The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1977Vol. 48, No. 9

Shipping

pp. 78-82 · Read in the full issue

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 Caledoniens operates four-weekly cargo service Sydney - Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

Details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).

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).

AUSTRALIA - 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. 47 Elizabeth Street, Sydney (232-7511).

Royal Viking Line, with luxury cruise ships Royal Viking Sea, Star and Sky, cruises the Pacific from Sydney 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, 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).

Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a five-weekly general cargo/container service from Port Kembla, Sydney and Newcastle (inducement), to Suva, Lautoka (inducement), Apia, Pago Pago and Nukualofa.

Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency Co. 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (221-2388).

Australia - New Caledonia

Somacal operates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).

Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every three weeks from the main ports along the east Australian coast.

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), ANL, Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833).

Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates three-weekly containerised cargo service from Sydney to Noumea.

Details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).

Australia - New Caledonia -

New Hebrides

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 (241-2872/6).

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 Jourke Street, Melbourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) Jo Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva every three weeks from the main ports on the east ;oast 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 lourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Ply Ltd, Irisbane (221-3116), Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mod td, Port Adelaide (47-5688), AML, Newcastle 349-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tasmania 31-1833).

Australia - Fiji - W. Samoa

Nauru Pacific Line operates regular containerised, nitised and b/bulk service from Sydney and Brisbane ) Lautoka, Suva and Apia.

Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Sollins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Interocean wire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Australia - Tonga - W. Samoa

Karlander operates a monthly cargo service from lelbourne and Sydney to Nukualofa and Apia, thence IS west coast.

Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, ydney (27-6301).

AUSTRALIA - TAHITI - US WEST COAST South Pacific United Lines maintains a four-weekly srvice from Sydney to Papeete, and US west coast.

Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd, 261 eorge Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).

Australia - Png

Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP ne) and NGAL/PNGL operate container service from ustralia to PNG-Solomon Islands ports on joint slot laring basis Three container vessels operate on 28iy turn-around from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Port Moresby, Samarai, Alotau, Lae, Madang, ewak, Rabaul, Kavieng, Kieta and Honiara Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street (241-3851) and Interocean Swire, 8 Spring reel, Sydney (2-0522) Farrell Lines operates a service every month from ismania, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Lae id Rabaul Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 ridge Street Sydney (2-0517), 60 Market Street, elbourne (61-3031), J. C. Waller (Rabaul) Pty Ltd, abaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

New Guinea Express Lines operates three-weekly jnventional and container services, Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.

Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box 73, Royal Exchange PO, Sydney (241-3991), acArthur Shipping Agency Co, 82-92 Eagle Street risbane (229-3777), Western Farmers Transport Pty d, 459 Little Collins Street Melbourne (67-8291), reckwoldt’s Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby 4-2525), Lae (42-1536), Rabtrad and Nuigini Pty Ltd, abaul (92-2911).

Karlander New Guinea Line’s cargo vessels call at elbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, r ewak, Manus, Kimbe, Rabaul.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Ireet, Sydney (27-6301), Dalgety Shipping, 461 ourke Street, Melbourne (60-0731).

AUSTRALIA - SOLOMONS - GILBERT IS -

Micronesia

Daiwa Line operates a container service every 30 ays from Sydney to Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa, Guam, id Saipan.

Details from Union-Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 eorge Street Sydney (2-0238, telex AA20397)

Australia - Nauru - Majuro

Nauru Pacific Line operates regular argo/passenger service from Melbourne to Nauru id Majuro.

Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 ollins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Interocean wire, 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), J. C. Waller (Rabaul) Pty Ltd, Rabaul, Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Kieta, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

Png - Us - Canada

Farrell Lines operates regular services from Lae and Rabaul to US west coast ports and Vancouver.

Details from J. G. Waller (Rabaul) Pty Ltd, Rabaul.

Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae, Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, LA. (9-4105), Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street Sydney (2-0517),

Png - Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Kieta Rabaul. Kimbe, Madang and Lae to Liverpool, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and London.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street. Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.

Png - Us

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kimbe, Madang and Lae direct to Sar Francisco; calls at US Gulf and East Coast ports or inducement.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 Vorl< Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports SOLOMONS - FUI - TONGA - W. SAMOA -

Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service fron Honiara, Suva, Nukualofa and Apia to Liverpool Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp, Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd. 1 Yorl Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd Suva.

FAR EAST - FUI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MNOL 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).

Nedlloyd operates monthly cargo service witf three ships from Surabaya, Jakarta, Bangkok, Por Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ ports Details from Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street Sydney (27-3801), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd Suva and Lautoka.

Ben Shipping Co (Pie) Ltd, sailing monthly fron Singapore, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Suva anc main NZ ports.

Details from Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd, GPO Box 152 Suva, Fiji.

Japan - Nz - Png

China Navigation Co, with three ships operates < monthly cargo service from Japan to New Zealant calling at Lae on return journey Details Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Far East - Mid-S. Pacific

China Navigation Co's vessels operate a regula cargo service from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapon to Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby Honiara, New Hebrides. Noumea, Papeete am Samoa.

Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street Sydney (2-0522).

Kyowa Shipping Co Ltd operates monthly service: from Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea and Japan, t( Guam, Saipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji Western and American Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is., Tong< and New Hebrides and 45-day container/break bull cargo service from Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama t< Guam, Suva, Lautoka and Noumea Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pit Street, Sydney (27-1671).

Daiwa Line with container ships operates 30-dai service from Moji, Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama tc Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Sydney Noumea, Honiara. Tarawa, Guam and Taiwan Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 Georgr Street, Sydney (2-0238)

NORTH EUROPE - TAHITI - NEW CALEDONIA Hamburg-Sued operates monthly cargo services am Hamburg, Dunkirk and Le Havre to Papeete, oumea, via Panama.

Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 33 George Street. Sydney (290-2966); Columbus aritime Services, 17 Albert Street, Auckland (75-509).

North Europe - Tahiti -

N. Caledonia - Png

Compagnie Generale Maritime operates three ulti-purpose and three ro/ro cargo services a month am North European and Mediterranean ports to jpeete and Noumea. Three multi-purpose ships call onthly in Papua New Guinea.

Details from Compagnie General Maritime, 4-6 igh Street Sydney (221-2522).

JAPAN - GUAM - FIJI - SAMOA -

N. Caledonia - N. Hebrides

Daiwa Lines runs a monthly cargo service from ipan via Guam to Suva, Lautoka, Pago Pago, Apia, la, 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 mtainerised service Auckland-Suva-Pago Pago )ia-Nukualofa every 14-16 days.

A 28-day service by conventional ship is operated •m Auckland to Papeete, Apia and Nukualofa.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PO )x 12, Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in Fiji, mga, Samoa and Tahiti.

NZ - N. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES -

Png - Si

Sofrana-Unilines with two ships operates to Vila id Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea, and to )umea.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, ickland (7-3279), PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.

Nz - Png

Farrell Lines operates regular service every 30 ys from Auckland to Lae and Rabaul.

Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd. 41-45 Albert Street, ickland (7-1859), J. C. Waller (Rabaul) Pty Ltd, ibaul, Robert Laurie-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd, Lae NZ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Crusader cargo ships call at Suva, Levuka and jnolulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at Suva and/or utoka on US-NZ return trips.

Details from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 192, sllington (739-029); Burns Philp ss) Co Ltd, Suva.

Nz - Fiji

Reef operates a regular 18-day service from ickland to Suva and Lautoka.

Details from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd, PO Box 82, Auckland. NZ (7-1221-3).

Pacific Line with one ship operates monthly cargo rvice New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.

Details: Sofrana-Unilines, 42 Customs Street, ckland (7-3279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313

Nz - W. Samoa - Tonga

Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a four-weekly rgo service, Auckland - Nukualofa - Vavau - Apia ikualofa - Auckland.

Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Downtown •use, Queen Street, Auckland (33-656).

Warner Pacific Line services Onehunga ikualofa - Vavau - Haapai fortnightly, and Timaru ikualofa - Vavau monthly and Onehunga - Apia every days carrying general and freezer cargoes and naru - Apia every 21 days carrying freezer cargo Details from Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 05, Auckland (362-731).

Nz - Cook Is - Niue

The Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd with Toa Jana and Lorena, operates cargo services from ickland to Rarotonga and Aitutaki (fortnightly) and ue (monthly).

Details from the Shipping Corp of NZ Ltd, PO Box 20. Auckland (379-430): Waterfront Commission, PO ix 61. Rarotonga, Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, lutaki, Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island.

NZ - SE ASIA - PACIFIC ISLANDS Sofrana Fareast Lines operates a five-weekly

service from Auckland to SE Asia, PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Details from Sofrana Unilines, 42 Customs Street,' Auckland (73-279).

UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of Avonmouth, via Panama, for Apia, Suvsi and Lautoka.

Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.

UK/N. CONTINENT - TAHITI - N. CALEDONIA -

N. Hebrides

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam to Papeete, Noumea and Vila.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Ets AMAV, Papeete; Ets Ballande, Noumea, Burns Philp (NH) Ltd, Vila.

Uk/N. Continent - Png - Solomons

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam tc Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta anc Honiara and, on inducement to Yandina, Tarawa anc Nauru.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 Yorl Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA - FIJI -

N. Caledonia

Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services fron Northern Europe and UK to Papeete, Apia, Fiji am New Caledonia Details Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Stree Sydney (27-3801).

San Francisco - Honolulu -

Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates regula conventional/container service from San Franciso and Honolulu to Majuro, Nauru, Ponape, Truk am Saipan.

Details from Nauru Pacific Line. Nauru House, 8 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), North America Maritime Agencies, 100 California Street, Sa Francisco, California 9411 (981-0343).

US - FIJI - TAHITI - NZ - AUSTRALIA Bank Line Ltd operates regular cargo service from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ. Calls at Suvs Lautoka and Papeete on demand.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Pty Ltd, 1 Yor Street, Sydney (27-2011).

Pacific Far East Line cruise ships operate fror San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Moores Papeete, Rarotonga, Auckland, Opua (Bay of Islands Sydney and return via Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago an Honolulu to San Francisco.

Freight is carried on these passenger liners.

Passenger details from World Trave Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydne (231-6655); freight details from Beaufort Shippin Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street Sydney (221-2388 US - A. SAMOA - NZ - AUST - PNG Farrell Lines LASH ships operate regularly fror US to Australia, via Pago Pago and Auckland an Canada.

Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 1 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517), 60 Market Stree Melbourne (61-0301); Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plazr San Francisco, L.A. (415-777-3300); Dalgety NZ Lt( Auckland (7-1859); Kneubuhl Maritime Services, Pag Pago (633-5121).

Us - Tahiti - Samoa

Pacific Islands Transport operates a five/si weekly cargo service from North American west coai ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 19 Pi Street, Sydney (27-2441).

Polynesia Line operates container and genen cargo service from US west coast ports to Papeete an Pago Pago.

Details from Polynesia Shipping Services Inc, P( Box 1478, Pago Pago (9-6799).