Shipping, Airways
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Shipping Timftables
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 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. 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
Australia-West Pacific Line operates a regular monthly service from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Rabaul, Madang and Lae.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301).
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. Moresb' Samaral, Lae, Madang and Rabaul Braeside sails every eight weeks froi Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to P Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavleni Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney.
Malekula maintains a seven-weekl service from Sydney and Brisbane t Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Lombrun Lorengau, Rabaul and Bougainville port) Moresby maintains a seven-weekU service from Sydney and Brisbane to P Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul. Kaviem Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. „¥° ntoro sails ever y eight weeks froi Melbourne and Sydney to Pt. Moresby Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak Alexishafen, Madang, Lae and PI Moresby.
Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).
China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessel Soochow and Shansi provide a regula fortnightly passenger-cargo service fron Sydney to Brisbane, Pt. Moresby Samarai and Sydney, sailing from Sydne' every second Monday.
Details from China Navigation Co. Ltd (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., genera agents), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).
Karlander New Guinea Line cargj vessels Sletfjord, Saidor, Sarang anc Sletholm leave Sydney approx, weekly foi P-NG ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak Kieta, and occasionally Gizo and Honiara Details from Karlander NG Line (F H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., agents), £ Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).
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 and Djakarta.
Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-1271).
Australia-West Pacific Line vessels maintain a regular passenger/cargoi service to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, thence to Taiwan, Hong Kong and!
Manila; returning to Australia via Madang Rabaul and Lae.
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 nassenger-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 •ake and George Anson maintain anthly passenger-cargo services between r dney and Japan (via Manila, Hong jng and Formosa), return via Guam and ibaul.
Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 )rk Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).
Sydney - Tahiti - Uk
Chandris Line vessel Ellinis maintains regular passenger service every two onths from Sydney via New Zealand and ipeete to Southampton, and return via lez to Sydney.
Details from Chandris Line, 135 King reet, Sydney. Tel. 28-2451.
Europe - New Guinea -
Bsip, Geic
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Dyal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a service r ery six weeks from the Continent and jndon via Suez to Port Moresby, Honiara ■ Tarawa (alternating each voyage), abaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, ewak, Sukarnapura, Biak, Manokwarl id Sorong.
Europe - Tahiti - New
Caledonia - Australia
Messageries Maritimes vessels arquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Maori, in monthly between France and New ;aland, via Panama Canal, calling at apeete and Noumea.
Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo »ssels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Ventoux id Vosges run monthly between France ad Noumea via Suez Canal and Aus ■alia. From Sydney, vessels go to Noumea; ‘turn to France via Brisbane and mthern Australian coastal ports.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, Young St., Sydney (27-2654).
EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -
Tonga - Fiji - N. Caledonia
A regular passenger/cargo service every aree weeks from the Continent and UK, La Panama, to Tahiti, Fiji and New aledonia, calling at Western Samoa and bnga every second voyage, is operated lintly by Nederland Line Royal Dutch [ail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 61 George St., Sydney (2-0573).
Far East - Fiji
China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Iwangsi, Norman, Nanchang and operate a monthly passenger argo service from Japan and Hong Kong outhwards to Fiji direct, returning to apan via New Zealand and Far Eastern iorts.
FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ - SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate a nonthly passenger-cargo service with the 7jimanuk, Tjitarum and Tjiliwong from long Kong and Singapore to Fiji and JZ, calling at Suva and Lautoka, and eturning via the Philippines.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines. 561 George St.. Sydney (2-0573).
Far East - P-Ng
China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Kweilin and Chekiang maintain a regular nonthly passenger/cargo service from [apan direct to Lae and Pt. Moresby, ;hence Tasmania. Melbourne and Fremantle.
FAR EAST - P-NG ■ BSI ■ NEW
Hebrides - New Caledonia
China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Yochow Yunnan and Ninghai maintain a monthly cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong southwards to Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Pt.
Moresby, with regular calls at Wewak.
Honiara, Santo 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, Nukualofa, Suva, and return 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 . . Ton ga 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 monthly passenger-cargo service from L.
Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra ai Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australi vary with cargoes offering. Vessels cs at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, FiJ Pago Pago, Papeete (occas.) and Horn Details from Matson Lines, 50 Your St., Sydney (27-4272).
Usa - Australia
Pacific Australia Direct Line’s vesse Parrakoola, W.R. Lundgren, Goonawarr and Boogabilla maintain a monthly servii from West Coast Nth. American por to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaidl occasionally calling at Honolulu, Suv and Lautoka.
Details from agents: Birt and Compan (Pty.) Ltd., 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydne (2-0313).
USA - PACIFIC PORTS - NZ -
Sydney - Usa
Matson Line vessels Mariposa an Monterey maintain a regular service ever three weeks from San Francisco and Lc Angeles to Bora Bora, Papeete, Rarotongs Auckland, Sydney, and return via Noumet Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolul! to San Francisco.
Details from Matson Lines, 50 Youni Street, Sydney (27-4272).
Usa - Tahiti - Australia
Farrell Lines passenger-cargo ships o: US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney servic make three-weekly calls at Tahiti oi southbound voyages.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agencs 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301).
USA • TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -
New Caledonia
Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessel; Thorsgaard and Thor I maintain approxl mately monthly services from West Coas; Nth. American ports to Papeete. Page Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, occasionally Vila, Santo, Nukualofa, an« return.
Details from agents: Birt and Companj (Pty.) Ltd., 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydnej (2-0313).