Shipping Time-Tables

Sydney-Papua-New Guinea

■ All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Malekula sails from Sydney for Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt. Moresby, ilamarai, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, (Vewak. Kavieng, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby.

Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Jan. 26 s approx.).

Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris sane, Pt. Moresby, Samaral, Rabaul, ►lOmbrum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, Sam irai, Brisbane. Sydney. Next Sydney sail ngs: Dec. 24, Feb. 5 (approx.).

Bulolo sails about every six weeks: ;ydney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, ;ae, Madang, Rabaul. Samarai, Pt.

Horesby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing; ian. 5 (approx.).

Montoro sails from Melbourne for ydney, Brisbane. Nth. Qld. ports (subject d permit i, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, lavieng, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt.

Horesby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing; tec. 29 (approx.).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Shansi: Leaves Sydney about every four eeks for Brisbane, Port Moresby, amarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Rabaul, t. Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sail igs: Dec. 11, Jan. 11 (approx.).

Soochow: Leaves Sydney every four eeks for Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, [adang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next tiling from Sydney: Dec. 7 (approx.).

Details from New Guinea Australia Line Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents). 6 ridge St., Sydney (BU1712).

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels nking and Anshun call at Pt. Moresby, apua, on their way north from Sydney ' Hongkong. Next vessel: Anking: Dep. Sydney Dec. 20, Pt. oresby Dec. 26-28, thence Manila and ongkong.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., rents, 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1712).

Elizabeth Boye: Leaves Sydney ap oximately every five weeks for Port oresby, Samarai, Wewak, Madang, Lae, r dney. Next Sydney sailing; Jan. 2 pprox.).

Sleyik; Temporarily on cattle-lifting uttle service between Townsville and tbaul. Next trips: Dec. 5, 17.

Slitan: Will shortly enter the service, iving Sydney approximately every five seks for Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Wewak adang, Lae, Sydney. First Sydney iling expected to be Dec. 30 (approx.).

Details from Karlander NG Line (F.

Stephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge . Sydney (BU8311).

Austasla Line vessels run between istrallan ports (turn round at Adelaide) d Papua-New Guinea, with every third yage extending to Borneo.

Matupi: From Sydney, due Pt. Moresby c. 6, Lae Dec. 11, Madang Dec. 13 haul Dec. 16, Cape Hoskins (timber idmg) Dec. 16, thence direct to Sydney r. Jan 1; dep. Sydney Jan. 5, for :go loading Melbourne Jan. 7-11, return dney Jan. 13. Dep. Sydney Jan. 16 for

Brisbane Jan. 18-19, Pt. Moresby Jan. 24, Lae Jan. 29, Madang Jan. 31. Rabaul Feb. 3, Cape Hoskins (if inducement), thence direct to Sydney.

Malacca; Undergoing dry dock survey and repairs in Singapore in late Novem ber—no forward timetable available.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty , Ltd., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).

Sydney-NG-Far East.

Australia-West Pacific Line’s motor vessels maintain services between Aus tralia and Japan via Islands ports.

Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports. Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports.

Delos: From Sydney, at Lae Dec. 11-12,

Madang Dec. 12-13, Rabaul Dec. 14-15, Manila Dec. 21-22, Hongkong arr. Dec. 24; omitting Japan, due dep. Hongkong Dec. 26 for Nth. Borneo ports Dec. 29-Jan 3 Madang (opt.), Rabaul Jan. 9-10. Lae Jan. 11-12, Brisbane Jan. 16-17, Sydney arr. Jan. 19 (approx.).

Aros: Dep. Sydney Dec. 12 for loading in southern Australian ports; returns Dec. 23. Due dep. Sydney Dec. 28 for Bri>bane Dec. 30-31, Lae Jan. 4-6, Madang Jan. 7-8, Rabaul Jan. 9-10, Manila Jan. 16-17, Hongkong arr. Jan. 19: omitting Japan, due dep. Hongkong Jan. 2J for Sydney via Borneo and P-NG ports.

Milos: From Japan, at Madang Dec. 10-11, Lae Dec. 12-13, Rabaul Dec. 14-15 Honiara Dec. 17, Vanikoro Dec. 19-22 Santo Dec. 23-24, Vila Dec. 25-26. Bris bane Dec. 29-Jan. 2, Sydney arr. Jan. 4.

Due dep. Sydney Jan. 7 for loading in southern Australian ports; returns Jan. 20,

Aostralia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

USA-Eastern Pacific-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii

sailing Jan. 23 for Brisbane Jan. 25-26, thence direct to Japan.

Samos and Tenos: On Sydney-Japan- Sydney direct service.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).

Sydney - BSI - P-NG

Sinkiang: Leaves Melbourne approxi mately every five weeks for Sydney, Bris bane, Honiara, Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney, Melbourne.

Next Sydney sailing; Dec. 21 (approx.).

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 1712).

Sydney-West NG

Four weeks service by Dutch motor vessels carrying passengers and cargo from East Australian ports to West New Guinea (optional ports: Hollandia. Biak, Sorong); thence Manila, Hongkong and China; thence West Africa; and return to Australia. Next Sydney sailings; Van Neck Dec. 17, Van Cloon Jan. 25 (approx.).

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail’s Oranje sails irregularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Panama Canal; occasionally calls are made at Papeete on southbound trips.

Present southbound voyage: At Papeete Dec. 7-8.

Next northbound Tahiti call; Prom Sydney due dep. June 12, due at Papeete June 19-20.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

New Zealand-Tahiti

New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next northbound voyage: Rangitane, dep. Wellington Dec. 14, due Papeete Dec. 20 (approx.).

Next southbound voyage: Rangitoto dep. London Dec. 28, due Papeete Jan. 22 (approx.).

Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

New Zealand-Tahiti

Vessels of Crusader Shipping Co. Ltd., Wellington, NZ, call every two months (approx.) at Papeete on north-bound voyages of West Coast North American service. Next vessels: Norefjell dep.

Auckland Dec. 6, at Papeete Dec. 12; Crusader dep. Auckland Jan. 17, Papeete Jan. 23-24.

Regular two-monthly calls at Papeete and occasionally at Suva are made by Tasman Pacific Service (a West German owned shipping company) with its vessels Cap Corientes and Cap Domingo, running between NZ ports (including Napier) and the west coast of USA.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI

Bank Line operates a direct service from Europe to P-NG and BSI, vessels going on to Australia for cargo-loading and returning to UK via Suez. Next vessels; Cloverbank: From Continent and London due at Port Moresby Dec. 19, Samarai Dec. 21, Lae Dec. 22, Madang Dec. 24, Wewak Dec. 26, Rabaul Dec. 27, Kavieng Dec. 29, Honiara Dec. 31, thence possibly Noumea.

Fleetbank; From Continent, dep. London Dec. 13 for Pt. Moresby Jan. 19, Samarai

Jan. 21, Lae Jan. 22, Madang Jan. 24,, Wewak Jan. 26, Rabaul Jan. 28, Kavieng* Jan. 29, Honiara Jan. 31.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty..

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (BU2041).

Europe-Papeete-Noumea-

Bsi-P-Ng-West Ng

A regular service from the Continent and UK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New; Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and West NG is operated jointly by Nederland Line Royaj Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

Rotti (NL): From Continent and United Kingdom due Papeete Dec. 271 Noumea Jan. 5, Honiara Jan. 10, Pea Moresby Jan. 13, Rabaul Jan. 17, Lae Jam 19, Madang Jan. 21, Alexishafen Jan. 22S Hollandia Jan. 23, thence (optional], Biak, Manokwari and Sorong.

Schie Lloyd (RL): From Continent, depc London Dec. 22 for Papeete Jan. 21i Noumea Jan. 29, Honiara Feb. 2, Pti Moresby Feb. 5, Rabaul Feb. 9, Lae.

Feb. 11, Madang Feb. 13, Hollandia Febc 14, thence (optional) Biak, Manokwan and Sorong.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

NZ-West Pacific-Far East

Cargo vessels of Crusader Shipping Co (UK), running between New Zealana and the Far East, call at Noumea (Nevi Caledonia), and Pt. Moresby (Papua), and) in some instances, Guam, on their northc bound run. Next voyages; Saracen: Dep. Auckland Dec. 7 ioo Noumea Dec. 10, Rabaul Dec. 13, Pl‘ Moresby Dec. 15, thence Pt. Swettenham Singapore, Hongkong and Manila. Follows ing voyage, due dep. Auckland Jan. 15.

Port Montreal: Dep. Auckland Dec. 11 for Guam Dec. 24, thence Japan.

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, agent! 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310). (

Far East-Sth. West. & Centra

Pacific

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessee maintain monthly service from Japas southwards through P-NG, BSI, Ne 9 Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia; usual! return to Japan direct.

Michael Jebsen: Dep. Japan Dec. 16 f«i Hongkong Dec. 21-23, Madang Jan. 2, Ls l Jan. 5, Rabaul Jan. 8, Pt. Moresby Ja;£ 15, due arr. Japan Jan. 25.

Chengtu: Dep. Japan Dec. 31 for Honjr kong Jan. 4-8, Manila and Guam (opt.J Rabaul Jan. 20, Madang Jan. 24, Ls..

Jan. 27, Samarai Jan. 30, Pt. Moreslfa Feb. 2, Santo Feb. 8, Vila Feb. 11, Suvn Lautoka Feb. 14, Noumea Feb. 20, Bourse (opt.), due arr. Japan for docking Ms] 8.

Chekiang: Dep. Japan Jan. 25 ft Hongkong Jan. 29-Feb. 2, Guam (opt!

Wewak Feb. 14, Madang Feb. 17. LJ Feb. 20, Rabaul Feb. 23, Pt. Moresla Mar. 2, Honiara Mar. 5, Suva/Lautolo Mar. 10, Noumea Mar. 17, due arr. Japsq Mar. 31.

Details from China Navigation Co., Ltd (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), , Bridge St., Sydney (BU1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi leaves Sydney about six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, Sann

Arcadia

Orsova

Canberra

Iberia

Sydney

Auckland

depart arr/dep Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 26-27 Mar. 1-2 Mar. 3 Mar. 8 thence Far East and UK

Suva

Honolulu

Vancouver

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Honolulu

Suva

Auckland

Sydney

arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arrive Dec. 13 Dec. 18 Dec. 23-24 Dec. 26-27 Dec. 28 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 17-18 Jan. 20-21 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 4 Feb. 8-9 Feb. 11-12 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust.

Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney (B 0532).

Mariposa

Monterey

Mariposa

Monterey

San Francisco

depart From Dec. 16 Jan. 10 Jan. 31

Los Angeles

arr/dep

Usa

Dec. 17 Jan. 11 Feb. 1

Bora Bora

arr/dep Dec. 4 Dec. 25 Jan. 19 Feb. 9

Papeete

arr/dep Dec. 5-7 Dec. 26-28 Jan. 20-22 Feb. 10-12

Rarotonga

arr/dep Dec. 8 Dec. 29 Jan. 23 Feb. 13

Auckland

arr/dep Dec. 13-14 Jan. 3-4 Jan. 28-29 Feb. 18-19

Sydney

arr/dep Dec. 17-20 Jan. 7-10 Feb. 1-4 Feb. 22-25

Noumea

arr/dep Dec. 23 Jan. 13 Feb. 7 Feb. 28

Suva

arr/dep Dec. 25 J an. 15 Feb. 9 Mar. 2

Niuafoou

arr/dep Dec. 26 Jan. 16 Feb. 10 Mar. 3

Pago Pago

arr/dep Dec. 26 Jan. 16 Feb. 10 Mar. 3

Honolulu

arr/dep Dec. 31-Jan. 1 Jan. 21-22 Feb. 15-16 Mar. 8-9

San Francisco

arrive Jan. 6 Jan. 27 Feb. 21 Mar. 14 Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth St., , Sydney. (BU 4272).

qniara and BSI ports, Bougainville ports. :Sxt Sydney sailing: Jan. 5 (approx.).

IDetails from Burns, Phllp and Co. Ltd., [Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Sydney-New Caledonia

llew Hebrides-Fr. Polynesia

Wessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, om Marseilles, via West Indies and mama, call about every six weeks at :.i-o-hae (Marquesas), Papeete, Vila, •umea and Sydney, and return by same ute.

INext inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles: Ealedonien: Tai-o-hae Jan. 16, Papeete in. 18-21, Vila Jan. 28-29, Noumea Jan. -Feb. 2, Sydney Feb. 6.

Tahitian: Tai-o-hae Mar. 8, Papeete ar. 10-14, Vila Mar. 21-22, Noumea Mar. -27, Sydney Mar. 30.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: Melanesien: Dep. Sydney Dec. 19, '■umea Dec. 22-26, Vila Dec. 27-Jan. 4, ipeete Jan. 11-16, Tai-o-hae Jan. 19.

Ealedonien: Dep. Sydney Feb. 8, umea Feb. 11-14, Vila Feb. 15-22, umea Feb. 23, Papeete Mar. 1-6, :i-o-hae Mar. 9.

Polynesia maintains monthly passenger lings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila d Santo. Next Sydney sailings: Dec. 21, a. 18, Feb. 8.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 osvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).

ydney-Norfolk Is.-Noumea-

New Hebrides

Dolorado del Mar (owned by Societe iritime Caledonienne, Noumea), carry

ing cargo only, makes a regular monthly voyage from Sydney to Norfolk Is., New Caledonia (Noumea) and New Hebrides ports. Next Sydney sailing: Dec. 20 (approx.).

Milos del Mar (Societe Maritime Caledonienne), carrying cargo only, will make a trip from Sydney to New Cale donia (Noumea) and New Hebrides (Forari), dep. Sydney Dec. 29 (approx.).

She is expected to go into the Sydney-Fiji trade in January.

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-3605).

Europe-Sydney-Noumea

Cargo vessels of Messageries Mari times run monthly between France and Noumea via Fr. East Africa and Aus tralian ports. From Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane and Noumea; return to France via Australian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney: Vanoise Dec. 19 (Noumea Dec. 26); Velay Jan. 14 (Noumea Jan. 21).

Other MM vessels run between France and Sydney, via Panama Canal and Pacific ports. Next calls at Papeete: Shropshire Dec. 13; Siletta Jan. 12.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from Auck land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next Auckland sailings; Dec. 24, Jan. 22.

Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa,

Apia, Suva, and return to Auckland.

Next Auckland sailings: Dec. 11, Jan. 8.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck land. (Tel.: 49-430).

Tonga-Fiji-Samoa

Tonga Shipping Agency operates a cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made as required at Apia (W.

Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter (Fiji) Ltd.

Sydney-Pacific Ports-

Panama-UK

Southern Cross and Northern Star each make four round-the-world voyages per year, two west-bound, then two east bound, calling at Fiji and Tahiti every trip.

Southern Cross: From Southampton via Panama Canal, at Papeete Dec. 28-29, Suva Jan. 3, Wellington Jan. 7-9, Sydney Jan. 12-14, thence via South Africa to UK, arr. Southampton Feb. 18.

Northern Star: Dep. Southampton Jan. 9, via Sth. Africa, for Sydney Feb. 14-18, Wellington Feb. 19-21, Suva Feb. 25.

Papeete Mar. 1-2, thence via Panama Canal to UK, arr. Southampton Mar. 26.

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes approximately monthly voyages from

Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with calls at Niue and some other Cook Islands when cargo warrants Details from NZ Department of Island Territories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

N. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain approxi mately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thor I: At Papeete Dec. 7-10, Pago Pago Dec. 14-17, Apia Dec. 18-19, Suva Dec. 22-23, Noumea Dec. 25-27, Rabaul Dec. 31-Jan. 2, Townsville Jan. 5-8, Apia (open), Pago Pago Jan. 15-17, Los Angeles Jan. 30-Feb. 1, San Francisco Feb. 2.

Thorsisle: Dep. San Francisco Jan. 16, Los Angeles Jan. 17-19, Papeete Jan. 30- Feb. 1, Pago Pago Feb. 5-7, Apia Feb. 8-9, Suva Feb. 12-13, Noumea Feb. 15-17, Apia (open), Pago Pago Feb. 23-25, Los Angeles Mar. 11-13, San Francisco Mar. 14.

Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, USA, and Islands Agents.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco operates a regular five-weeks passenger cargo service from Los Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago. Suva. Sydney, Brisbane, etc.

Next trans-Paciflc sailings; From Bris

bane, Ventura Dec. 28 (approx.); Sierra Feb. 23 (approx.).

Details from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney (8U4272).

American Pioneer Line ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on south bound voyage. Next Papeete calls: Pioneer Isle Dec. 28; Pioneer Gem Jan. 11.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary of W. R. Carpenter and Co.) normally operate a service three times yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route.

She is off the Pacific run at present, however, engaged on charter work in the Far East until Mar., 1963.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney (8U4147).

Sydney-Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers (accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailings: Dec. 22, Jan. 15 (approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).

Slagen; Is expected to make several trips on charter from Melbourne and Sydney to Suva and Lautoka during the next couple of months—the first from Sydney about Dec. 3 (approx.). If the trade warrants it, she will be joined in January by the Milos del Mar.

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-3605).

Sydney-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Lt< maintains regular monthly services fro< Melbourne and Sydney, and periodical] from Adelaide, to Lautoka, Suva (li eluding transhipments for Vavau an Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Next sailing: Kawerau Jan. ] (approx.).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. ■ NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydne (B 0528); or other branches and agent)

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waitomr operated by the Union Steam Ship C of NZ, Ltd., maintain a two-monthr service across the Pacific, from Melboun and Sydney to Vancouver and USA port Occasionally calls are made at Fannii Island, en route.

Next sailing: Waihemo Jan. ; (approx.).

Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes thr or four trips yearly to Vancouver (w Rarotonga and Papeete).

Details from Union Steam Ship C of NZ Ltd., 247 George St., Sydnu (B 0528): and other branches and agent.

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji

The Fiji Direct Service is maintain! by Conference vessels, sailing at regull monthly intervals out of London, w Panama, for Apia, Suva and LautobJ

fhell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Load- Brokers in London.

UK sailing dates for early 1963; Jan. £3l, Feb. 28, Mar. 28.

Far East-Fiji-NZ-Sydney

ioyal Interocean Lines operate a service :m Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and Aus lia, with three vessels (Van Cloon, n Noort and Van Neck) calling iiodically at Suva and/or Lautoka, Uext calls at Fiji: Van Cloon Dec. 20-21, n Noort Jan. 14-15 (approx.).

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 orge Street, Sydney (2-0573).