The American-Israeli Shipping Company, United States representatives of the Zim Israel America Line of Haifa, signed a five-year lease today for a $1,000,000 pier now under construction in Brooklyn.
The two-story passenger and freight pier will be 600 feet long by 60 feet wide and will be able to accommodate all Zim ships, including its newest passenger liners, the 501-foot “Israel” and “Zion.” The “Israel” will arrive in New York next Thursday on her maiden voyage from Haifa; the “Zion” is expected to be in service by February. Both ships, which will be placed on a year-’round three-week schedule, were built as German reparations payment to Israel.
The dock is located on the deep water channel of the East River, easily accessible to tugs, barges and lighters. It will be able to house 2,200 persons at one time and will have 125,000 square feet of covered space, including a 7,500 foot passenger lounge. It is constructed completely of fireproof material, chiefly aluminum, brick and concrete.
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