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LASH arrives
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• The new LASH (lighter aboard ship) transport system made its debut in this country by the arrival last week of the Central Container Lines vessel Acadia Forest off Sheerness (CM November 28. page 52).
The cargo destined for Britain on this maiden voyage was wood pulp for the International Paper Corporation.
After discharge at Erith the pulp was taken to its final destinations at Greenfield in North Wales, Wolverhampton, Preston and Garston by a fleet of ERF artics of Export and General Haulage Co Ltd; 30 tractive units and 52 trailers are used to clear the 5,000 tons of pulp on a 24-hours-a-day 10-day cycle. The load carried by each vehicle will be made up of 14 pre-packed pallets weighing 30cwt each, making a 21-ton payload.
The main advantages of the LASH system are the freedom from delays in entering port caused by tidal difficulties or labour problems. The ship can be moored in an estuary, only the lighters entering port, and these are easily handled on riverside wharves, with a consequent reduction in port charges.
After discharging at Sheerness the ship will sail to Rotterdam to discharge the remainder of its wood pulp cargo. Lighters will be taken up the Rhine to industrial areas and some will go to Antwerp for discharge and reloading ready for collection when the ship returns on its second voyage.
A second LASH vessel is already planned to start operations in 1970 and this will mean a shipment landed in this country every two weeks. The second ship will also call at Antwerp and Rotterdam. In order to encourage the use of this new system the Port of Antwerp has already announced new tariffs for LASH traffic. If 10 lighters are loaded and unloaded a 35 per cent reduction in normal port charges will apply, with proportionate reductions for larger members.