Shipping Time-Tables
pp. 5-6 · Read in the full issue
All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, iAlexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next bailing late Sept. ir MV Malekula sails from Sydney for [ fiamarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Alexishafen. Madang, Lae, Samarai and feeturn to Sydney. Next sailing Oct. 1.
I MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul - Samarai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney. i Next sailing late Oct.
I Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney. [ MV Soochow: Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby - Samarai - Sydney. Sailing Sept. hO, Oct. 28.
IMV Shansi: Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby - Samarai - Sydney. Sailing Oct. 7, Nov. 8.
I MV Fukien; Sydney - Brisbane - Port iMoresby - Rabaul - Lae - Brisbane - [Melbourne. Sailing Oct. 20.
I Details from New Guinea Australia Line (O. S. Yufll & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge fit., Sydney.
I Southbound only: 1 MV Citos: Lae Oct. 10, Rabaul Oct. 13, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.
I MV Delos: Rabaul Nov. 2, Lae Nov. 7, FBrisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.
MV Aros: N.G. ports late Nov.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney.
N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland.
MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Suva, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Each Autumn there is a temporary rearrange ment of schedules while the respective vessels are on annual survey. Next sailings: MV Tofua: Nov. 7, Dec. 3.
MV Matua: Oct. 10 does Tofua circuit; Nov. 4 see below; Nov. 28, Auckland, Lautoka. Suva, Lyttleton, Wellington, Auckland.
Details from all offices of Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ.
N. Zealand-Cook Is.
The regular passenger vessel Maui Pomare is out of commission indefinitely.
The 700-ton freighter Viti is meanwhile operating a cargo service from Auckland and occasional limited passenger facilities are available on trans-Pacific freighters.
SS Waihemo will call Rarotonga about mid-Oct., thence Auckland. MV Matua will make a special passenger-and-cargo run from Auckland Nov. 4, Apia Nov. 8-9, Rarotonga Nov. 12, Mangaia Nov. 14, Raro tonga Nov. 15, Auckland Nov. 21.
Pull details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, or to any office of the Unioa SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Luganville, Honiara,
Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1954-55.
Orcade8
Oron8Ay
Orsova
Orion
Orsova
Oronsay
1955 1055 1956 1956 1956 1956
Sydney
depart 7 Oct. 18 Nov. 27 Jan. 2 Apr. 1 June
Auckland
arr/dep 10 Oct. 21 Nov. 30 Jan. 6 Apr 4 June From
Suva
arr/dep 13 Oct. 24 Nov. 2 Feb. 10 Apr. 7 June Panama
Honolulu
arr/dep 18 Oct. 29 Nov. 7 Feb. 16 Apr. 12 June
Vancouver
arrive 24 Oct. 5 Dec. 13 Feb. 23 Apr. 18 June depart 25 Oct. 6 Dec. 14 Feb. 24 Apr. 19 June 31 July
9An Francisco Arr
27 Oct. 8 Dec. 16 Feb. 27 Apr. 21 June 2 Aug. depart 28 Oct. 9 Dec. 17 Feb. 28 Apr.
Then 3 Aug.
Honolulu
arr/dep 1 Nov. 13 Dec. *21 Feb. 3 May to 7 Aug.
Suva
arr/dep 8 Nov. 20 Dec. 28 Feb. 11 May Panama 14 Aug.
Auckland
arr/dep 11 Nov. 23 Dec. 2 Mar. 14 May 17 Aug.
Sydney
arrive 14 Nov. 26 Dec. 5 Mar. 18 May — 20 Aug.
Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney.
Next sailing Oct. 20.
MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports about g :r? b s o„r. r a y t l e ns ocr th cargoes - Bridge''street.” Sydney 5 Ph " P * C °- ’ oj xi r* I J • t l •••
ayaney-w. taledonia-1 ahiti
... coming 1 yrnm Marltimes Line. coming from Marseilles, via West Indies xrno tM b ° U 4 t SIX M WeOkS at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.
From Sydney: Tahitien, Oct. 12; Caled °From 'paneete for Svdnpv miprfooipn Dec Ts-TahiHpn Tnn yd 9v ■ f oniy MV Sfdan Nov 4 omy mv tridan Nov. 4.
MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritlmes) maintains about monthly passenger sailings between Sydney and Noumea and the New Hebrides. Next sailing Oct. 14.
SS Neo Hebrldais-11, 1,266 tons, maintains an irregular cargo service between Sydney and Noumea, and four charter
trips per annum to Wallis Is. via Suva.
Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H, C. Sleigh, Ltd., 115 York Street.
Sydney-s. Africa-UK-Pacific
PortS-Sydliey
Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passenger liner Southern Cross makes four round the-world voyages per year, sailing alternately west - bound and east-bound, wit h regular calls at Suva and Papeete, Nex t voyage east-bound, calling Suva November 1, Papeete November 5. xi A * n. AmeriCa-rIJI-neDrideS, CIC.
Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall main tain a regUlar service from Pacific Coast North American ports with sailings every 35-40 days to French Oceania, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and New Guinea. Some ports depend on cargoes offering. Next sailing: Thorsisle; Departs San Francisco Oct. 4.
Los Angeles Oct. 7, Papeete Oct. 21. Pago Pago Oct. 27, Apia Oct. 29, Suva Nov. 2,
Lautoka Nov. 4, Noumea Nov. 9, Nov 17, arriving San Francisco Dec, Thorshall: Departs Pago Pago Sept Apia Sept. 28, Suva Oct. 4, Lautoka * 7, Noumea Oct. 12 for Seattle, due Oct..
Details from General Steamships C poration Ltd., 432 California St.. I Francisco, U.S.A., and Island Agents.
U.S.-Papeete-Pago Pago-N.Z.-
Australia
Matson-Oceanic Line of San Franc operates a regular passenger-cargo ser from Los Angeles. Southern terminal pi vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call Papeete, Pago Pago, and Suva, depeno on cargoes.
Sydney-Suva-Honolulu
Vancouver
Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of £ (subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter & t operate a regular service twice yearly v the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger ve Lakemba along the above route. Acc: modation is entirely First Class, two-b* cabins. Next sailings from Syd late Jan. and late May, 1956.
Details from American Trading & S!l ping Co. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.