Shipping, AirWays

Information

Shipping 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 Irian - Indonesia

The P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping Company operates a monthly cargo service between Indonesia (with an occasional call at West Irian) and Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne 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 Auckland. The return trip occasionally takes in Malua (Fiji) and Tauranga (NZ) for timber.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, 247 George St., Sydney (2-0528).

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.

The Lakemba will occasionally call at Adelaide on the southbound run if it carries timber or paper.

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 Papeete or Pago Pago) to Australia and New Zealand, returning via Tarawa, GEIC (with transhinments to Majuro in the Marshall Islands) and Honolulu to Los Angeles or Vancouver.

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

Sydney - Lord Howe - Norfolk

Is. - New Caledonia

Jacques del Mar II (owned by Societe Marmme Caleaonienae, Noumea;, make.s 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 - 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).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TAHITI •

Panama - Uk

Southern Cross and Northern Star passenger vessels each make four round tha-world vovaees nar vear. from Southampton, UK, alternatively via South Africa and Panama, calling at Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Rarotonga, Suva, and Papeete.

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

Sydney - Nz - Tahiti -

Panama - Usa

Holland-America Line passenger vessel Maasdam leaves Sydnev twice a year for Panama and USA. calling at Wellington and Paneete.

Details from Holland-America Line. cnr.

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

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 i regular monthly service from Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresbj Rabaul, Madang and Lae.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agenc' Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301) Burns Philp passenger/cargo vessel maintain regular services from the Aus tralian East coast to New Guinea ports Bulolo maintains a six-weekly servici from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt. Moresby Samarai, Lae, Madang and Rabaul, Braeside sails every eight weeks fron Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Pt Moresby. Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng Port Moresby, Sydney.

Malekula maintains a seven-weekh service from Sydney and Brisbane ti Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Lombrum Lorengau, Rabaul and Bougainville ports Moresby maintains a seven-weekh service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt Moresby. Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul.

Montoro sails every eight weeks fron 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. vesse Papuan Chief leaves Sydney every tw< and a half weeks for Brisbane and Por Moresby. On alternate trips she makes s call at Samarai.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Karlander New Guinea Line carg( vessels Sletfjord, Saidor, Sarang ant Sletholm leaves Sydney approx, weekly foi P-NG ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak Kieta, Fulleborn and occasionally Gizo Honiara, Buka and Vanimo.

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd. 5 Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessel* 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/cargo 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. Cafga vessfeia RFoosung, Wenchow and Wanliu call monthly at Rabaul, Lae and Madang on their way north from Melbourne, Sydney ind Brisbane to Hong Kong, Okinawa and Japan.

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Dhangsha and Taiyuan provide a monthly ?assenger-cargo service calling at Pt.

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

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty Ltd., I Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Dominion Far East Line vessels Francis Drake and George Anson maintain uonthly passenger-cargo services between Sydney and Japan ivia Manila, Hong long and Formosa), return via Guam and labaul.

NOTE: From August 23 these ships will ly-pass Rabaul, Details irom H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 Fork Street, Sydney (2-0253).

Sydney - Tahiti - Uk

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

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

Europe - New Guinea - West

Irian - Bsip - Geic

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and toyal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a service very six weeks from the Continent and ,ondon via Suez to Port Moresby, Honiara r Tarawa (alternating each voyage), Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, (Fewak, Sukarnapura, Biak, Manokwarl nd Sorong.

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

Europe - Tahiti - New

Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Maritimes vessels [arquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Maori, an monthly between France and New ealand, via Panama Canal, calling at apeete and Noumea.

Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo essels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Ventoux nd Vosges run monthly between France nd Noumea via Suez Canal and Aus ralla. From Sydney, vessels go to Noumea; Jturn to France via Brisbane and juthern 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 iree 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 iintly 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 Lwangsi, Norman, Nanchang and iwangtung operate a monthly passenger argo service from Japan and Hong Kong juthwards to Fiji direct, returning to apan via New Zealand and Far Eastern orts.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ - SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate a monthly passenger-cargo service with the Tjimanuk, Tjitarum and Tjiliwong from Hong Kong and Singapore to Fiji and NZ, calling at Suva and Lautoka, and returning via the Philippines.

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

Far East - P-Ng

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Kweilin and Ninghai maintain a regular monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan direct to Lae and Pt. Moresby, thence Tasmania, Melbourne and Fremantle.

FAR EAST ■ P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Chefoo, Chengtu and Chekiang 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 Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

JAPAN - SAMOA - FIJI - N.

Caledonia - N. Hebrides - 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.

Details from Banno Oceania Ltd., Suva.

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 (71-846) 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. (49-430).

Nz - New Caledonia -

Norfolk Island

Holm and Co. Ltd., vessel Holmburn provides a two-monthly service from NZ to Noumea and Norfolk Island and return.

Details from Holm Shipping Co., Queen Street, Auckland.

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.

Nz - Tahiti - Cook Islands

ilolm and Company’s passenger-cargo vessel Magga Dan maintains a two monthly service from Auckland, NZ, to Papeete and Rarotonga, with calls at Lautoka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa when cargoes warrant.

Details from Holm and Co. Ltd., Customs Street East, Auckland (49930).

Nth America - Tahiti -

Am. Samoa

Polynesia Line vessel Graziella Zeta maintains a regular seven-week cargo route (with limited passenger space) from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Coos Bay (British Columbia), Papeete and Pago Pago and return the same way.

Details from Interocean Steamship Corp., Box 1631, GPO, Sydney (27-8505).

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 (2-0547).

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 i and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

Details from Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

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.

Details from Burns Philp (SS), Suva.

UK - TAHITI - NZ - AUSTRALIA Cogedar Line vessel Flavia, operates a passenger service regularly from Southampton, via Panama, Papeete and Auckland, to Sydney.

Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh, 115 York St., Sydney. (2-0253).

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, or Vila and Santo, New Hebrides.

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 - Australia

Pacific Australia Direct Line’s vessels maintain a monthly service from West Coast Nth. American ports

to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, occasionally calling at Honolulu, Suva and Lautoka.

Details from Birt and Co. Pty. Ltd., 2 Castlereagh St., Sydney (2-0313).

USA • PACIFIC PORTS - NZ •

Australia - Usa

Bank Line Ltd., operates regular services from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ. Frequency of sailings offering fortnightly availability for calls at Suva and Lautoka on demand.

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

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

Matson Line liners Mariposa and Monterey maintain a regular passenger/ cargo 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. Paeo Pago, Apia, Suva, Noumea, occasionally Lautoka, Vila and return.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty.

Ltd., 275 George St., Sydney (29-2551).