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MERICA COMES TO ;OTLAND

13th May 1966, Page 53
13th May 1966
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Page 53, 13th May 1966 — MERICA COMES TO ;OTLAND
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LTY-FOUR containers unloaded and men loaded in less than six hours— 'as the work achieved by Sea-Land s.s. "Fairland" when she docked at :mouth at the week-end to inaugurate .mpany's new weekly containership between the USA, the Continent and

reported in COMMERCIAL MOTOR of 3, this weekly transatlantic service will Few York, Rotterdam, Bremen and :mouth direct, with road and ferry .s" to other ports and industrial

"fairland" left New York on April h 226 35 ft. containers and after her ental calls she docked at Grangeat 5 a.m. on April 30. At 8 a.m. she unloading with her own shipborne gear (no dock cranes were used) and by 2 p.m. the job was finished. The vessel sailed at 3 p.m.

Of the containers unloaded, 40 were empties to provide a pool for return loads, and four were full, while the seven containers taken aboard carried 100 tons of export whisky for the USA.

Artics belonging to BRS and Ferrymasters (Sea-Land's UK agents) carried the big containers from the open quay at the south eastern corner of the Grange Dock. Safe-driving Awards: Dunfermline Corporation presented safe-driving awards to 17 employees on Monday. Among the recipients was James D. Wel'wood, who has completed 15 years of accidentfree driving. The presentation was made at the meeting of the Town Council by Provost John C. Forker. Corporation vehicles cover annually 600,000 miles and the blameworthy accident rate for the 120 authorized drivers averages one per Month.

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Organisations: Town Council
Locations: York, New York, Rotterdam

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