West Coast To Guam Containership Service Inaugurated By PFEL
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Pacific Far East Line inaugurated a containership service between the San Francisco Bay area and Guam on January 8 with the maiden voyage of the Guam Bear from Alameda. The ship and sistership Hawaii Bear are converted C-4 troopships carrying over 400 twenty-foot containers plus limited breakbulk space, giving shippers express sailings every 16 days.
A new containership service between the San Francisco Bay area and Guam was inaugurated January 8, when the Guam Bear made its maiden voyage from Universal Terminal, Alameda, Calif., according to an announcement made by Leo C. Ross, president of Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
The containership Guam Bear will be followed in the service by its sistership, the Hawaii Bear. Both ships were C-4 troopships that were converted by Todd Shipyards in Alameda to carry in excess of 400 standard-size 8-foot by 8-foot by 20-foot containers capable of carrying dry cargo and/or refrigerated cargo. These ships will also have limited breakbulk space for handling unitized cargo and vehicles.
The new containership service will give shippers express sailings between the San Francisco Bay area and Guam every 16 days, in addition to the service offered by conventional vessels.
