Pacific Ships To Cut Out New Zealand
AUCKLAND, June 16. ' TKe last eargo to be brought by the Oeepmic Steaqiship Cumpany from the La^ifie coast to NeV Zealand until Dominion waterfront conditions im prove is being landed at Ancklapd from the 82Q0-top steamer Alameda/- Tl\t, coqips.uy g.unoqiieed from Sau Franciscu last .inonth that' calls at New Zealand ports would be omitted in future because of delays. The company stated that congestion, labqur skortage and geneval stpw working conditions at New Zeqlapd ports had gradually grown in the last few niopths to a poiut where extrepic dehvys had been experienced. It ' was. impossible to eontinue New Zealand calls and still maiivtain a regular ser ' vice between the United States and Australia. If cireumstances improvedthe company would reconsider its de . cision. The freighters Sonoma, Sierva, Ventura and Alameda have maintained the Oceanio Steamship Company's ser vice to New Zealand on a two-monthlv basis for about a year. This voyage of the Alameda was avranged before th* company deeided to omit the Dominion call. She arrived from Los Angeles via Suva on Monday night, and berthe(5 today to land 1800 Uons of generaf American cargo pncl about 1000 cases oi citrns f^uit from Fiji.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1948, Page 3
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