Shipping
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SYDNEY - NZ - FUI/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 -
Norfolk Is • New Hebrides
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledonians operates four-weekly cargo service Sydney - Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Port Vila and Santo.
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 & 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 -Bamoab
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 (221-3166), 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), 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 - Fui
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 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), ACTA Pty Ltd, Fremantle (35-4866)
Australia • Fui - W. Samoa
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular containerised, unitised and b/bulk service from Sydney and Brisbane to Lautoka, Suva and Apia.
Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), 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 Seorge Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).
Australia - Png
Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with Samos to Port Moresby and Lae. supplemented by availability of additional tonnage on NGAL ships to cover transition period, Jan 1-June 30, 1977, pending start of fully containerised joint NGAL/Conpac service.
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 (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, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange PO, 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 and Nuigini Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911).
Karlander New Guinea Line's cargo vessels call at 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 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 - SOLOMONS • GILBERT IS •
Micronesia
Daiwa Line runs a container service every 35 days from Sydney to Honiara, Tarawa, Guam, Saipan and Palau.
Details: Tradex Transport 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
Jollins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Interocean iwire, 8 Spring Street Sydney (2-0522).
U 8 • Png
Farrell Lines operates regular services from all US rest coast ports to Lae and Rabaul.
Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Iridge Street Sydney (2-0517), Farrell Lines, 1 Market •laza, San Francisco, LA. (9-4105), Burns Philp (NG) .td, Rabaul and Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) 1y Ltd, Lae.
San Francisco - Honolulu -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular onventional/container service from San Francisco nd Honolulu to Majuro, Nauru, Ponape, Truk and iaipan.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Jollins Street Melbourne (653-5709), North American Maritime Agencies, 100 California Street, San rancisco, California 9411 (981-0343),
Png • U 8 - Canada
Farrell Lines operates regular services from Lae nd Rabaul to US west coast ports and Vancouver.
Details from Burns Philp (NG) Pty Ltd, Rabaul, lobert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae, Farrell ines, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, LA. (9-4105), Kilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street ydney (2-0517).
FAR EAST • FUI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MNOL, RIL) perates a three-weekly cargo service from Hong ong to Lautoka, Suva, NZ ports, Manila, Kaoshiung, eelung, Hong Kong.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street ydney (2-0522).
Royal Interocean Lines operates monthly cargo ervice with three ships from Surabaya, Jakarta, angkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ orts Details from Interocean Aust Services Pty Ltd, 8 pring Street, Sydney (27-3801), Burns Philp (SS) Co td, Suva and Lautoka.
Ben Shipping Co (Re) Ltd, sailing monthly from ingapore, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Suva and lain NZ ports.
Details from Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd, GPO Box 152, uva, Fiji.
Japan - Nz - Png
China Navigation Co, with three ships operates a lonthly cargo service from Japan to New Zealand ailing at Lae on return journey.
Details Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street Sydney >-0522),
Far East • Mid-8. Pacific
China Navigation Co's vessels operate a regular argo service from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore ) Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, loniara, New Hebrides, Noumea, Papeete and amoa.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, ydney (2-0522).
Kyowa Shipping Co Ltd operates monthly services om Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea and Japan, to iuam, Saipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, /estern and American Samoa. Tahiti, Cook Is., Tonga nd New Hebrides.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt treet, Sydney (27-1671).
North Europe - New Caledonia
Hamburg-Sued operates monthly cargo services rom Dunkirk and Le Havre to Noumea, via Panama.
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, *33 George Street, Sydney (290 2966)
North Europe - Tahiti -
N. Caledonia • Png
Compagnie Generale Maritime operates three nulti-purpose and three ro/ro cargo services a month rom North European and Mediterranean ports to s apeete and Noumea Three multi-purpose ships call nonthly in Papua New Guinea.
Details from Compagnie General Maritime, 4-6 3ligh Street Sydney (221-2522).
JAPAN - GUAM • FUI - 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 - FUI - TONGA - BAMOAB -
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, PO Box 12, Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti.
NZ - N. CALEDONIA • N. HEBRIDES -
Png - 81
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), PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.
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 (7-1859), Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Rabaul, 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 Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 192, Wellington (739-029); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.
Nz - Fui
Reef operates a regular 18-day service from Auckland to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd, PO Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (7-1221-3).
Pacific Line with one ship operates monthly cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.
Details: Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, Auckland (7-3279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.
Warner Pacific Line operates monthly freezer cargo service, Timaru-Lautoka.
Details from Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (362-730).
Nz- Tonga
Warner Pacific Line services Onehunga - Nukualofa - Vavau - Haapai fortnightly, and Timaru - Nukualofa - Vavau monthly.
Details from the Air Marine Service (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (362-730).
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 Bo) 3420, Auckland (379-430); Waterfront Commission, PC Box 61, Rarotonga, Lighterage and Stevedoring Co Aitutaki, Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island.
NZ - FAR EAST - PACIFIC ISLANDS Sofrana Fareast Lines operates a five-weekh service from Auckland to Far East, PNG, Nev Caledonia and Fiji.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 42 Customs Street Auckland (73-279).
UK • PANAMA - SAMOA - FUI The Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is maintainec by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthl] intervals out of Avonmouth, via Panama, for Apia, Suvs 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 servlet from Europe, via the Panama Canal to Papeete Noumea, Vila, major PNG ports and Honiara occasionally to Tarawa, Santo, Kieta, Jayapura anc Yandina and return.
Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 Yorl Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd Suva.
EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA - FUI -
N. Caledonia
Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services from Northern Europe and UK to Papeete, Apia, Fiji anc New Caledonia.
Details Interocean Aust Services Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801).
US - FUI - TAHITI ■ AUSTRALIA Bank Line Ltd operates 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 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, LA. (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). • The French airline, UTA, in
June, will open a Tokyo-Papeete
service, via Noumea, Nadi and Pago
Pago and return. The service will give Nadi and Pago Pago their first regular air links with Japan. The service will be run once a week with a DCS aircraft
with capacity for 178 passengers. The
new service is expected to boost the Fiji
tourist industry.