney (due October 7). Mongolia, left London August 20 for Fremantle (due September 21), Adelaide (due September 25). Melbourne (due September 27) and Sydney (due September 30). (Union Steam Ship Co.; Wright, Stephenson and Co.). Maloja, left London September 3 for Fremantle (due October 5). Adelaide (due October 9). Melbourne (due October 11) and Sydney (due October 14). (Union Steam Ship Co.; Wright. Stephenson and Co.). Moreton Bay, left Southampton August 25 for Fremantle (due September 24), Adelaide (due September 29), Melbourne (due October 1) and Sydney (due October 4). (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Co.). Oronsay, left London August 28 for Fremantle (due September 28), Adelaide (due October 2), Melbourne (due October 4) and Sydney (due October 7). (Union Steam Ship Co.; Wright Stephenson and Co.). Orion, left London September 11 for Fremantle (due October 12), Adelaide (due October 16), Melbourne (due October 18) and Sydney (due October 20). (Union Steam Ship Co.; Wright, Stephenson and Co.). PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Aorangi. left Vancouver September 1 for Auckland (due September 20); leaves Auckland September 21 for Sydney (due September 25). Leaves Sydney September 30 for Auckland (due Oct< ber 4); leaves Auckland the following day for Vancouver (due October 22). (Union Steam Ship Co.). Niagara, left Sydney September 2 for Auckland; leaves Auckland for Vancouver (due September 24). Mariposa, left Melbourne September 13 and leaves Sydney today for Auckland (due September 20); leaves Auckland the same day for Los Angeles (due October 4) and San Francisco (due October 5). Monterey, left San Francisco September 14 and left Los Angeles September 15 for Honolulu (due September 20), Pago Pago (due September 25), Suva (due September 28) and Auckland (due October 1); leaves Auckland the same day for Sydney (due October 4) and Melbourne (due October 7). UNION CARGO SERVICE Omana, left Bluff for Dunedin. Lyttelton, Wellington and New Plymouth. Kalingo, left Wellington September 13 for Auckland and New Plymouth. Kalkoral, loads Newcastle about September 28 for Auckland. Kauri, left Edithburg September 8 and completes Adelaide and Melbourne midSeptember for Auckland. Wellington and Castlecliff. Karetu. loads Newcastle about September 24, completes Sydney and Hobart for Bluff. Dunedin. Timaru and Lyttelton. Kalranga. left Newcastle August 30 tor Auckland; left Auckland September 15 for Sydney and Newcastle. Karepo. left Newcastle September 9 and left Sydney Septembeiwl3 for New Plymouth (due September 19) and Gisborne. Narbada, left Calcutta, Penang. Singapore for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff (due September 26). Waipiata, leaves Auckland today for Wellington, Picton, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff (due September 23). Waikouaiti. left .Newcastle August 26. and Sydney September 7 for Bluff (due September 22); sails the same day for Sydney. Waitaki, leaves Melbourne for Bluff (due September 22), Dunedin, Lyttetlon and Wellington. Wingatui, left Westport September 14 for Wellington, returns Westport; thence Wellington. GENERAL NOTES The motor-vessel Tamatea is due to sail today for Milford Sound with passengers and cargo for the Public Works Department. She is expected to leave Bluff at midday. The Union Company’s motor-vessel Waiana arrived late yesterday afternoon from Dunedin and began discharging general cargo at 6 p.m. She later loads for the north and sails on completion of working for Dunedin. The Union Steam Ship Company has received advice that the Rangitata arrived at Panama on September 13 and that the Rangitata sailed from Colon on September 14. From Wellington, the Melbourne Maru is due at Dunedin to continue discharge and loading. She is to sail on Monday for Lyttelton to complete. The motor-ship Ardenvohr is due at Dui> edin tomorrow to complete discharge of het cargo from Montreal. From New York, via northern ports, the Port Line vessel Port Brisbane is now due at Dunedin today to complete discharge and commence Homeward loading. She is to complete at Bluff arriving here on September 20, and will sail on September 22 for Wellington, Waikokopu and Auckland, and is to sail finally on October 2 for London and West Coast ports, via Montevideo. To discharge Japanese merchandise and load local products, the O.S.K. Line motorship Melbourne Maru is now due at Dunedin tomorrow. The British tanker Havkong is reported to have left San Francisco last Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dun? edin. Melbourne and Sydney. The Federal steamer Tongariro left London last Saturday for Port Chalmers. Lyttelton and New Plymouth. She is due at Dunedin on October 20. The Waitaki left Melbourne yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington, and is due here on September 22. The Matua. left Wellington on September II and Auckland September 14 for Rarotonga, Nukualofa, Apia and H. L. Tapley and Co., advises that the Breeze is scheduled to load at Wellington on Monday September 20 and is due to arrive at Bluff on Thursday September 23. She will salt the same day for all northern ports. NEW AMERICAN LINERS The Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation’s tenders for the construction of three passenger and cargo steamers for the Panama Rail Road Company have been accepted by the United States Secretary of War. ' The figure quoted was 4,040,000 dollars each. The three are to replace the four existing units of the Government-owned fleet. Plans and specifications provide for the following characteristics:—Length, 486 ft; beam, 64ft; moulded depth, 38ft 6in; carrying capacity, 6000 tons dw., including 100,000 cubic feet of refrigerated space; 72 passenger state rooms, and speed of 1614 knots with vessel loaded to deep draught and using 75 per cent, of power. GERMAN SHIP BUILDING Merchant tonnage under construction or on order in German ship yards on April 1 last, according to figures published in a German contemporary, totalled 290 vessels of 1,083,053 tons gross, compared with 694,276 tons 12 months previously and 319.254 tons in 1935. Of the latest total, 93 ships of 616,650 tons are for foreign account, 43 of 411,150 tons being tankers. The Deutsche Werft. Hamburg, remains the busiest yard with 350,000 tons gross on order, while next comes the Bremer Vulkan. Vegesack (151,629 tons), the Deschimag's yards (121,090 tons)-. Fried. Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel (74,700 tons), F. Schichau, Elbing and Danzig (73,230 tons), and Blohm und Voss, Hamburg (70,000 tons). NEW HAPAG SHIPS The Hamburg-American Line has celebrated its ninetieth anniversary by placing orders for seven vessels, totalling about 38,700 tons gross. These ships, which are in addition to those recently ordered or the company’s services to the Far East and the west coast of South America, include the following:—A sister ship to the Wuppertal, a Diesel-electric vessel of about 7000 tons gross: five cargo vessels, three of 4500 tons gross each and two of 6300 tons gross each; and a passenger and cargo vessel of 5600 tons gross. In making the announcement Dr Walter Hoffman, head of the company, said that this decision marked the end of the long period during which the company had been unable to proceed with its normal construction programme. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday;—