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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1975Vol. 46, No. 8

Shipping & Airways Information

pp. 81-83 · Read in the full issue

Shipping

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI/TAHITI - UK Chandris Lines maintains a twice-monthly passenger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva or Papeete.

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

SYDNEY - LORD HOWE IS - NORFOLK

Is - New Caledonia

Somacal operates 25-day service from Sydney to Lord Howe and Norfolk Is.

CTetails from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 ’itt Street, Sydney (27-6301), Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens oper ites four-weekly cargo service Sydney-Lord lowe Island-Norfolk Island-Noumea.

Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd. 17-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).

SYDNEY - NORFOLK IS - AUCKLAND -

New Caledonia

Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens perates four-weekly cargo service from Sydney D Norfolk Island, Auckland and Noumea.

Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37- 9 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI ■ HAWAII -

Canada ■ Us

P and 0 liners call at Auckland, Suva and onolulu on eastbound and westbound voyages etween Sydney and the US.

Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter freet, Sydney (230-0177).

SYDNEY ■ NZ - FIJI - TONGA ■ VILA •

Noumea - Samoas - Tahiti

. sh , aw Savill liner cruises in the Pacific sail '"9 fro T Australiai and New Zealand calling at K T^,r a Apla!° n v S a a ; au Vi ' a oiKSaiV*” Sa,i " Line ' 62 pin s *' Sy,fney Sitmar Cruises operates a South Pacific cruise programme to include most of the above countries plus the Solomons.

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R Ro , ya Ly. iking c Line i with luxu ry cruise ships 5 0ya / Vl , kmg Star and Sk V' cruises the Pacific from - S V dne V' ca||in 9 at most of above countries.

Detaiis from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd p 't'S ? ridge St ;* et ' Sydne V (2-0517)/ D P & ? ‘ners call at Suva, Honiara, Pago Pago, Auckland, Vila, Noumea, Honolulu, Nukualofa, Vavau, Savusavu, Jakarta and Bali regularly on cruises from Australia.

Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (230-0177).

Australia New Caledonia

c , A ,A * NEW CALEDONIA Sofrana-Unilines operates a 21-day service to c N ° umei J: ... „ .

Sydney(27^sJ 3 , S ° frana - Un,lines ' 37 Pltt Street. s y <lney (27-203 )

Australia - New Caledonia •

New Hebrides

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340 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941) and Jol l n Swire and Brisbane (46-1155).

Pac ‘ fic United Line s with Polynesia Noirnla Vila aSd' P s a a S nto 9er sai,m 9 s - S V dne y' . Brokers P.y three-weekly cargo service from Sydney to P a ' Santo. . o D |t?, lls = Hethermgton Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-

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.Sofrana-Unilines operates Melbourne-Sydney- Fiji every 28 days.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street.

Sydney (27-2031); Burns Philo and Co Ltd 340 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941).

Nauru Pacific Line operates cargo/passenger service to Fi|i 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 to Suva and Lautoka Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd. 19-31 Pitt Street Sydney (27-6301); DalgJty Shipping. 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (60-0731); Burni Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Australia - Tahiti Mexico Ik

South Pacific United Lines has two ’vessels,

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Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).

Australia - Png

Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from Melbourne (direct) with Milos & Samos and Sydney and Brisbane to Lae and Port Moresby with Nimos.

Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3816).

Pacific Far East Line operates a service every 18 days from Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Lae, Rabaul and Kieta.

Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney. (27-4272), 454 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-7237), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

New Guinea Express Lines with two ships operates three-weekly Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.

Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange PO, Sydney (241-1396) and 72 Eagle St, Brisbane (21-9333), Westralian Farmers Transport Pty Ltd, 459 Collins St, Melbourne (67-8291), Breckwoldt's Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby, Lae, Rabtrad Niu gini Pty Ltd, Rabaul.

Karlander New Guinea Line's cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (60-0731).

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).

Australia - Ng - Micronesia -

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 regular round voyages from Melbourne, Sydney ano Brisbane calling at Port Moresby, Manila, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kobe, Yokohama (Tokyo) and Rabaul.

Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (230-0177).

Us - Png

Pacific Far East Line operates regular services from all US west coast ports to Lae, Rabaul, Kieta.

Details from PFEL, One Embarcadero Centre, San Francisco, Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

Png - Us - Canada

Pacific Far East Line operates regular services from Lae, Rabaul and Kieta to US west coast ports and Vancouver.

Details from Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae, PFEL, One Embarcadero Centre, San Francisco and 50 Young Street, Sydney (27-4272).

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 rnonthly pass enger/cargo service with three ships from Sura baya, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ ports.

Details Irom Interocean Australia Services, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Philp (SSI 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 reaular caroo service from Hong Kong tc Rabaul. Wewak. Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara. New Hebrides, Noumea, Papeete and Samoa.

Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-5221.

North Europe - New Caledonia

Hamburg/Sued operates monthly cargo services from Dunkirk and Le Havre to Noumea, via Panama.

Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (290-2966).

Messageries Maritimes operates five cargo 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

Oaiwa Line runs a monthly cargo servlet from Japan via Guam to Suva, Lautoka, Pago Pago, Apia, Vila, Santo and Noumea.

Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.

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); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd.

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOAS -

Tahiti

Union Steam Ship Co of New Zealand operates a fully containerised service Auckland, Suva, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa every 14 days.

A unitised service is operated Auckland, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Auckland monthly.

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 Is

USS Co vessels operate 40-day cargo service Auckland, Norfolk Is., Papeete.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland.

NZ - N CALEDONIA - N HEBRIDES -

Ng - Bsip

Sofrana/Unilines with four ships operates to Vila and Santo; to Honiara ana New Guinea; and to Noumea.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (73-279), P.O. Box 3614.

Telex: NZ 2313.

Nz - Png

Pacific Far East Line operates regular service every 18 days from Auckland to Lae, Rabaul, Kieta.

Details from PFEL, 109 Queen Street, Auck land (31022) Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

NZ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Crusader cargo ships call at Suva, Levuka and Honolulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at Suva and/or Lautoka on US-NZ return trips.

Details from Blue Star Port Lines (Manage ment) Ltd, P.O. Box 192 Wellington (70179); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd.

Nz - Fiji

La Bonita operates 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).

Nz - Tonga

Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates two ships Auckland-Lyttelton-Nukualofa-Vavau-Haapai, on a 14-21-day schedule, and other ports by inducement.

Details from the Northern Steam Ship Co Ltd, 22-24 Quay Street, Auckland (362-730).

Nz - Fiji - Samoa

Pacific Line with one ship operates monthly cargo service, New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva, Apia.

Details: Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (73-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ 2313.

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, Vila, major PNG ports and Honiara, occasionally to Tarawa, Santo, Kieta, Jayapura and Yandina and return.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd 1 York St, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.

EUROPE - TAHITI - W SAMOA - FIJI -

N Caledonia

Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services from Northern Europe and UK to Papeete, Apia, Fiji and New Caledonia, Details: Interocean Aust. Services Pty Ltd, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573).

US - A. SAMOA - NZ - AUSTRALIA Pacific Far East Line LASH ships operate egularly from US to Australia, via Pago Pago md Auckland, returning via PNG ports.

Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney 27-4272), 454 Collins Street, Melbourne 67-7237), One Embarcadero Centre, San •rancisco (576-4000), 109 Queen Street, Auck and (31-022), Kneubuhl Maritime Services, Paqo ’ago (633-5121).

US - SYDNEY - GEIC - HONOLULU Columbus Line operates a three weekly ontainer cargo sailing from West Coast, US to wstralasia, returning via Tarawa, GEIC and lonolulu to Nth America.

Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty td, 333 George Street, Sydney (290-2966),

Us - Fiji/Tahiti - Australia

Bank Line Ltd operate regular cargo ser ices from US Gulf ports to Australia and MZ. alls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Ptv Ltd York St, Sydney (27-2041).

Pacific Far East Line cruise ships operate igularly from San Francisco, Los Angeles onolulu, Moorea, Papeete, Rarotonga, Auck nd, Opua, Sydney, and return via Suva, luafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San ancisco.

Freight is carried on these passenger liners.

Pacific Far East Line cellular container issels operate regularly from North American est coast ports to Australia, via Papeete, turning via Auckland and Pago Pago Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney 7-4272).

Us - Tahiti - Samoa

Pacific Islands Transport operates a /e/six weekly cargo service from North nencan west coast ports to Papeete, Paqo qo, Apia.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Ptv Ltd Pitt Street, Sydney (27 -2441'.

Polynesia Line operates cargo service from west coast ports to Papeete and Pago qo.

Details from Funness Inter Ocean Corp, 465 liforma Street, San Francisco (398-2000).