RITA
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:23 pm
By Papua New Guinea a transport set was issued, under which four stamps with a maritime motif. The PNG Post gives by these stamps:
Coastal shipping companies like Rabaul Shipping and Lutheran Shipping, ferries passengers between coastal ports along the mainland and the outer-islands. People living along remote coastlines and waterways rely heavily on banana boats and traditional dugout canoes (logs)
powered by outboard motors.
On the stamp of K 8.70 is depict the coastal passenger ferry RITA
Built as a passenger ferry by Siong Huat at Singapore for Kambang Holden Ltd. Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Launched under the name RITA.
Tonnage 356 brt, 105 dwt, dim. 111.3 x 26.4 x 10ft.
Powered by?, speed ?
Accommodation for 317 passengers.
December 1989 completed.
She is managed by the Lutheran Shipping and makes voyages from Madang to Wewak, Aitaipe and Vanimo.
2013 In service, same name and owners. IMO No 8849517.
Papua New Guinea 2013 K.8.70 sg?, scott?
Source: http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz http://www.equasis.org Compendium of Australasian Merchant ships 1831 – 2008 by R. Tompkins.
Coastal shipping companies like Rabaul Shipping and Lutheran Shipping, ferries passengers between coastal ports along the mainland and the outer-islands. People living along remote coastlines and waterways rely heavily on banana boats and traditional dugout canoes (logs)
powered by outboard motors.
On the stamp of K 8.70 is depict the coastal passenger ferry RITA
Built as a passenger ferry by Siong Huat at Singapore for Kambang Holden Ltd. Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Launched under the name RITA.
Tonnage 356 brt, 105 dwt, dim. 111.3 x 26.4 x 10ft.
Powered by?, speed ?
Accommodation for 317 passengers.
December 1989 completed.
She is managed by the Lutheran Shipping and makes voyages from Madang to Wewak, Aitaipe and Vanimo.
2013 In service, same name and owners. IMO No 8849517.
Papua New Guinea 2013 K.8.70 sg?, scott?
Source: http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz http://www.equasis.org Compendium of Australasian Merchant ships 1831 – 2008 by R. Tompkins.