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Thursday, February 1, 1962 @ 1255 		PACIFIC STRONGHOLD (1958-1971 Cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy Line, London) Own Page

PACIFIC STRONGHOLD at Glasgow to load general cargo for Pacific coast ports of North America
Arrived fromManchester (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth7 and 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 2 blinds in)Gross Tonnage9,439
Sailing forVancouver (British Columbia, Canada) and East Coast Pacific ports
Sailed from berth7 and 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 2 blinds in)
Draught forward on arrival19' 02"
Draught aft on arrival20' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo (outwards)
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 1st February
Outward cargo1,600 tons of general cargo and 5 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 5th February
Draught forward on sailing21' 10"
Draught aft on sailing23' 00"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel Central 3193/6

   A new method of shipping Scotch whisky to prevent damage or pilferage is being tested on the loading of the Furness Withy cargo ship PACIFIC STRONGHOLD at Prince’s Dock, Glasgow.

   About 80,000 cases of whisky are being shipped in the vessel, but the test consignment consists of 910 cases from George Ballantine & Son Ltd, Dumbarton, these cases being packed in aluminium-framed containers each containing 182 cases and the containers are sealed by Customs Officers at the Distillery and will not be opened until they reach their destination, San Francisco.

   A spokesman for Furness Withy said that the containerisation would ease the passing through Customs, prevent pilfering or damage and loading would be speeded up as a normal lift was 16 cases.