Shipping, Airways

Information

Hipping Timetables

• PlM's shipping and airways schedules are revised each month just before publication from infor mation supplied by the shipping and airways companies. Detailed information on ships' sailing dates should be obtained from shipping agents.

Brisbane - Sydney -

West Ng - Indonesia

he P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping ipany operates a monthly cargo service ?een Indonesia, West New Guinea and t Australian ports, with the Pilar idor. „ etails from John Manners and Co. st.) Pty. Ltd., general agents, 4 Bridge Sydney (27-9164).

Sydney - Fiji

he cSR Company operates a >enger/cargo service, usually with the Rona, departing Sydney every three four weeks for Suva and Lautoka. etails from Colonial Sugar Refining Co. , 1 O’Connell St., Sydney (2-0515). )NEY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA hion Steam Ship Co. maintains six-weekly cargo service with the mate from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva luding transhipments for Vavau and s), Nukualofa and Apia with return Sydney via Fiji ports, Auckland and ranga.

'etails from Union Steam Ship Co. of Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney )528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney - Fiji - Uk

handris Line vessel Australis main is a two-monthly passenger service n Sydney via New Zealand and Fiji Southampton, and return via Suez to ney. etails from Chandris Line, 135 King ;et, Sydney (28-2451).

Sydney - Fiji - Vancouver

acific Shipowners Ltd., of Suva, mally operate a passenger-cargo ser ! three times yearly with the Lakemba ing at Sydney, Melbourne, Suva, itoka, Honolulu, Vancouver. •etails from American Trading and pping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, ney (27-4147).

Sydney - Geic - Honolulu

blumbus Lines of New York, operate iroximately monthly passenger-cargo ings from West Coast, USA (with asional calls at Tahiti) to Australia I New Zealand, returning via Tarawa, bert and Ellice Islands Colony (includ transhipments for Mauritius) and lolulu to Los Angeles, ietails from American Trading and pping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Iney (27-4149).

Sydney - New Caledonia -

;W Hebrides - Fr. Polynesia

fessageries Maritimes Line passenger go vessels. Tahitien and Caledonien m Marseilles, via West Indies and lama, call regularly at Papeete, Taiohae arquesas Group), Vila Noumea and iney, and return by same route. *olynesie maintains three - weekly ssenger sailings between Sydney, iimea, Vila and Santo.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 2 Young St., Sydney (27-2654).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada - Usa

P. and O. Lines passenger vessels call approximately monthly at Auckland, Suva and Honolulu on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, occasional calls are made at Pago Pago and Nukualofa.

Details from P. and O. Lines of Aust.

Pty. Ltd., 55 Hunter St.. Sydney (2-0317), or travel agents.

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TAHITI -

Panama - Uk

Southern Cross and Northern Star passenger vessels each make four round the-world voyages per year, from Southampton. UK, alternatively via South Africa and Panama, generally calling at Sydney, Wellington, Rarotonga. Papeete and Fiji (Southern Cross only).

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (28-1828).

Sydney - Nz - Tahiti -

Panama - Usa

Holland-America Line passenger vessel Maasdam leaves Sydney twice a year for Panama and USA, calling at Wellington and Papeete.

Details from Europe-Canada Line, cnr.

Bridge and Pitt Sts., Sydney (27-6432).

Sydney - Norfolk Is. -

New Caledonia

Jacques del Mar (owned by Societe Maritime Caledonienne. Noumea), makes a regular three weekly passenger-cargo voyage from Sydney or Melbourne to Lord Howe Is., Norfolk Is., New Cale donia (Noumea).

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 13-15 Bridge St., Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney - Norfolk Is. - New

Hebrides - Bsi

MV Tulagi (passenger-cargo) leaves Sydney about every six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI ports.

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

Burns Philp passenger/cargo vessels maintain regular services from the Aus tralian East coast to New Guinea ports.

Bulolo maintains a six-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang and Rabaul.

Braeside sails every eight weeks from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt.

Moresby.

Malekula maintains a seven-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Rabaul and Bougainville ports.

Moresby maintains a seven-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, and Rabaul.

Montoro sails every eight weeks from Melbourne and Sydney to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae and Pt.

Moresby.

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Soochow and Shansi provide a regular fortnightly passenger-cargo service from Sydney to Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai and Sydney, sailing from Sydney every second Monday.

Details from China Navigation Co. Ltd. (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., general agents), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Karlander New Guinea Line cargo vessels Sletta, Sletfjord and Sarang leave Sydney approx, weekly for P-NG ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kieta and Honiara

(Bsip).

Details from Karlander NG Line (F.

H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-8311).

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessel Makati runs monthly between Australian ports (turn round at Melbourne) and Papua-New Guinea, calling at Pt.

Moresby, Rabaul, Madang and Lae.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust. ) Pty.

Ltd.. 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-1271).

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessels Australasia and Malaysia run monthly between Australian ports (turn round at Melbourne) and Singapore, via Pt.

Moresby.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-1271).

Australia-West Pacific Line vessels maintain a regular passenger/cargo service to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, thence to Taiwan. Hong Kong and Manila; returning to Australia via Madang, Lae and Rabaul.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency. 13 Bridge St.. Sydney (27-6301).

China Navigation Co. Ltd. cargo vessels Woosung, Wenchow and Wanliu call monthly at Rabaul, Lae and Madang on their way north from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Hong Kong. Okinawa and Japan.

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Changsha and Taiyuan provide a monthly passenger-cargo service calling at Pt.

Moresby when northbound between Aus tralia. Manila, Keelung and Hong Kong.

Details from China Navigation Co. Ltd. (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., general agents), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Dominion Far East Line vessels Francis Drake and George Anson maintain monthly passenger-cargo services between

Sydney and Japan (via Manila, H Kong and Formosa), return via Guam .

Rabaul.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney - Tahiti - Uk

Chandris Line vessel Ellinis mainti a regular passenger service every months from Sydney via New Zealand Papeete to Southampton, and return j Suez to Sydney.

Details from Chandris Line, 135 E Street, Sydney, Tel. 28-2451.

Europe - New Guinea -

Bsip, Geic

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail Royal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a sen every six weeks from the Continent London via Suez to Port Moresby, Horn or Tarawa (alternating each voyaa Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishae Wewak, Sukarnapura, Biak, Manok’ and Sorong.

Europe - Tahiti - New

Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Marltimes ves Marquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Ms run monthly between Prance and : Zealand, via Panama Canal, callingf Papeete and Noumea.

Messageries Maritimes passenger-ce vessels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Vent and Vosges run monthly between Frs and Noumea via Djibouti, India, Ce;: and Australia. Prom Sydney, vessels to Noumea; return to France via E bane and southern Australian cose ports.

Details from Messageries Marltii 2 Young St., Sydney (27-2654).

Europe - Tahiti - W. Samoa

Tonga - Fiji - N. Caledonia!

A regular passenger/cargo service ee three weeks from the Continent and via Panama, to Tahiti, Fiji and I Caledonia, calling at Western Samoa Tonga every second voyage, is opera Jointly by Nederland Line Royal Du Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

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

Far East - Fiji

China Navigation Co. Ltd. ves Kwangsi, Norman, Nanchang Kwungtung operate a monthly passeng. cargo service from Japan and Hong K 1 southwards to Fiji direct, returning; Japan via New Zealand and Far East ports.

FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ - SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate monthly passenger-cargo service with Tjimanuk, Tjitarum and Tjillwong fi!

Hong Kong and Singapore to Fiji i NZ, calling at Suva and Lautoka, i returning via the Philippines.

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

Far East - P-Ng

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vesj- Kweilin and Chekiang maintain a regie monthly passenger/cargo service fi: Japan direct to Lae and Pt. Mores: thence Tasmania, Melbourne i Fremantle.

FAR EAST - P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vesse Yochow, Yunnan and Ninghai malntt

icnthly cargo service from Japan and g Kong southwards to Wewak, Rabaul, leng, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Pt. esby, with regular calls at Honiara, io, Vila and Noumea returning to in direct.

Btails from China Navigation Co. Ltd. ire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., general its), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701). >AN - SAMOA - TONGA - FIJI - N. CAL. - N. HEB. - BSI ie Daiwa Navigation Co. Ltd. runs a thly passenger/cargo service from in via Guam to Apia, Pago Pago, ualofa, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, ;o and Honiara.

New Zealand - Cook Is.

SGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes ■oximately monthly voyages from eland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook ids), with calls at Niue and some r Cook Islands when cargo warrants, 'tails from NZ Department of Island itories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117) or office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA lion Steam Ship Co. passenger/cargo ;ls Tofua and Matua depart from eland alternately every two weeks for Tonga and Samoa, ifua maintains a service every four :s from Auckland to Suva, Pago Pago, , Niue, Vavau, Nukualofa, Suva, and rn to New Zealand (usually Auckland), atua maintains a service every weeks from Auckland to Lautoka, , Ha’apai, Nukualofa, Suva, and re to New Zealand (usually Auckland), 'tails from Union Steam Ship Co.

IZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck . (Tel.: 49-430).

New Zealand - Tahiti

1W Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels line, Rangitoto and Rangitane, ating between NZ and UK, via ima, make a call every two months ’ahiti, northbound and southbound, itails from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., omhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

Tonga - Fiji - Australia

ie Tonga Copra Board vessel akai operates a six-weekly passenger i service from Melbourne and Sydney autoka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa, tails from Burns Philp and Co. Ltd., •idge Street, Sydney (B 0547).

Tonga - Fiji - Samoa

nga Shipping Agency operates a a and passenger service between xalofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, gton, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls also made as required at Apia (W. ia) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa), i-round in Suva is usually two days, the agents there are Morris Hedstrom, IK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI ie Fiji Direct Service is maintained Conference vessels, sailing at regular :hly intervals out of London, via ima, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka. ell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd., act as Load- Brokers in London.

K-Panama-Tahiti-Australia

gedar Line vessel Flavia, operates a mger service regularly from hampton, via Panama and Papeete ydney.

Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh, 115 York St., Sydney. Tel. B 0253.

UK - PAPUA - NG - BSI Bank Line operates a monthly direct service from Europe to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul and Honiara, occasionally extend ing to Tarawa, GEIC, and other Pacific Islands.

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

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041).

USA - AMERICAN SAMOA - FIJI -

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line operates a monthly passenger-cargo service from Los Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fiji, Pago Pago, Papeete (occas.) and Hono lulu.

Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young St., Sydney (27-4272).

USA - PACIFIC PORTS - NZ -

Sydney - Usa

Matson Line vessels Mariposa and Monterey maintain a regular service every three weeks from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Bora Bora, Papeete, Rarotonga, Auckland, Sydney, and return via Noumea, Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco.

Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young Street. Sydney (27-4272).

Usa - Tahiti - Australia

Farrell Lines passenger-cargo ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make three-weekly calls at Tahiti on southbound voyages.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301).

USA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -

New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsgaard and Thor I maintain approxi mately monthly services from West Coast Nth. American ports to Papeete, Pago Pago. Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, and return.

Details from agents: Birt and Company (Pty.) Ltd., 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (2-0313).