MESSRS. Rederiaktiebolaget
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Another Addition to S-W Pacific Shipping
Helsingborg of Sweden, for whom Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty. Ltd., are Agents in Australia, have announced the addition of a fourth modern, fast cargo-passenger vessel to their Australia-West Pacific Line service to start the run next January.
The new vessel, of 6,500 tons dead weight, and 16 knots service-speed, has luxury accommodation for 12 passengers in 4 double and 4 single berth cabins, each with private bathroom.
With Delos, Aros and Citos, the service will then provide 3-weekly south-bound calls at New Guinea ports, and quarterly calls at Honiara and Vanikoro, BSIP.
Vessels of the Line go direct from Australian ports to the Philippines Hongkong and Japan.
Normally, south-bound calls will be made at Rabaul and Lae, with Madang and the Solomons ports included every three months.
Like most Scandinavian vessels, these ships are of modern appear ance and design with an attractive light colour-scheme. They are equipped to carry part refrigerated cargo.