Trans-Pacific Freighting Services
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AN American coastal steamer of 3,500 tons, built in 1920, which had been laid up in San Francisco for two years, arrived in Sydney recently as the pioneer of what is believed to be a new American freight service conducted by Pacific S.S.
Lines, of San Francisco, between the Western American coast and Australia, via Pacific Islands ports.
Most of this trans-Pacific freighting in the past has been done by British steamers: but, as much British shipping has been gathered together under the one control for the Empire’s war needs in Atlantic and European waters, it is considered necessary to introduce other shipping to the Pacific to carry out normal trading. It is expected that there will be a cordial understanding between Australian, New Zealand and United States authorities in regard to the or ganisation of new lines of freighters.