Shipping,
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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 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 30-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 luxurycruiseships 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, Sydney ' 9 7-2031). Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Brisbane (221-3166). Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), Mcllwraith McEacharn Ltd, Newcastle (2-4781), HJonesandCo Pty Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833), ACTA Pty Ltd, Fremantle (35-4866).
South Pacific United Lines maintains a four week cargo service from Sydney to Noumea, Vila and Santo.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd, 261 George Street, Sydney (24-2872/6).
Australia-Fiji
Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates monthly 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 east coast of Australia and monthly to Lautoka from Melbourne and Sydhey.
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. Jonesand Co Pty Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833), ACTA Pty Ltd Fremantle (35-4866).
Australia - Fiji - W.Samoa
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular container ised, unitised and b/bulk service from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva and Apia.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977), Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
Australia - Tonga - W.Samoa
Karlander operates a monthly cargo service from Melbourne and Sydney to Nukualofa and Apia, thence US west coast.
Details; Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
AUSTRALIA - TAHITI - US WEST COAST South Pacific United Lines maintains a four weekly service from Sydney to Papeete, and US west coast.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd, 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, Rabaul and Anewa Bay.
Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517), 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, PC Box R 73, Royal Exchange PC. Sydney (241-3991) MacArthur Shipping Agency Co, 82-92 Eagle Street, Brisbane (229-3777), Western Farmers Transport Pty Ltd, 459 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8291), Breckwoldt’s Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby (24-2525). Lae (42-1536), Rabtrad Nuigini Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911).
Karlander New Guinea Line’s cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manua, Kimbe.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street. Sydney (27-6301); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, 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 - Png - Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular container ised, unitised and b/bulk service from Sydney
(general cargo received in Melbourne for container movement to Sydney) to Lae, Rabaul, Koror, Guam, Saipan, Truk and Ponape.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977), Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
AUSTRALIA - SOLOMONS - GILBERT IS -
Micronesia
Daiwa Line runs a container service every 35 days from Sydney to Honiara, Tarawa, Guam, Saipan and Palau.
Details: T radex T ransport Pty Ltd. 185 O'Riordan Street. Mascot, NSW (669-1099).
Australia - Nauru - Majuro -
Nauru-Australia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo/ passenger service from Sydney and Melbourne to Nauru, Majuro (Marshall Islands) Nauru, Sydney, Melbourne.
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 Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517), Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, L.A. (9-4105), 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 9411 (981-0343).
Png-Us-Canada
Farrell Lines operates regular services from Lae and Rabual to US west coast ports and Vancouver.
Details from Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae, Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, L.A. (9-4105), and Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517).
FAR EAST - FIJI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MNOL, RIL) operates a three-weekly cargo service from Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZports, 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 Singpore to Suva and NZ ports.
Details from Interocean Australia Services, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801), 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.
Japan-Nz-Png
China Navigation Co. withthreeshipsoperatesa monthly cargo service from Japan to New Zealand calling at Lae on return journey.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
FAR EAST - MID - S. PACIFIC 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).
Kyowa Shipping Co Ltd operates monthly services from Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea, Japan,
Singapore and Jakarta to Guam, Saipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is., Tonga, New Hebrides and PNG.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
North Europe - New Caledonia
Hamburg-Sued operates monthly cargo services from Dunkirk and Le Havre to Noumea, via Panama.
De»' ils 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 Lines 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.
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 Papeete, Apia and Nukualofa.
Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PC 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 (7-5509).
NZ - N. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES -
Png-Si
Sofrana/Unilines with two ships operates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea, and to Noumea.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines. 42 Customs Street, Auckland (7-3279), PC Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.
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 days from Auckland to Lae, Rabaul and Anewa Bay.
Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd, 41-45 Albert Street, Auckland (7-1859), 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.
Detailsfrom Blue Star Port Lines (Management) Ltd, PC Box 192, Wellington (729-779); 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, PC Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (7-1221-3).
Nz-Tonga
Warner Pacific Line services Lyttelton- Onehunga, Nukualofa-Vavau-Haapai on a 21-day schedule, for general and freezer cargoes.
Detailsfrom the Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (36-2730).
Nz-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: NZ2313.
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, PC Box 3420, Auckland (379-430); Waterfront Com mission, PC 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 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 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, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801).
US - FIJI - TAHITI - AUSTRALIA Bank Line Ltd operates regular cargo services from US Gulf ports to Austraiiaand NZ. Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand.
Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, 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 Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231- 6655); freight details from P & O Aust Ltd, 2 Castlereagh Street, 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 (2-0517); 60 Market Street, Melbourne (61-0301); Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, L A. (415-777-3300); 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).
Airlines
From Australia
Qantas (7075. 7475, DC4) PNG. Norfolk Is, New Caledonia, Fiji, Hawaii, US, Canada.
PAA (7475) Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, US.
CP Air (DCS) Fiji, Hawaii, Canada.
UTA (DCSs and DCIOs) New Caledonia, Fijf, New Zealand, Tahiti, US.
Air Nauru (F2B) New Caledonia, Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro.
Air Nuigini (7075. F 27) PNG.
Air Pacific (BAC111) Fiji, via New Hebrides or New Caledonia to Fiji.
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, DCIQs, 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, J\IZ, Australia.
Air-NZ (DCSs and DCIOs) Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland.
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
Qantas (7075) from Port Moresby to Sydney.
Air Pacific (BAC111) from Fiji, via New Hebrides or New Caledonia to Brisbane.
Air Nauru (F2B or 737) flies to Melbourne.
Air Nuigini (7075, F 27) to Cairns, Brisbane and Sydney.
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 HS 7485) Fiji to Gilbert Is, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, Tonga, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia. PNG.
Fiji Air Services Wallis and Futuna (charter).
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, Phillipines.
Polynesian Airlines from ApiatoTonga, Niue Is, Fiji, Am. Samoa.
South Pacific Island Airway flies between America and Western Samoa and American Samoa and Tonga.
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 (HS74Band Trislanders), Fiji Air Services (Beech Barons and Islanders).
French Polynesia Air Polynesia (Fokker Friendships), Air Tahiti.
US Trust Territory and Guam Continential-Air Micronesia (7275) and Air Pacific Internal Inc.
Gilbert Is Air Pacific.
PNG - Air Niugini. Douglas Airways, Panga Airways, Talair.
Bougainville Bougainville Air Services.
New Caledonia Air Caledonia (Twin Otters).
New Hebrides Air Melanesiae (Islanders).
Solomon Is Solair (Beech Barons and Islanders).
Tonga Tonga Internal Air Service (Islander).
Norfolk Island Airlines (Beechcraft) Norfolk Is-Lord Howe Is.
Western Samoa Air Samoa Ltd, and Samoa Aviation Ltd.
Airlines supply full details.