1,500 Miles
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Shansi Tows 600-Tonner 1,500 Miles
THE New Guinea-Australia Line’s Shansi performed a new sort ol task in July when she towed the 600 tons Melinga from Port Moresby Shansi arrived in Sydney on July 9, completing the 1,500-mile tow after a fairly smooth trip.
The Melinga, which was working under charter to the Australian Petroleum Co., had broken downi and Swire and Yuill, Australian agents, contracted for Shansi to tow it to Sydney. Tow commenced from Moresby on June 29.
The Melinga, formerly owned by the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, and now owned by W Bern Shipping Pty. Ltd., has gone into dock for repairs.
The repairs and refitting will take about six weeks, but no decision has yet been made as to the vessel’s future. tl Two Federal Cabinet Ministers visited Papua-New Guinea in July They were Interior and Works Min ister Fairhall; and Army Ministen Cramer. Both are newcomers tc Cabinet.