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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1977Vol. 48, No. 11

Shipping

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SYDNEY - NZ - FUI/TAHITI - UK Chandris Lines maintains a passenger service om Sydney via NZ, Suva or Papeete every second tonth Details from Chandris Lines, 135 King Street, lydney (232-2455)

Sydney - Lord Howe Is -

Norfolk Is - New Hebrides

Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledonians operates )ur-weekly cargo service Sydney - Lord Howe Island nd Norfolk Island Details Hethenngton Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt treet, Sydney (27-1671) SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada - Us

P & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and ancouver on eastbound and westbound voyages ietween Sydney and the US.

Details from P & O Booking Centre, World Travel eadquarters 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 irogramme to include most of the above countries Details from Sitmar Cruises, 47 Elizabeth Street, lydney (232-7511) Royal Viking Line, with first-class cruise ships loyal Viking Star. Royal Viking Sky and Royal Viking ea. cruises the Pacific from Sydney and Cairns calling t a variety of Pacific and Asian ports Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 3-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517) P & O liners call at Apia, Auckland, Bay of Islands, lomara, Honolulu, Lautoka. Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago ’ago, Papeete, Port Moresby. Santo, Savusavu, Suva, avau and Vila on cruises from Australia Details from P & O Booking Centre World Travel leadquarters Pty Ltd. 33 Bligh Street, Sydney 231-6655) Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a five-weekly sfrigerated general cargo/container service from lydney and Brisbane, to Suva. Lautoka, Apia, Pago 'ago and Nukualofa.

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

Australia - New Caledonia - (And/Or)

New Hebrides

Daiwa Line operates a container service from lydney to New Caledonia and the New Hebrides Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George •treet Sydney (2-0238) Somacal operates a monthly service from Sydney 3 Noumea Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt •treet, Sydney (27-6301) Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every three /eeks from the mam ports along the east Australian ;oast Details from Sofrana-Unilines. 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031), Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd. 570 Jourke Street Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Srisbane (221-3166), Elder-ANL Pty Ltd. Port Adelaide 47-5688), ANL Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & i/larshall, Burnie. Tasmania (31-1833) Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates hree-weekly containerised cargo service from Sydney o Noumea Details Hethenngton Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street Sydney (27-1671).

South Pacific United Lines maintains a four-week :argo service from Sydney to Noumea, Vila and Santo Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd, 261 Seorge 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 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 mam 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-ANL Pty Ltd. Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833)

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 cargo service from Sydney to Papeete, and US west coast Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Ltd. 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).

Daiwa Line offers a six-weekly service from Australia to Papeete Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street, Sydney (2-0238)

Australia - Png

Containers Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP Line) and NGAL/PNGL Chief operate Container Service from Australia to PNG-Solomon Islands ports on joint slot sharing basis Three container vessels operate on 28-day turn-around from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Rabaul, Kavieng, Kieta and Honiara Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3851) and Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Farrell Lines operates a service every month 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), J. C Waller (Rabaul) Pty Ltd.

Rabaul, Robert Laune-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

New Guinea Express Lines operates three-weekly conventional and container services, 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 b • vke Street, Melbourne (60-0731).

AUSTRALIA - SOLOMONS • GILBERT IS -

Micronesia

Daiwa Line operates a container service every 30 days from Sydney to Noumea, Honiara. Tarawa, and Guam Saipan cargoes transhipped via Guam or Japan Majuro cargoes transhipped via Japan Details from Union-Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street, Sydney (2-0238, telex AA20397)