SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 23921, 13 September 1939, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF

SAILED

Wednesday, September 13

WAIPIATA s.s. (Captain H. S. Collier), 2826 tons, for Dunedin, at 12.30 a.m.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS STORM, Wellington, today. WAIMARINO, Dunedin, September 15. WAIANA, Dunedin, September 22. WAINUI, Wellington, September 25.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES WAIPIATA, Dunedin, today. STORM, Dunedin, tomorrow. WAIMARINO. Dunedin, September 15. WAIANA, Dunedin, September 22. WAINUI, Dunedin, September 25. VESSELS DUE AT BLUFF WAIMARINO, left Auckland on September 8 for Bluff (due September 15), via Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; leaves Bluff the-same day for Dunedin and northern ports. (Union Steam Ship Co.). WAIANA, due at Bluff on September 22 from Dunedin, and sails the same day for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. (Union Steam Ship Co.). WAINUI, due at Bluff on September 25 from Wellington and sails the same day for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). STORM, due at Bluff today from Wellington and sails tomorrow for Dunedin. (H. L. Tapley and Co.). TRAFFIC AT DANZIG AND GDYNIA In the present situation of northern European politics special interest attaches to the figures for maritime traffic at the port of Gdynia, which reached a record figure in May and established a new record in June, when a total of 978,082 tons of goods was handled, states The Syren and Shipping. During the first half of the present year goods traffic at the port totalled 5,042,341 tons, against 4,439,774 tons during the corresponding period of last year. At the port of Danzig trade developments were also very favourable, the goods traffic reaching 694,549 tons in June, against 596,169 tons a year ago, a 16.5 per cent, increase. Exports totalled 615,565 tons and imports 78,984 tons. OTHER PORTS AUCKLAND, September 12. Arrived: Kiwitea 2 p.m. from Westport. WELLINGTON, September 12. Arrived: Holmdale 5.20 a.m. from Wanganui. Sailed: Waimarino 1.30 p.m. for Lyttelton; Holmdale 6.10 p.m. for Dunedin. To sail: Kakapo 8 p.m. for Greymouth. LYTTELTON, September 12. Sailed: Poolta 4.10 p.m. for Wellington. DUNEDIN, September 12. To arrive: Gale from Oamaru.