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-Noi folk 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 linerscall at Auckland, Suva, Honoluluand 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
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 luxurycruiseshipsßoyal 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 four-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 ' 5 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), H Jonesand Co 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 3ourke 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 from Melbourne and Sydhey Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031), Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, >7O Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty .fd, Brisbane (221-3116), Elder Smith Goldsbrough i/lort Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), Mcllwraith WlcEacharn Ltd Newcastle (2-4781), H Jonesand Co s ty Ltd. Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833), ACTA Pty Ltd : remantle (35-4866)
Australia - Fiji - W.Samoa
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular contamer sed. unitised and b/bulk service from Sydney and Irisbane to Lautoka, Suva and Apia Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Jollins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Interocean iwire. 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
Australia - Tonga - W.Samoa
Karlander operates a monthly cargo service rom Melbourne and Sydney to Nukualofa and Apia, hence 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 veekly service from Sydney to Papeete, and US west :oast.
Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd, >6l George Street. Sydney (241-2872/6).
Australia-Png
Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and kWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with Samos to >ort Moresby and Lae, supplemented by availability if additional tonnage on NGAL ships to cover ransition period, Jan 1-June 30, 1977, pending itart of fully containerised joint NGAL/Conpac iervice.
Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, iydney (241-3816).
Farrell Lines operates a service every 18 days rom Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to .ae and Rabaul.
Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Iridge Street, Sydney (2-0517), 60 Market Street, Melbourne (61-3031), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, lobert Laurie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae New Guinea Express Lines with two ships iperates three-weekly Melbourne. Sydney, Irisbane, Port Moresby, Lae Rabaul.
Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box 173, Royal Exchange PO, Sydney (241-3991) tacArthur Shipping Agency Co, 82-92 Eagle Street, Irisbane(229-3777), Western Farmers Transport Pty td. 459 Little Collins Street, Melbourne 57-8291), Breckwoldt’s Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby (24-2525), Lae (42-1536), Rabtrad Nuigini •ty Ltd. Rabaul (92-2911).
Karlander New Guinea Line’s Cargo vessels call it Melbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe, Rabaul.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Jourke Street, Melbourne (60-0731).
Australia - Png - Solomons
New Guinea Australia Line's vessels operate Irorn Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae Rabaul, Kavie-g Wewak, Honiara, Kieta, Gizo, Madang and Samara!.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522)
AUSTRALIA - SOLOMONS - GILBERT IS -
Micronesia
Daiwa Line runs a container service every 35 jays 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
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo/ passenger service from Melbourne to Nauru.
Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
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 (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 Mjajuro, Nauru. Ponape, Truk and Saipan.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), 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 Bums Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd. Lae. Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plazas Sarr Francisco, L.A. (9-4105), and Wilh. Wilhelmserr Agency Pty Ltd. 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517), FAR EAST - FIJI - MEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MNOL, RIL) operates a three-weekly cargo service from Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZporte 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 Singporeto Suva and N 2 ports.
Details from Interocean Aust. Services Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street, Sydney, (27-3801), Bums Philp (SS) Co Ltd. Suva and Lautoka.
Ben Shipping Co (Re) 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, with three shipsoperatesa 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 Ry 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
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty td, 333 George Street, Sydney (290-2966), Messageries Maritime* operates five cargo ervices a month from north and Mediterranean European ports to Papeete and Noumea.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, 4-6 Bligh itreet, Sydney (221-2522).
JAPAN - GUAM - FIJI - SAMOA -
N. Caledonia - N. Hebrides
Daiwa Lines runs a monthly cargo service from span via Guam to Suva. Lautoka, Pago Pago, Apia, ila, 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 ontainerised service Auckland-Suva-Pago Pago pia-Nukualofa every 14-16 days.
A 28-day service by conventional ship is perated from Auckland to Papeete, Apia and lukualofa.
Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd. PO ox 12, Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in iji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti.
Nz - Norfolk Is
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledonians perate four-weekly cargo service from Auckland to lorfolk Island.
Details from Maritime Services Ltd, 14-18 lustoms Street, E. Auckland (7-5509).
NZ - N. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES -
Png-Si
Sofrana/Unilines with two ships operates to ila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea, nd to Noumea.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs treet, Auckland (7-3279), PO Box 3614, Telex: 1Z2313.
Nz-N. Caledonia
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens perates four- weekly cargo service from Auckland ) Noumea.
Details from Maritime Services Ltd, 14-18 lustoms Street, E. Auckland (7-5509).
Nz-Png
Farrell Lines operates regular service every 18 ays from Auckland to Lae and Rabaul.
Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd. 41-45 Albert Street, uckland (7-1859), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul. obert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae.
NZ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Crusader cargo ships call at Suva, Levuka and bnolulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at Suva nd/or Lautoka on US-NZ return trips.
Detailsfrom Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 192, 'ellington (739-029); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.
Hz-Fiji
Reef operates a regular 18-day service from uckland to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Fteef Shipping Agencies Ltd, PO lox 3382, Auckland, NZ (7-12?1-3) Pacific Line with one ship operates monthly argo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.
Details: Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, ajckland (7-3279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.
Nz —Tonga
Warner Pacific Line services Onehunga slukualofa-Vavau-Haapai fortnightly, and Timaru- Mukualofa-Vavau monthly.
Detailsfrom the Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO lox 2505, Auckland (362-730).
Nz-Cook Is-Niue
The Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd with To* toana and Lorena, operates cargo services from Auckland to Rarotonga and Aitutaki (fortnightly) and Jiue (monthly).
Details from the Shipping Corp of NZ Ltd. PO 3ox 3420, Auckland (379-430); Waterfront Com nission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga, Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, Aitutaki, Niue Govt Offices. Niue sland.
Uk-Panam A-Samoa-Fiji
The Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is maintained by Conference vessels sailing at regular monthly intervals our ot Avonmouth, via Panama, lor Apia.
Suva and Lautoka Details (rom Burns Pnilp (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 PajMete, 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 service* from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ. Callsat 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 With, 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
Oantas (7075, 7475, DC4) PNG, Norfolk Is.
New Caledonia, Fiji, Hawaii. US. Canada PAA (7475) Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, US.
CP Air (DCB) Fiji, Hawaii, Canada.
UTA (DCBs and DClOs) New Caledonia, Fiji, 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, DClOs, F 27) - Fiji, American Samoa, Cook Is, Tahiti, Hawaii, US, New Caledonia, Norfolk Is.
PAA (7475) American Samoa. Tahiti Hawaii US.
UTA (DCB) Tahiti
From Us
Oantas (707 s and 7475) Honolulu, Fiji.
Australia.
PAA (7475) Honolulu. Tahiti, A. Samoa, Fiji, NZ, Australia.
Air-NZ (DCBs and DCIOs) Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland.
PACIFIC - FAR EAST - S. AMERICA Air Nauru (F2B or 737) Nauru to Micronesia the Philippines, Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan, Mono Kong Air France (7075) Japan to Tahiti, Peru.
Air Niugini (7075) - to the Philippines, Japan.
Pacific Is - Aust
Oantas (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 anc 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 tc 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 tc Fiji, New Hebrides, Wallis Is, Tahiti.
Continental-Air Micronesia (7275) from Hawai to Micronesia.
Air Nauru from Nauru to Tarawa, Marshall Is Wallis Is, Fiji W. Samoa, New Hebrides, New Caledonia. Solomons, Phillipines.
Polynesian Airlines from Apia to Tonga, Niue Is Fiji, Am. Samoa.
South Pacific Island Airway flies betweer America and Western Samoa and American Samos 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 (HS74B and Trislanders), Fiji Aii Services (Beech Barons and Islanders) French Polynesia Air Polynesia (Fokkei Friendships), Air Tahiti.
US T rust 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 Caledonie (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. • Freight rates from Australia to the
Pacific Islands rose in December anc
January following the Australian
currency devaluation on Novembei
28. The new rates to Papua New
Guinea and the Solomons were 9.36%
higher, with the bunker surcharge un
changed at 4.72%. An increase of 8% for one trip from Australia to Fiji was
allowed early in December. Shipping
companies and shippers were ex
pected to agree early in January on a new rate for Australia to the New
Hebrides, New Caledonia, Fiji,
Western Samoa and Tonga.