The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1976Vol. 47, No. 8

Shipping,

pp. 70-74 · Read in the full issue

Airways

Shipping

Sydney Nz Fiji/Tahiti Uk

Chandris Lines maintains a passenger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva or Papeete every second month.

Details from Chandris Lines, 135 King Street, Sydney (232-2455).

Sydney Lord Howe Is Auckland

Norfolk Is New Caledonia

Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledonians 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 & 0 liners call at Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver 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 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 & 0 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 & 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) 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 Trades & Brokers Pty Ltd, 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) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva every three weeks from the main ports on the sast coast of Australia, and monthly to Lautoka 'rom Melbourne and Sydney.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines. 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27 2031). Trans-Austral Shipping Pty -td, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67 9162), <\CTA Pty Ltd, Brisbane (221 3116), Elder Smith Soldsbrough Mort Ltd, Port Adelaide (47 5688), Mcllwraith McEacharn Ltd, Newcastle (2 4781), H.

Jones and Co Pty Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania (31 1833).

Australia Fiji W Samoa

Nauru Pacific Line operates monthly conven ional/container service from Sydney and Brisbane o Fiji and Western Samoa.

Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins street Melbourne (654 4977): Interocean Swire. 8 spring Street. Sydney (2 0522); Dalgety Shipping, r 9 Eagle Street, Brisbane (31 0331).

Australia Tahiti Us West Coast

South Pacific United Lines maintain a four week / service from Sydney to Papeete, and US West 'oast.

Details from Omni Trades & Brokers Pty Limited, 61 George Street. Sydney (241 2872/6).

Australia Png

Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and kWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from /lelbourne and Brisbane with Samos to Port Moresby and Lae and three-weekly cargo service om Sydney (direct) to Lae and Port Moresby with limos.

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

Farrell Lines operates a service every 18 days om Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to ae, Rabaul and Anewa Bay Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 3 Bridge Street, Sydney (2 0517), 60 Market treet, Melbourne (61 3031), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd. labaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

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

Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box 73, Royal Exchange PO. Sydney (241 3991) lac Arthur Shipping Agency Co, 82-92 Eagle treet, Brisbane (229 3777), Westralian Farmers ransport Pty Ltd, 459 Little Collins Street, lelbourne (67 8291). Breckwoldt’s Shipping gencies in Port Moresby (24 2525), Lae (42 536), Rabtrad Niugini Pty Ltd, Rab|ul (92 2911).

Karlander New Guinea Line's cargo vessels call t Melbourne, Sydney, Lae, Madang, Wewak lanus, Kimbe.

Details from Karlander (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 19-31 itt 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 (2 0522)

Australia Ng Micronesia Guam

Nauru Pacific Line operates monthly conven tional/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 (2 0522).

Us Png

Farrell Lines operates regular services from all US west coast ports to Lae, Rabaul and Anewa Bay Details from Wih, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (2 0517). One Embar cadero 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 conven tional/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 Francisco, 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 (2 0517).

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 (2 0522).

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) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Ben Shipping Co (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 (2 0522).

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 Euro pean 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 Street, Sydney, (27 6301): Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd. Suva

Nz Fiji Tonga Samoas Tahiti

Union Steam Ship Co 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 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 Caledoniens operate four-weekly cargo service from Auckland to Norfolk Island.

Details from Maritime Services Ltd, 14-18 Customs Street E, Auckland (7 5509).

Nz N Caledonia N. Hebrides Ng

SI Sofrana-Unilines with two ships operating to Vila and Santo: to Honiara and New Guinea; and to Noumea.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (7 3279). PO 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 (7 5509).

Nz Png

Farrell Lines operates regular service every 18 fays from Auckland to Lae, Rabaul and Anewa Bay Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd. 41/45 Albert Street, Auckland (7 1859), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Sabaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae

Nz Fui 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) -td, PO Box 192. Wellington (73 9029): Burns J hilp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva

Nz Fiji

Reef operates a regular 18 day service from Vuckland to Suva and Lautoka Details from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd, PO Jox 3382, Auckland. NZ (7 1221-3)

Nz Tonga

Warner Pacific Line services Lyttelton-Auckland-

Nukualofa-Vavau-Haapai on a 14-21-day schedule for general and freezer cargoes.

Details from Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (362-730)

(Mz Fiji Samoa

Pacific Line with one ship operates monthly cargo service. New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva, Apia Details: Sofrana- Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (7 3279) 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 (37 9430): Waterfront Com mission, 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 maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly in tervals 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 ser vice from Europe, via the Panama Canal to Papeete.

Noumea, Vila, major PNG ports and Honiara, oc casionally to Tarawa. Santo, Kieta, Jayapura and Yandina and return.

Details from Bank Line (A sia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, 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 three-weekly container cargo service, sailing from US west coast 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'sia) Pty Ltd, 1 York St.

Sydney (27 2011).

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 Head quarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231 6655), freight details from P & 0 Aust Ltd, 2 Castlereagh St. Sydney (2300177).

Us A. Samoa Nz Aust. Png

Farrell Lines LASH ships operate regularly from US to Australia, via Pago Pago and Auckland, retur ning via PNG ports.

Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street. Sydney (2 0517); 60 Market Street. Melbourne (61 3031): PFEL, 1 Embar

cadero Centre, Suite 701, San Francisco (576 4000); Dalgety NZ Ltd, Auckland (7 1859): Kneubuhl Maritime Services. 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 (9 6799)

Airways

From Australia

Qantas (7075, 7475, DC4) PNG. Norfolk Is.

New Caledonia, Fiji, US, Canada.

PAA (7475) Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, US.

CP Air (DCS) Fiji, Hawaii, Canada.

UTA (DCBs and DCIOs) New Caledonia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, US.

Air Nauru (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, DCIOs, 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 s and 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 s and Fokker Friendships) to Cairns and Brisbane Norfolk 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 Airway flies between American and Western Samoa Air Tahiti from Tahiti to Cook Is..

Air Niugini to Irian Jaya, Solomon Is , Philip pines.

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, Melane sian Airlines, Crowley Airways.

Bougainville Bougainville Air Services.

New Caledonia Air Caledonie (Twin Otters).

New Hebrides Air Melanesiae (Islanders).

Solomon Is., Sofair (Beech Barons and Islanders).

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.