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The Columbus New Zealand

The Columbus New Zealand

The Columbus New Zealand, the first all-container ship to visit New Zealand, at Beach Street Wharf, Port Chalmers, before the container terminal was built.

Note the clear decks optimised for container stowage; most boxes were stowed below, secured by steel cell guides that went deep down into the ship. The ship’s red mobile gantry crane was removed after our ports completed their container facilities.

Credit:

Ian Farquhar

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John Knowles
11 Jan 2012
I'm curious what year this photo was taken. My mother and 15 year old brother worked their way to Sydney from Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada on the Columbus New Zealand in 1984. I did the same a year later. It was a wonderful experience. Long days of hard work but we saw some great port cities along the way plus a big storm where we nearly lost a few containers. If anyone has any other stories about this ship, I'd love to hear them. cheers!

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