Shipping, Airways

Information

Shipping Timetables

• PIM'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

The P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping Company operates a monthly cargo service between Indonesia, West New Guinea and East Australian ports, with the Pilar Regidor.

Details from John Manners and Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., general agents, 4 Bridge St., Sydney (27-9164).

Sydney - Fiji

The CSR Company operates a passenger/cargo service, usually with the MV Rona, departing Sydney every three to four weeks for Suva and Lautoka.

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 1 O’Connell St., Sydney (2-0515).

SYDNEY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Union Steam Ship Co. maintains a six-weekly cargo service with the Waimate from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva (including transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Nukualofa and Apia with return to Sydney via Fiji ports, Auckland and Tauranga.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (2-0528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney - Fiji - Uk

Chandris Line vessel Australis main tains a two-monthly passenger service from Sydney via New Zealand and Fiji to Southampton, and return via Suez to Sydney.

Details from Chandris Line, 135 King Street, Sydney (28-2451).

Sydney - Fiji - Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners Ltd., of Suva, normally operate a passenger-cargo ser vice three times yearly with the Lakemba calling at Sydney, Melbourne, Suva, Lautoka, Honolulu, Vancouver.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4147).

Sydney - Geic - Honolulu

Columbus Lines of New York, operate approximately monthly passenger-cargo sailings from West Coast, USA (with occasional calls at Tahiti) to Australia and New Zealand, returning via Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (includ ing transhipments for Mauritius) and Honolulu to Los Angeles.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4149).

Sydney - New Caledonia -

New Hebrides - Fr. Polynesia

Messageries Maritimes Line passenger cargo vessels, Tahitien and Caledonien from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call regularly at Papeete, Taiohae (Marquesas Group), Vila Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

Polynesie maintains three - weekly

passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.

Details from Messageries Marltlmes, 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 P. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 5 Macquarie Place, 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, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney.

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-weeM service from Sydney and Brisbane to I Moresby, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewa Madang, Lae, Port Moresby.

Montoro sails every eight weeks fro Melbourne and Sydney to Pt. Merest!

Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wews Alexishafen, Madang, Lae and I Moresby.

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

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessu Soochow and Shansi provide a regul. fortnightly passenger-cargo service fro Sydney to Brisbane, Pt. MoresH Samarai and Sydney, sailing from Sydnt every second Monday.

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

Karlander New Guinea Line can vessels Sletfjord, Sarang and Slethoo leave Sydney approx, weekly for P-M ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt. Merest!

Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kieta ai Honiara (BSIP).

Details from Karlander NG Line ( H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., agents), Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vesss Makati runs monthly between Australii ports (turn round at Melbourne) ai Papua-New Guinea, calling at I Moresby, Rabaul, Madang and Lae.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pi* Ltd., 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-127!l

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessie Australasia and Malaysia run month between Australian ports (turn roui at Melbourne) and Singapore, via I Moresby.

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

Australia-West Pacific Line vessiE maintain a regular passenger/can service to Port Moresby, Lae, Madan Rabaul, thence to Taiwan, Hong Kong ai Manila; returning to Australia via Madan Rabaul and Lae.

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

China Navigation Co. Ltd. cargo vessia Woosung, Wenchow and Wanliu ca monthly at Rabaul, Lae and Madang their way north from Melbourne, Sydm and Brisbane to Hong Kong, Okinawa ar Japan.

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessis Changsha and Taiyuan provide a month passenger-cargo service calling at I Moresby when northbound between Au. tralia. Manila, Keelung and Hong Koei Details from China Navigation Co. LV (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., genet? agents), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701/ Dominion Far East Line vessels Framr Drake and George Anson maintss: monthly passenger-cargo services betwes

ydney and Japan (via Manila, Hong ;ong and Formosa), return via Guam and abaul.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 ork Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney - Tahiti - Uk

Chandris Line vessel Ellinis maintains regular passenger service every two lonths from Sydney via New Zealand and apeete to Southampton, and return via uez to Sydney.

Details from Chandris Line, 135 King treet, Sydney. Tel. 28-2451.

Europe - New Guinea -

Bsip, Geic

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and oyal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a service re ry six weeks from the Continent and ondon via Suez to Port Moresby, Honiara • Tarawa (alternating each voyage), abaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, r ewak, Sukarnapura, Biak, Manokwarl id Sorong.

Europe - Tahiti - New

Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Maritime! vessels arquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Maori, in monthly between Prance and New ;aland, via Panama Canal, calling at ipeete and Noumea.

Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo sssels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Ventoux id Vosges run monthly between France id Noumea via Djibouti, India, Ceylon id Australia. Prom Sydney, vessels go Noumea; return to Prance via Bris me and southern Australian coastal »rts.

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

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -

Tonga - Fiji ■ N. Caledonia

A regular passenger/cargo service every iree weeks from the Continent and UK, a Panama, to Tahiti, Fiji and New iledonia, calling at Western Samoa and inga every second voyage, is operated intly by Nederland Line Royal Dutch ail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, >1 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Far East - Fiji

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels wangsi, Norman, Nanchang and wungtung operate a monthly passenger irgo service from Japan and Hong Kong mthwards to Fiji direct, returning to ipan via New Zealand and Far Eastern 3rts.

FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ - SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate a lonthly passenger-cargo service with the jimanuk, Tjitarum and Tjiliwong from bng Kong and Singapore to Fiji and Z, calling at Suva and Lautoka, and iturning via the Philippines.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 51 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Far East - P-Ng

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels iweilin and Chekiang maintain a regular lonthly passenger/cargo service from apan direct to Lae and Pt. Moresby, lence Tasmania, Melbourne and remantle.

FAR EAST - P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels r ochow, Yunnan and Ninghai maintain

a monthly cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong southwards to Wewak, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Pt.

Moresby, with regular calls at Honiara, Santo, Vila and Noumea returning to Japan direct.

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

JAPAN - SAMOA - TONGA - FIJI - N. CAL - N. HEB. - BSI The Daiwa Navigation Co. Ltd. runs a monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan via Guam to Apia, Pago Pago.

Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, Santo and Honiara.

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.

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Union Steam Ship Co. passenger/cargo vessels Tofua and Matua depart from Auckland alternately every two weeks for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

Tofua maintains a service every four weeks from Auckland to Suva, Pago Pago, Apia, Niue, Vavau, Nukualofa, Suva, and return to New Zealand (usually Auckland).

Matua maintains a service every four weeks from Auckland to Lautoka, Apia, Ha’apai, Nukualofa, Suva, and re turn to New Zealand (usually Auckland), Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck land. (Tel.: 49-430).

New Zealand - Tahiti

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

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

Tonga - Fiji - Australia

The Tonga Copra Board vessel Niuvakai operates a six-weekly passenger cargo service from Melbourne and Sydney to Lautoka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa.

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

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 Morris Hedstrom, Ltd.

UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka.

Bethell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd., act as Load ing Brokers in London.

Uk-Panama-Tahiti-Australia

Cogedar Line vessel Flavia, operates a passenger service regularly from Southampton, via Panama and Papeete to Sydney.

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 Youj St., Sydney (27-4272), USA - PACIFIC PORTS - NZ -

Sydney - Usa

Matson Line vessels Mariposa a£ Monterey maintain a regular service eve' three weeks from San Francisco and E Angeles to Bora Bora, Papeete, Rarotonu Auckland, Sydney, and return via Nounur Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and HonohfJ to San Francisco.

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

Usa - Tahiti - Australia

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

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

USA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -

New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vesss Thorsgaard and Thor I maintain approc mately monthly services from West Cosi Nth. American ports to Papeete, Pas Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, as return.

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