Goodies arrived safely without channel depeening!
Claims that
Consumers will be pleased to learn that both m.v. Australia and m.v. New York arrived safely in Melbourne - We gather emergency Channel Deepening was not required, and we heard no grumbles from VECCI et al that either m.v. New York or m.v. Australia with its cargo of 4,583 containers of goodies encountered any problems in entering the port fully loaded.
- Did you find enough goodies in stores for you to buy this Christmas?
- Would your shopping experience have been improved with MORE choice?
Chances are you found everything you needed and more because along with other mega sized vessels the brand new OOCL
On November 11th The Age reported China Shippng Line's 295 metre 4,200 TEU m.v.
Photo: "SS Chadstone" The Age 11th November 2006 (Robert Pearce)
On December 18th, Chinese Shipping line OOCL was excited about the arrival in Australia of the endearingly named m.v. A
Mr. CC Tung, Chairman and CEO of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., said “OOCL has been linking
Consumers will be pleased to learn that Australia arrived safely in Melbourne - We gather emergency Channel Deepening was not required for Australia to enter the Port of Melbourne, and we heard no grumbles from VECCI et al that Australia encountered any problems in entering the port fully loaded with its cargo of 4,583 containers of goodies.
Happy shopping!
Post script:
For those with an interest in recent Maritime history, the last time a vessel carried the name OOCL Australia was in 2002, when OOCL alliance partner ANL planned to bypass its scheduled port of call, ditch its Australian seafarering crew in
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