Israel’s newest and largest cargo ship, the 15, 050 ton motor vessel Ampal, of the Zim Israel Navigation Company, arrives in New York on her maiden voyage tomorrow, it was announced by the American-Israeli Shipping Co., of New York, representative for the Zim Lines in the United States. She will be followed within 48 hours by Zim’s new luxury cruise liner. S.S. Theodor Herzl, to set a port of New York record of two maiden arrivals in three days by ships of the same line.
The Ampal loaded a near capacity cargo of grain at Corpus Christi, Texas a few days ago and will “top off” here with a deck cargo of three 50 ton General Motors diesel locomotives. They are being shipped to Israel’s railroads in time for what is expected to be the biggest tourist season in that nation’s ten year history. The Theodor Herzl sails Thursday on a special Passover voyage to Israel.
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