Cars arrive It was business as usual on the shipping front this week, with only two infrequent callers stopping in Bermuda, shipping agents told
Sailing in last Friday from Puerto Prince, Haiti, 40,000-ton, 186-metre car carrier, Topaz Ace , off-loaded 91 automobiles in Hamilton before heading out later in the day for Nassau, Bahamas, Julian Sykes of Harnett & Richardson reports.
Saleem Talbot of John S. Darrell told Docksider the Royal Majesty out of Boston and the Song of America out of New York City kept to their scheduled rounds, sailing in on Tuesday morning.
Royal Majesty sailed into Ordnance Island with 1,225 passengers aboard while the Song of America , with 1,489 visitors, berthed alongside Penno's Wharf before shifting to Hamilton yesterday morning.
Meanwhile the 486-foot, 12,140-tone chemical tanker Botany Triumph yesterday stopped in at Dockyard to refuel, said Mr. Talbot. She is enroute from Houston, Texas, to Orly, France and was expected to sail out yesterday afternoon, he said.
Container Ship Management reports the Oleander , sailing out of Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, sailed in Sunday and off-loaded 124 containers of dry goods, 36 reefers, two 40-foot maffis, one 40-foot flatbed trailer, and 14 cars.
Joe Simas of Meyer Agency reports the Zenith , with 1,644 passengers, and Dreamward , with 1,407 aboard, sailed in on Monday, both out to New York City.
The Meridian meanwhile made its regularly scheduled stop at Dockyard on Tuesday, carrying 1,394 passengers. She sails back to New York City tomorrow, said Mr. Simas.
The Bermuda Islander also sailed in Monday morning, discharging 89 containers, including ten reefers.
