Shipping Information
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Shipping
iYDNEY - NZ - FIJI/TAHITI - UK idris Lines maintains a twice-monthly ger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva jeete. iils from Chandris Lines, 135 King Street, l (28-2451).
EY ■ LORD HOWE IS ■ NORFOLK IS acal operates 25-day service from t to Lord Howe and Norfolk Is. ills from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31
treet, Sydney (27-6301).
rgeurs Caleaoniens operates three-weeklj service Sydney-Norfolk Island-Noumea. i i Is: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII •
Canada ■ Us
md 0 liners call at Auckland, Suva and ilu on eastbound and westbound voyages sn Sydney and the US. si Is from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter , Sydney (2-0317). lEY - NZ - FIJI - TONGA - VILA •
Noumea - Samoas ■ Tahiti
w Savill liners cruise in the Pacific sailing Australia and New Zealand calling at Lautoka, Tonga, Vila, Noumea, Pago Tahiti, Apia, Vavau. ails: Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh 'dney (232-3844). nar Cruises operates a South Pacific programme to include most of the above plus the Solomons. ails from Sitmar Line (Australia) Pty !2-30 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4521). al Viking Line, with luxury cruise ships Viking Sea, Star and Sky, cruises the c from Sydney, calling at most of the ports plus Port Moresby and Rarotonga, ails from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty 3-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517). & 0 liners Oronsay, Oriana and Arcadia at Suva, Honiara, Pago Pago, Auckland, Noumea, Honolulu, Nukualofa, Vavau, avu, Jakarta and Bali regularly on s from Australia. ails from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter , Sydney (2-0317).
Australia - New Caledonia
rana-Unilines operates a fortnightly service Sydney to Noumea. ails from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, y (27-2031).
Australia - New Caledonia -
New Hebrides
rana-Unilines' ships call regularly at iy, Noumea and Vila, ails from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, iy (27-2031) and Burns Philp and Co Ltd, Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941).
Polynesie maintains three-weekly passenger sailings—Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).
Australia - Fiji
Sofrana-Unilines operates Sydney-Fiji every 28 days.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031).
Nauru Pacific Line operates cargo/passenger service to Fiji and South Pacific ports.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522); Dalgety Shipping, 291 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane (31-0331).
Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates three weekly cargo services from Sydney for Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301.; Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (600731); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
Australia - Tahiti
South Pacific United Lines has three vessels, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Krohn Trader, maintaining six weekly service Sydney/Papeete.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Prv Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/61-
Australia - Png
Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from Melbourne (direct) with MV Nimos and Sydney and Brisbane to Lae and Port Moresby with MV Tenos.
Details from Burns, Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3816).
Australia - Png - Bsip
New Guinea Australia Line's vessels operate from Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng, Honiara. Kieta, Gizo, Madang and Samarai.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).
New Guinea Express Lines with two ships operates three-weekly Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.
Details from Npw Guinea Express Lines, 37 Pitt St, Sydney (241-1396) and 72 Eagle St, Brisbane (21-9333), Westralian Farmers Trans port Pty Ltd, 459 Collins St, Melbourne (35-4366), Breckwoldt's Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.
Karlander New Guinea Line's two cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (600731).
Australia - Marshall Islands -
Guam
Nauru Pacific Line operates monthly con ventional/container service Melbourne/Sydney to New Guinea, Guam and Micronesia.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).
Australia - Png - Far East
E. and A. Line passenger ships make monthly round voyages from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane calling at Port Moresby, Manila, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kobe, Yokohama (Tokyo), and Rabaul.
Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (2-0317).
FAR EAST - FIJI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MOL, RIL) operates a three-weekly cargo service from Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZ ports, Manila, Kaoshiung, Keelung, Hong Kong.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).
Royal Interocean Lines operates monthly pass enger/cargo service with three ships from NZ to Bangkok, Pt Kelang, Singapore, Djakarta to Fiji (alt. months) and NZ.
Details from Interocean Australia Services, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd. Suva and Lautoka.
Ben Shipping Pty Ltd, with Liverpool Clipper, operates monthly cargo service between Singa pore and Suva.
Details from Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd.
FAR EAST - PNG - BSI - NEW HEBRIDES •
Noumea - Tahiti - Samoa
China Navigation Co's vessels operate a reauiar caroo service from Hong Kong te Rabaul. Wewak. Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara. New neondes, Noumea, Papeete and aamoa.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).
North Europe - New Caledonia
Hamburg/Sued operates monthly carge services from Dunkirk and Le Havre to Noumea, via Panama.
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (29-2101).
Messageries Maritimes operates five carge services a month from north and Mediterranean European ports to Papeete and Noumea.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney (61-6664).
JAPAN ■ GUAM - FIJI - SAMOA •
N Caledonia - N Hebrides
Daiwa Line runs a monthly cargo service from Japan via Guam to Suva, Lautoka, Pago Pago, Apia, Vila, Santo and Noumea.
Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva
New Zealand - Cook Is
Lorena, owned by NZ Shipping Corporation, operates three-weekly freight service between Auckland and Rarotonga with occasional calls at Aitutaki and Lyttleton.
Details: Silk and Boyd, Box 131, Rarotonga, or CIS Co, Box 448, Auckland.
TONGA • SAMOA - FIJI - AUSTRALIA Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates a monthly cargo service between Nukualofa, Apia, Suva and Lautoka to Sydney.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt St, Sydney (27-6301).
NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOAS -
Tahiti
Union Steam Ship Co of New Zealand operates a fully containerised service Auckland, or Onehunga, Suva, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa every 14 days.
A service is operated Auckland, or Onehunga, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland approximately every two weeks.
A 28-day service is operated from Auckland to Papeete.
Details from any office of the Union Steam Ship Co, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Auckland.
Nz - Norfolk
USS Co vessels operate 26-day cargo service Auckland, Suva, Norfolk Is, Auckland.
Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland.
NZ - N CALEDONIA • N HEBRIDES • FIJI - WALLIS IS - NG - BSIP Sofrana Unilines with four ships operates to Vila and Santo; to Honiara and New Guinea,- and to Noumea.
Details from Sofrana-Unllines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (73-279), P.O. Box 3614.
Telex: NZ 2313.
Nz - Fiji - Us
Crusader cargo ships call at Suva, Levuka and Honolulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at Suva and/or Lautoka on US-NZ southbound trips.
Details from Blue Star Port Lines (Manage ment) Ltd, P.O. Box 192 Wellington (70179).
Nz - Fiji
Fijian Swift and M.V. La Bonita operate a regular 18 day service from Auckland to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd, P.O. Box 13-315, Onehunga, NZ. (Phone 663- 918, 663-928).
UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is main tained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.
UK - PNG - BSIP - GEIC - N HEBRIDES -
N Caledonia
Bank Line operates a monthly direct cargo service from Europe, via the Panama Canal to Papeete, Noumea, major PNG ports and Honiara, occasionally to Tarawa, Vila, Santo, Kieta, Jayapura and Yandina.
Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York St, Sydney (27-2041).
Us - Samoa - Australia
Pacific Far East Line operates a three weekly freighter service from Pacific coast ports to Pago Pago, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and Brisbane, returning via Auckland, Pago Pago, to Pacific northwest ports, Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles. (No passengers carried).
Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney (27-4272).
US - SYDNEY ■ GEIC - HONOLULU Columbus Lines operates a three weekly container cargo sailing from West Coast, US to Australasia, returning via Tarawa, GEIC and Honolulu to Nth America.
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (29-2101).
Us - Fiji/Tahiti - Australia
Bank Line Ltd operate regular cargo set vices from US Gulf ports to Australia and NI Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Pty Ltd 1 York St, Sydney (27-204).
Pacific Far East Line cruise ships operate regularly from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Moorea, Papeete, Rarotonga, Auck land, Opua, Sydney, and return via Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco.
Freight is carried on these passenger liners.
Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney (27-4272).
Us ■ Tahiti - Samoa
Pacific Islands Transport operates a five/six weekly cargo service from North American west coast ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia.
Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2441), • The Papua New Guinea coastal fleet will be increased during 1974- 75. In the PNG budget, the Finance Minister, Mr Julius Chan, allocated $600,000 to buy ships, and to help areas which depend on sea transport.
Other work aimed at improving transport communications, started in 1973-74 and in earlier years, will be continued. This work is on roads, wharves and aerodromes. Work on the Jackson’s (Port Moresby) and Nadzab (near Lae) airports in the current year will cost $5.6 million.
This is being paid for by the Aus tralian Government.