Shipping, Airways

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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.

AUSTRALIA - FIJI - USA - CANADA Pacific-Australia Direct Line, owned by xe Transatlantic Steamship Co. Ltd., of weden, operates a fast cargo service, eparting Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney ad Brisbane every three to four weeks »r Lautoka and Suva en route to West oast, USA, and Canada.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping ty. Ltd., 275 George Street, Sydney 29-2551).

Brisbane - Sydney -

West Irian - Indonesia

The P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping ompany operates a monthly cargo service om Indonesia to Sukarnapura, Brisbane, Sidney and Melbourne with three 12,000m freighters.

Details from John Manners and Co.

Vust.) Pty. Ltd., general agents, 4 Bridge t., Sydney (27-9164).

Sydney - Fiji

CSR operates a passenger/cargo run ith the MV Rona, departing Sydney rery three to four weeks for Suva and autoka and return.

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co. td., 1 O’Connell St., Sydney (2-0515).

YDNEY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Union Steam Ship Co. maintains six-weekly cargo service with the aimate from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva ncluding transhipments for Vavau and iue), Nukualofa and Apia with return i Sydney via Auckland. The return trip icasionally takes in Malua (Fiji) and auranga (NZ) for timber.

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

Sydney - Fiji/Tahiti - Uk

Chandris liners Australis and Ellinis aintain a two-monthly passenger service om Sydney via NZ, Suva (Australis ily), Papeete (Ellinis only) to Southamp n, returning via South Africa.

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

Sydney - Geic - Honolulu

Columbus Lines of New York, operate jproximately monthly passenger-cargo ilings from West Coast, USA (with casional calls at Papeete or Pago Pago) Australia and New Zealand, returning a Tarawa, GEIC (with transhipments to ajuro in the Marshall Islands) and anolulu to Los Angeles or Vancouver.

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

Sydney - Lord Howe - Norfolk

Is. - New Caledonia

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

Details from P. 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, with occasional calls at Pago Pago and Tonga.

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 the-world voyages per year, 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 Sydney twice a year for Panama and USA, calling at Wellington and Papeete.

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 a regular cargo/passenger service from Mel bourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang and Rabaul.

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.

Braeside sails every eight weeks from Melbourne and Sydney to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Sydney. Melbourne.

Malekula maintains a seven-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Lae, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, Bougainville ports and return.

Moresby maintains a service from Sydney and Brisbane to Lae, Madang, Rabaul and return to Brisbane and Sydney.

Montoro sails every four weeks from Sydney to Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai and return.

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

China Navigation vessel Papuan Chief leaves Sydney every two weeks for Bris bane and Port Moresby.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 2 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Karlander New Guinea Line cargo vessels Sletfjord, Saidor, Sarang and Sletholm leave Sydney approx, weekly for P-NG ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kieta, Pulleborn, Gizo, Honiara, Buka and Vanimo.

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

Amplex NG Lines, with the freighter Jette Bue, operates a three-weekly service from Sydney to Lae, Rabaul and Pulleborn, and return.

Details from Auscan Shipping Pty. Ltd., 68 Pitt St., Sydney (28-0721).

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 passenger/cargo service from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane to Lae thence Taiwan, Hong Kong and Manila, with return to Australia occasionally via Island ports.

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 Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 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, Hong Kong and Formosa), return via Guam.

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

Europe - Tahiti - New

Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Maritimes vessels Marquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Maori, run monthly between France and New Zealand or Australia via Panama Canal, calling at Papeete and Noumea.

Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo vessels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Ventoux and Vosges run monthly between France and Noumea via South Africa and Aus tralia. From Sydney, vessels go to Noumea: return to France via Brisbane and southern Australian coastal ports.

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

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -

Tonga - Fiji - N. Caledonia

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a regular passenger/cargo service from the Con tinent and UK every three weeks via Panama to Tahiti, Western Samoa, Fiji and New Caledonia, and every alternate month from Panama to Tahiti, New Cale donia and New Zealand. Transhipments for Tonga, Am. Samoa, Niue and Fiji ports are off-loaded at Suva (Fiji) and Apia (Western Samoa).

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

Far East - Fiji

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Kwangsi, Norman, Nanchang and Kwangtung operate a monthly passenger cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong southwards to Fiji direct, returning to Japan via NZ and the Far East.

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

Far East - Fiji - Nz

Royal Interocean Lines operate a monthly return service with the Straat Torres, Straat Madura and Hoetmon from Hong Kong, Bangkok (opt.), Pt. Swetten ham 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 vessel Ninghai main tains a regular passenger/cargo service from Japan to Lae and Pt. Moresby, thence Tasmania, Melbourne and Fremantle.

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

FAR EAST - P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation vessels Chefoo, Chengtu and Chekiang maintain a monthly cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong 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

Daiwa Navigation runs a monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan via Guam to Apia, Pago Pago, Suva, Labasa, Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, Santo and Honiara.

Details from Banno Oceania Ltd., Suva.

New Zealand - Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes monthly trips from Auckland to Rarotonga, with calls at Niue and 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 Auck land).

Matua maintains a service every four weeks from Auckland to Lautoka, Apia, Nukualofa, Suva, and return to New Zealand (usually Auckland).

Details from USS of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auckland (40-430).

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 and Co. Ltd., Cus toms Street East, Auckland (49930).

Nz - Tahiti - Cook Islands

Holm and Co. Ltd. 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).

New Zealand - Tahiti - Uk

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.

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) to Papeete and Page Pago and return the same way.

Details from Marine Chartering (Aust.)!

Pty. Ltd., Box 1631, GPO, Sydney (27-8505).

Tonga ■ Fiji • Australia

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

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

Tonga - Fiji - Samoa

Tonga Shipping Agency operates s cargo-passenger run from Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made at required at Apia and Pago Pago.

Details from Burns Philp (SS), Suva.

UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regulaj monthly intervals out of London, vis 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 - PAPUA - NG - BSI Bank Line operates a monthly dired service from Europe via South Africa t( Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul and Honiara occasionally extending to Tarawa, GEIC or Vila and Santo, New Hebrides.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041), UK - TAHITI - NZ - AUSTRALIA Cogedar Line vessel Flavia, operates I passenger service four times a year fron Southampton, via Panama, Papeete an< Auckland, to Sydney.

Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh, 11!

York St., Sydney. (2-0253),

Usa - Am. Samoa - Hawaii

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line operates i monthly passenger-cargo service from Loi Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra am Ventura. Regular calls include Sydney Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Burnie Pago Pago and Honolulu.

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

USA - PACIFIC PORTS - NZ •

Australia - Usa

Bank Line Ltd., operates regula: services from US Gulf ports to Australii and NZ. Frequency of sailings ofiferin) fortnightly availability for calls at Suvi and Lautoka on demand.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041).

Matson Line liners Mariposa am Monterey maintain a regular passenger, cargo service every three weeks from Sai 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 Yount Street, Sydney (27-4272).

Usa - Tahiti - Australia

Farrell Lines passenger-cargo ships on S Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service take three-weekly calls at Tahiti on mthbound voyages.

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

USA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -

New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Transport Line's vessels horsgaard and Thor I maintain approxl ately monthly services from West Coast th. American ports to Papeete, Pago ago, Apia, Suva, Noumea, occasionally tutoka, Vila and return.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty. td., 275 George St., Sydney (29-2551).