Shipping,
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Airways
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 - AUCKLAND -
Norfolk Is - New Caledonia
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates four-weekly cargo service Sydney-Lord Howe Island-Norfolk Island-Auckland-Norfolk Island- Noumea.
Details: 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 & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and the US.
Details from P & O Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231- 6655).
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TONGA - N. HEBRIDES - NOUMEA - PNG - SOLOMONS - SAMOAS - TAHITI - HAWAII Sitmar Cruises operates a year-round cruise programme to include most of the above countries.
Details from Sitmar Cruises, 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 calling at most of above countries.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517).
P & O liners call at Apia, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Borabora, Honiara, Honolulu, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Port Moresby, Santo, Savusavu, Suva, Vavau and Vila on Cruises from Australia.
Details from P & O 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, Syd ney (27-2031), Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Brisbane (221-3116), Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), Mcllwraith McEacharn Ltd, Newcastle (2-4781), H. Jones and Co Pty Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833).
South Pacific United Lines maintain a four-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
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 Street, Melbourne (60-0731); Burns Philp (SS) Cos Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
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, Syd ney (27-2031), Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Brisbane (221-3116), Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), Mcllwraith McEacharn Ltd, Newcastle (2-4781), H, Jones and Cos Pty Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833).
Australia - Fiji - W. Samoa
Nauru Pacific Line operates monthly con ventional/container 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).
AUSTRALIA - TAHITI - US WEST COAST South Pacific United Lines maintain a four weekly service from Sydney to Papeete, and US West Coast.
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 & Cos Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3816) Farrell Lines operates a service every 18 days from Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Lae, Rabaul and Anewa Bay 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) MacArthur Shipping Agency Cos, 82-92 Eagle Street, Brisbane (229-3777), Westralian Farmers Transport Pty Ltd, 459 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8291), Breckwoldt’s Shipping Agen cies in Port Moresby (24-2525), Lae (42-1536), Rab trad Niugini Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911).
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, 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, 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, Rabaul and Anewa Bay.
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.
San Francisco - Honolulu -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular con ventional/container service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Majuro, Nauru, Ponape, Truk and Saipan.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977), North American Maritime Agencies, 100 California Street, San Fran cisco, California 94111 (981-0343).
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, Lae, PFEL, One Embarcadero Centre, Suite 701, 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, Jakarta, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ ports.
Details from Interocean Australia Services, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Philp (SS) Cos Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
Ben Shipping Cos (Pte) Ltd, sailing monthly from Singapore, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Suva and main NZ ports.
Details from Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd, GPO Box 152, Suva, Fiji.
FAR EAST - PNG - SI - NEW HEBRIDES -
Noumea - Tahiti - Samoa
China Navigation Co’s vessels operate a regular cargo service from Hong Kong, Taiwan 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 ser vices 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) Cos Ltd, Suva.
TONGA - SAMOA - FIJI - NORFOLK IS -
Australia
Pacific Navigation Cos 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 Street, Sydney (27-6301); Burns Philp (SS) Cos Ltd.
Suva NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOAS -
Tahiti
Union Steam Ship Cos of NZ operates a fully con tainerised 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 Cos of NZ Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti.
Nz - Norfolk Is
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens 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 - Si
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 operates 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, Rabaul and Anewa Bay.
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 (Management) Ltd, P.O. Box 192, Wellington (739-029); Burns Philp (SS) Cos 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 Cos Ltd operates two ships Auckland-Lyttleton-Nukualofa-Vavau-Apia on a 14- 21 day schedule, and other ports by inducement.
Details from the Northern Steam Ship Cos 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.
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 Com mission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga; Lighterage and Stevedoring Cos, Aitutaki; Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island.
UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Burns Philp (SS) Cos Ltd, Suva.
UK - TAHITI - N. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES - PNG - SOLOMONS -
Gilbert Is
Bank Line operates a monthly direct cargo ser vice 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 Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (SS) Cos Ltd, Suva.
EUROPE - TAHITI - W SAMOA - FIJI -
N Caledonia
Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services from Nor thern 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 con tainer cargo sailing from West Coast, US to Australasia, returning via Tarawa, 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 services 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 from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Moorea, Papeete, Rarotonga, Auckland, Opua (Bay of Islands), Sydney, and return via Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco.
Freight is carried on these passenger liners.
Passenger details from World Travel Headquar
ters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231-6655); freight details from P & O Aust Ltd, 2 Castlereagh St., Sydney (230-0177).
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); Kneubuhl Maritime Ser vices, Pago Pago (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 Line 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).
Airways
From Australia
Qantas (707s, 747s, DC4) — PNG, Norfolk Is, New
Caledonia, Fiji, Tahiti, US, Canada.
PAA (7475) Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, US.
CP Air (DCS) Fiji, Hawaii, Canada.
UTA (DCSs and DCIOs) New Caledonia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, US.
Air Nautu (F2B) New Caledonia, Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro
Air Niugini (7205) PNG.
Advance Aviation (from Sydney), North Coast Airlines (from Coffs Harbour) and Oxley Airlines (from Port Macquarie) Lord Howe Is.
From New Zealand
Air-NZ (DCBs, DClOs, F 27) Fiji, American Samoa, Cook Is., Tahiti, Hawaii. US, New Caledonia, Norfolk Is.
PAA (7475) American Samoa, Tahiti, Hawaii, US.
UTA (DCS) Tahiti.
From Us
Qantas (707 sand 7475) Honolulu, Fiji.
Australia.
PAA (7475) Honolulu, Tahiti, A. Samoa, Fiji, NZ, Australia.
Air-NZ (DCSs and DCIOs) Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland.
From Canada
CP Air (DCSs) Honolulu, Fiji, Australia.
Qantas (DCSs and DCIOs) Honolulu, Fiji, Australia.
PACIFIC - FAR EAST - S. AMERICA Air Nauru (F2B or 737) Nauru to Micronesia, The Philippines, Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong.
Air France (7075) Japan to Tahiti, Peru.
Air Niugini (7075) to Manila.
Pacific Is - Aust
Air Pacific (BAC111) From Fiji, via New Hebrides or New Caledonia, to Brisbane.
Air Nauru (F2B or 737) flies to Melbourne Air Niugini (727 sand Fokker Friendships) to Cairns and Brisbane.
Norfolk Island Airlines (Beechcraft) to Brisbane.
Pacific Is - Nz
Air Pacific (BAC111) Fiji-Tonga-NZ.
Inter-Territory
Lan-Chile (7075) Easter Is, Tahiti.
Air Pacific (BACIII and HS74Bs) Fiji to Gilbert Is, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, Tonga, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, PNG.
Fiji Air Services Wallis and Futuna (charter).
Qantas (7075) PNG to Singapore PAA (7075) Hawaii to Am. Samoa and Tahiti, US.
UTA (7075, Caravelles) from New Caledonia to Fiji, New Hebrides, Wallis Is, Tahiti.
Continental-Air Micronesia (7275) from Hawaii to Micronesia.
Air Nauru from Nauru to Tarawa, Marshall Is, Wallis Is, Fiji, W. Samoa, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Solomons, Philippines.
Polynesian Airlines from Apia to Tonga, Niue Is, Fiji, Am. Samoa.
South Pacific Island Airways flies between American and Western Samoa.
Air Tahiti from Tahiti to Cook Is.
Air Niugini to Irian Jaya, Solomon Is, Philippines.
Norfolk Island Airlines (Beechcraft) to Noumea.
Internal
Fiji Air Pacific (HS74Bs and Trislanders), Fiji Air Services (Beech Barons and Islanders).
French Polynesia Air Polynesia (Fokker Friendships), Air Tahiti.
US Trust Territory and Guam Continental-Air Micronesia (7275) and Air Pacific International Inc.
Gilbert Is Air Pacific PNG Air Niugini, Aerial Tours, Talair, Melanesian Airlines, Crowley Airways.
Bougainville Bougainville Air Services.
New Caledonia Air Caledinie (Twin Otters), New Hebrides Air Melanesiae (Islanders).
Solomon Is Solair (Beech Barons and Islan ders).
Tonga Tonga Internal Air Service (Islanders).
Cook Is Cook Island Airways (Islander).
Norfolk Island Airlines (Beechcraft) Norfolk Is- Lord Howe Is.
Western Samoa Air Samoa Ltd, and Samoa Aviation Ltd.