Shipping & Airways Information
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Shipping
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI/TAHITI - UK Chandns 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 - AUCKLAND -
Norfolk Is - New Caledonia
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens oper ates four-weekly cargo service Sydney-Lord Howe Island-Norfolk Island-Auckland-Norfolk Island-Noumea. jeiails: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Sydney - New Caledonia
Somacal operates 21-day service from Sydney to Noumea.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -
Canada - Us
P and 0 liners call at Auckland, Suva and Henoiulu on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and the US.
Details from P & 0 Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231-6655).
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TONGA - VILA -
Noumea - Samoas - Tahiti
Sltmar Cruises operates a South Pacific cruise programme to include most of the above countries plus the Solomons. retails from Sitmar Line (Australia) Pty Ltd, 22-30 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4521).
Royal Viking Line, with luxury cruise ships Royal Viking Sea, Star and Sky, cruises the Pacific from Sydney, Hobart and Cairns call ing at most of above countries.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd. 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517).
P & 0 liners call at Suva, Lautoka, Honiara, Santo, Pago Pago, Auckland, Vila, Noumea, Honolulu, Nukualofa and Vavau, Savusavu, regularly on cruises from Australia.
Details from P & 0 Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231-6655).
Australia - New Caledonia •
New Hebrides
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates three-weekly cargo service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila, Santo.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37- 49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every three weeks from the main ports along the east Australian coast and Port Vila monthly from Melbourne and Sydney.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031), Burns Philp and Co Ltd, 340 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941) and John Swire and Sons, Brisbane (46-1155).
South Pacific United Lines maintain a two week cargo service from Sydney to Noumea, Vila and Santo.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).
Australia - Fiji
Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva every three weeks from the main ports on the east coast of Australia, and monthly to Lautoka from Melbourne and Sydney.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031); Burns Philp and Co Ltd, 340 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941).
Australia - Fiji - W. Samoa
Nauru Pacific Line operates monthly con ventional/oontainer service from Sydney and Brisbane to Fiji and Western Samoa.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522); Dalgety Shipping, 79 Eagle 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); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (60-0731); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
AUSTRALIA - TAHITI - MEXICO ■ US South Pacific United Lines maintain a six weekly service from Sydney to Papeete, Mexico and US.
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 and Brisbane with Samos to Port Moresby and Lae and three-weekly cargo service from Sydney (direct) to Lae and Port Moresby with Nimos.
Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3816).
Farrell Lines operates a service every 18 days from Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Lae and Rabaul.
Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (20-517), 60 Market Street, Melbourne (61-3031), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, 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 (241-3991) and 70 Eagle St, Brisbane (221-9333), Westra lian Farmers Transport Pty Ltd, 459 Little Collins St, Melbourne (67-8291), Breckwoldt's Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby, Lae, Rab trad Niugini 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 - Solomons
New Guinea Australia Line's vessels operate from Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, Ftoniara, 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, Koror, Guam and Micronesia.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522;.
Us - Png
Farrell Lines operates regular services from all US west coast ports to Lae and Rabaul.
Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (20-517), One- Embarcadero Centre, Suite 701, San Francisco,.
Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae.
Png - Us - Canada
Farrell Lines operates regular services from Lae and Rabaul to US west coast ports and Vancouver.
Details from Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul,.
Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, PFEL, One Embarcadero Centre, Suite 701 r San Francisco and Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (20-517).
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 cargo service with three ships from Surabaya, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ ports.
Details from Interocean Australia Services, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Phils (SS) Co Ltd. Suva and Lautoka.
Ben Shipping Co (Pte) Ltd, sailing monthly from Singapore, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kao shiung, Suva and main NZ ports.
Details from Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd, GPO Box 152, Suva, Fiji.
FAR EAST - PNG - BSI - NEW HEBRIDES -
Noumea - Tahiti - Samoa
China Navigation Co's vessels operate a regular cargo service from Hong Kong, Tai wan and Singapore to Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara, New Hebrides Noumea. Papeete and Samoa.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).
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, 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney (221-2522).
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.
TONGA - SAMOA - FIJI - NORFOLK IS •
Australia
Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates a monthly cargo service between Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lautoka and Norfolk Is 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 NZ operates a fully containerised service-Auckland-Suva-Pago Pago- Apia-Nukualofa every 14/16 days.
A 28-day service by conventional ship is operated from Auckland to Suva, Papeete, Apia and Nukualofa.
Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti.
Nz - Norfolk Is
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledonians operate four-weekly cargo service from Auckland to Norfolk Island.
Details from Maritime Services Ltd, 14-18 Customs Street E, Auckland (75-509).
NZ - N CALEDONIA - N HEBRIDES -
Ng - Bsi
Sofrana/Unilines with two ships operates to Vila and Santo; to Honiara and New Guinea; and to Noumea.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (73-279), P.O. Box 3614.
Telex: NZ 2313.
Nz - N Caledonia
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens oper ates four-weekly cargo service from Auckland to Noumea.
Details from Maritime Services Ltd, 14-18 Customs Street E, Auckland (75-509).
Nz - Png
Farrell Lines operates regular service every 18 days from Auckland to Lae and Rabaul.
Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd, 41/45 Albert Street, Auckland (71-859), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, 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 (739-029)- Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.
Nz - Fiji
Reef operates a regular 18 day service from Auckland to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd P.O. Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (71-221-3).
Nz - Tonga - Samoa
Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates two
ships Auckland-Lyttelton-Nukualofa-Vavau-Apia
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
Nz - Cook Is - Niue
The Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd with Toa Moana and Lorena, operates cargo services from Auckland to Rarotonga and Aitutaki (fortnightly) and Niue (monthly).
Details from The Shipping Corp of NZ Ltd PO Box 3420 Auckland (379-430); Waterfront Commission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga; Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, Aitutaki; Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island.
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 - TAHITI - N. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES • PNG - SOLOMONS -
Gilbert Is
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 - SYDNEY - GILBERT IS - HONOLULU Columbus Line 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 (290-2966).
Us - Fiji/Tahiti - Australia
Bank Line Ltd operate regular cargo ser vices from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ.
Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand.
Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Pty Ltd 1 York St, Sydney (27-2041).
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.
Retails from World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231-6655).
US • A. SAMOA - NZ - AUST - PNG Farrell Lines LASH ships operate regularly from US to Australia, via Pago Pago and Auckland, returning via PNG ports.
Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (20-517); 60 Market Street, Melbourne (61-3031); PFEL, 1 Embarcadero Centre, Suite 701, San Francisco (576-4000); Dalgety NZ Ltd, Auckland (71-859); Knecbuhl Maritime Services, Pago Paqo (633-5121).
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).
Polynesia ,ine operates container and general cargo service from US west coast ports to Papeete and Pago Pago.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Services Inc, PO Box 1478, Pago Pago (96799).