Shipping
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Services
SYDNEY - NZ - FUI/TAHITI - UK Chandris Lines maintains a passenger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva or Papeete svery second month.
Details from Chandris Lines, 135 King street, Sydney (232-2455)
Sydney - Lord Howe Is -
Norfolk Is - New Hebrides
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens >perates four-weekly cargo service Sydney - .ord Howe Island and Norfolk Island Details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, )7-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
SYDNEY - NZ - FUI - HAWAII -
Canada - Us
P & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver on eastbound and vestbound voyages between Sydney and the JS Details from P & O Booking Centre.
Vorld Travel headquarters Pty Ltd. 33 Bligh street, Sydney (231-6655) AUSTRALIA - NZ - FUI - TONGA - N. HEBRIDES - NOUMEA - PNG •
Solomons -Samoas
Sitmar Cruises operates a year-round :ruise programme to include most of the ibove countries Details from Sitmar Cruises, 47 Elizabeth street, Sydney (232-7511) Royal Viking Line, with first-class cruise ihips Royal Viking Star, Royal Viking Sky and toyal Viking Sea, cruises the Pacific from sydney and Cairns calling at a variety of ’acific and Asian ports Details from Wilh, Wilhelmsen Agency *ty Ltd, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517) P & O liners call at Apia, Auckland. Bay of slands, Honiara. Honolulu, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, *ort Moresby, Santo, Savusavu, Suva, Vavau ind Vila on cruises from Australia Details from P & O Booking Centre World 'ravel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, sydney (231-6655) Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a ive-weekly refrigerated general :argo/container service from Sydney and Jrisbane, to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Pago Pago ind Nukualofa Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency to, 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (221-2388)
Australia - New Caledonia •
(And/Or) New Hebrides
Daiwa Line operates a container service rom Sydney to New Caledonia and the New Hebrides Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, J 33-339 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 3very three weeks from the main ports along he 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 [3l-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 - 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 and Lautoka 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, Burme, 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 hjuigini 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 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, LA. (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, 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 (€7-2041); Burns Philp< (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.
Png - Us
Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Kieta Rabaul, Kimbe, Madangi and Lae direct to San Francisco; calls at USI Gulf and East Coast ports on inducement.
Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philpt (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.
Solomons - Fui- Tonga -
W. Samoa - Uk/Continent
Bank Line operates regular cargor service from Honiara, Suva, Nukualofa andt Apia to Liverpool, Hamburg, Rotterdam andt Antwerp.
i Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 fork 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 rom 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 with three ships from Surabaya. Jakarta, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva jnd 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 jperates a monthly cargo service from Japan o New Zealand calling at Lae on return ourney Details Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522)
Far East - Mid-S. Pacific
China Navigation Co's vessels operate a egular cargo service from Hong Kong, Faiwan 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 ind 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 ;argo service from Kobe. Nagoya and (okohama to Guam, Suva, Lautoka and iJoumea Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, S 7-49 Pitt Street Sydney (27-1671) Daiwa Line with container ships operates )0-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 Mbert Street Auckland (75-509) Compagme Generale Maritime operates hree 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 rom Northern Europe and UK to Papeete, !tpia, Fiji and New Caledonia.
Details Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801) 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, 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. PO Box 12. Auckland, or from branch offices/agents in Fiji, Tonga. Samoa and Tahiti NZ - (J. CALEDONIA - N. HEBRIDES -
Png - Si
Sofrana-Unilines with three 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), PO 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 Laune- 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 - Fiji
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- Samoa - Tonga
Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a four-weekly cargo service, Auckland - Nukualofa - Pago Pago - 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 - American Samoa
Farrell Lines operates regular service every 30 days from Auckland to Pago Pago Details from Dalgety (NZ) Ltd, 41-45 Albert St. Auckland 71859 Kneubuhl Maritime Services Box 39, Pago Pago 633-5121 UK • PANAMA - SAMOA - FUI 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 - FUJI - 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
Briefly
■ Fiji shipowner, Mr Hasan Raza, has bought the Altair, 200 tonnes, for $3 700, from Veeking Shipping Co, of the Cook Islands. She had lain idle in the Bay of Islands, near Suva, for more than two years.
Acquisition of the Altair in creases Mr Raza’s fleet to three. ■ Compagnie Generale Maritime will introduce a monthly ro-ro container ser vice from Sydney to French Pacific territories in January.
The service will be an ex tension of that from European ports to Papeete and New Caledonia.
The ships will call at Sydney and load for New
Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bllgh Street, Sydney: (231-6655); freight details from Beaufon Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Streetf 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. Aucklano (7-1859); Kneubuhl Maritime Services, Pago Pago (633-5121).
Us - Tahiti - Samoa
Pacific Islands Transport operates i five/six weekly cargo service from Norttl: American west coast ports to Papeete, Pagoi Pago, Apia Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Ptl Ltd, 19 Pitt Street Sydney (27-2441) Polynesia Line operates container anc general cargo service from US west coas ports to Papeete and Pago Pago.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Services Inc, PO Box 1478, Pago Pago (9-6799).
Caledonia, the New Hebride;
and French-Polynesia.
Compagnie General©
Maritime was formed ii
March, 1977, through ;
merger of CompagnL Generale Transatlantique am
Compagnie des Messagerie;
Maritimes. The latter lin< launched its first service from Sydney to New Caledonia ano the New Hebrides as long ago as 1890. ■ The Daiwa Line’s nev Pacific Princess, a sister shi] to the Fiji Mara, left Japan ov its maiden voyage to the Soutl: Pacific in November. Thi
ships provide a 30-day servic:
from Moji, Kobe, Nagoya am Yokohama to Papeete, Pag;
Pago, Apia, Suva, Sydney
Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa Guam and Taiwan. Trans shipments may be made as Guam for the US Trust Ten ritory.