Shipping
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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 -
Norfolk Is • New Hebrides
Compagme 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 & O 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 Bhgh 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 first-class cruise ships Royal Viking Star. Royal Viking Sky and Royal Viking Sea, cruises the Pacific from Sydney and Cairns calling at a variety of Pacific and Asian ports Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517).
P & O 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 & O Booking Centre World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street. Sydney (231-6655) Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a five-weekly refrigerated general cargo/container service from Sydney and Brisbane, to Suva, Lautoka, Apia. Pago Pago and Nukualofa Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street Sydney (221-2388)
Australia - New Caledonia - (And/Or)
New Hebrides
Daiwa Line operates a container service from Sydney to New Caledonia and the New Hebrides Details Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street Sydney (2-0238) 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 mam 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-ANL Pty 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).
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 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-ANL Pty Ltd. Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833)
Australia - Saipan - Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates a regular container service from Melbourne to Saipan, Truk, Ponape and Kosrai.
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 Operate chief 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 Laurie-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 Bourke 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 Gizo cargoes transhipped at Honiara Saipan, Majuro, Truk. Ponape, Koror, Yap cargoes transhipped at Guam.
Details from Union-Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street Sydney (2-0238, telex AA20397).
Australia - Nauru - Majuro
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo/passenger service from Melbourne to Nauru and Majuro Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Stree.t, 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, LA (9-4105). J C Waller (Rabaul) Ply Ltd. Rabaul. Burns Philp (NG) Ltd, Kieta, Robert Laune-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 Laune-Carpenter (PNG) Pty Ltd. Lae. Farrell Lines. 1 Market Plaza. San Francisco, L A (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 San Francisco, calls at US Gulf and East Coast ports on inducement Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041), Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports SOLOMONS - FIJI - TONGA - W. SAMOA -
Uk/Continent
Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Honiara, Suva. Nukualofa and Apia to Liverpool, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York 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 Inferocean Swire. 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522) Nedlloyd operates monthly cargo service with three ships from Surabaya, Jakarta, Bangkok. Port 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
Japan - Nz - Png
China Navigation Co. with three ships operates a monthly cargo service from Japan to New Zealand 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 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 and Japan, to Guam. Saipan. Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is.. Tonga and New Hebrides and 45-day container/break bulk cargo service from Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama to Guam. Suva. Lautoka and Noumea Details Hethenngton Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street Sydney (27-1671).
Daiwa Line with container ships operates 30-day
service from Moji. Kobe. Nagoya and Yokohama to Papeete, Pago Pago. Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Sydney, Noumea. Honiara, Tarawa, Guam and Taiwan Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd. 333-339 George Street, Sydney (2-0238) NORTH EUROPE - TAHITI - NEW CALEDONIA Hamburg-Sued operates monthly cargo services from Hamburg, Dunkirk and Le Havre to Papeete.
Noumea, via Panama.
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (290-2966); Columbus Maritime Services. 17 Albert Street Auckland (75-509).
Compagnie Generale Maritime operates three multi-purpose and three ro/ro cargo services a month from North European and Mediterranean ports to Papeete and Noumea Details from Compagnie Generale Maritime. 4-6 Bligh Street Sydney (221-2522) EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA - FUI -
N. Caledonia
Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services from Northern Europe and UK to Papeete, Apia Fiji and New Caledonia.
Details Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801) 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. Honiara, Noumea, Tahiti, Nauru and Cook Is Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.
NZ • FUI - 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 - 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, 18 Customs Street Auckland (7-3279), PC Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313
Nz - Australia - New Caledonia
Solomons - Gilberts - Micronesia
Union Co/Daiwa Line operate a container service from New Zealand through Sydney to Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa and Guam Trans-shipment to Saipan, Majuro and Gizo Details: Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd. PO Box 12, Auckland, or Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street Sydney, (2-0238)
Nz- Png
Farrell Lines operates regular service every 30 days from Auckland to Lae and Rabaul Details from Dalgety NZ Ltd. 41-45 Albert Street, Auckland (7-1859), J C. Waller (Rabaul) Pty 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, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (7-3279) PO Box 3614, Telex NZ2313
Nz - W. Samoa - Tonga
Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a four-weekly cargo service, Auckland - Nukualofa - Vavau - Apia - Nukualofa - Auckland
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Downtown House. Queen Street. Auckland (33-656) Warner Pacific Line services Onehunga - Nukualofa - Vavau - Haapai fortnightly, and Timaru - Nukualofa - Vavau monthly and Onehunga - Apia every 21 days carrying general and freezer cargoes and Timaru - Apia every 21 days carrying freezer cargo Details from Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (362-731) NZ - COOK IS - W. SAMOA 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 Box 3420, Auckland (379-430), Waterfront Commission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga, Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, Aitutaki. Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island.
NZ - SE ASIA - PACIFIC ISLANDS Sofrana Fareasf Lines operates a five-weekly service from New Zealand to SE Asia, PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 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, Suva 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 to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe. Rabaul, Kieta and Honiara and, on inducement to Yandina, Tarawa and Nauru.
Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street. Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports
San Francisco - Honolulu -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular conventional/container service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Majuro, 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).
US - FIJI - TAHITI - NZ - 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 Beaufort Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street Sydney (221-2388) US - A. SAMOA - NZ - AUST - PNG Farrell Lines LASH ships operate regularly from US to Australia, via Pago Pago and Auckland and Canada 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 Slipping Pty Ltd, 19 Pitt Street Sydney (27-2441).
Polynesia Line operates contain&r 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)
• Fiji ports handled 544 foreign
ships in 1976. Most of them were registered in the UK. The number of
passenger ships rose by 16, com
pared with 1975. All ports handled 1 169 797 tonnes of cargo, com pared with 1 130 936 tonnes in 1975.