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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1978Vol. 49, No. 8

Services

pp. 80-85 · Read in the full issue

Shipping

Sydney - Lord Howe Is -

Norfolk Is

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 & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver on eastbound and westbound voy ages between Sydney and the US.

Details from P & O Booking Centre, World Travel Head quarters 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 in clude 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 Syd ney 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, Lautoka, Noumea, Nuku’alofa, 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).

Australia - Fiji - Samoas -

Tonga - Norfolk Island

Pacific Navigation of Tonga op erates a five-weekly refrigerated

general cargo/container service

from Sydney and Brisbane, to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Pago Pago, Nuku’alofa and Norfolk Island.

Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street,

Sydney (221-2388).

Australia-Newcaledonia

(And/Or) New Hebrides

Daiwa Line operates a container service from Sydney to the New Hebrides.

Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 333-339 George Street, Sydney (2-0238).

Karlander operates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea.

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

Sofrana-Unilines ships serves Noumea every three weeks fronm the main ports along the east Aus-. tralian coast.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines,; 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031),( Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd,l 570 Bourke Street, Melbournes (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Bris bane (221-3116), Elders-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688),!

ANL, Newcastle (049-24364)1 Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tas mania (31-1833).

Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates a three weekly containerised cargo ser vice from Sydney to Noumea.

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

Compagnie Generale Maritime operates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila anc Santo, using Ro-Ro vessels.

Details Compagnie Generale Maritime Head Office 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney (221 -2522), Freighi Dept, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872).

Australia - Fiji

Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd oper ates monthly cargo services from Sydney to Suva and Lautoka.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301), Dalgety Shipping, 4611 Bourke Street. Melbourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) Cc Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva and Lau toka every three weeks from the main ports on the east coast o< Australia and monthly to Lautoka from Melbourne and Sydney.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines; 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031)1 Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltdl 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Ltd, Bris; bane (221-3116), Elder-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688)(

ANL, Newcastle (049-24364 X

Clements & Marshall, Burnie. Tas;

mania (31-1833).

Australia - W Samoa

Compagnie Generale Maritime operates a monthly service from Sydney to Apia, using Ro-Ro vessels.

Details Compagnie Generale Maritime Head Office 4-6 BligH Street, Sydney (221-2522) Freighr Dept 261 George Street, Sydne* (241-2872).

Australia - Fiji -

Samoas- Tonga

Pacific Forum Line operates i container, unitised/palletised ano reefer cargo service from Mel bourne and Sydney to Lautokas Suva, Pago Pago, Apia ano Nukualofa. Other ports are inr eluded on inducement.

Details from ANL Melbourne and Brisbane, Union Bulkshipa Sydney, Hobart, Port Adelaide ano Fremantle, Burns Philp (SS Company Ltd, GPO Box 35E Suva, Fiji (311-777) or Pacifiti Forum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, V\ Samoa.

Australia - Northern

Marianas - Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates a regular container service from Melbourne to Saipan, Truk, Ponape and Kosrai.

Details Nauru Pacific Line, Mauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney '2-0522).

Australia - Tonga -

Samoas - Tahiti

Karlander operates a monthly ;argo service from Melbourne and sydney to Nukualofa, Apia, Pago 3 ago, Papeete, US west coast.

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

Australia - Tahiti

Daiwa Line offers a six-weekly ervice from Australia to ’apeete.

Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 33-339 George Street, Sydney 2-0238).

Compagnie Generale Maritime perates a monthly service from ydney to Papeete using Ro-Ro sssels.

Details Compagnie Generale laritime Head Office 4-6 BJigh treet, Sydney (221-2522) Freight ept 261 George Street, Sydney >4l-2872).

Australia - Png

Containers Pacific Express lurns Philp and AWP Line) and GAL/PNGL Operate chief Con iner Service from Australia to 'JG-Solomon Islands ports on int slot sharing basis. Three con iner vessels operate on 28-day rn-around from Melbourne, Syd jy and Brisbane to Port Moresby, ie, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, adang, Kieta and Honiara.

Details from Burns Philp & Co d, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney 0-547) and Interocean Swire, 8 )ring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Farrell Lines operates a service ery month from Tasmania, Mel >urne, Sydney and Brisbane to le and Rabaul.

Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen jency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, dney (2-0517), 60 Market Street albourne (61-3031), J. C. Waller abaul) Pty Ltd, Rabaul, Robert lurie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, ie.

New Guinea Express Lines op ates three-weekly conventional d container services Melbourne, dney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, e, Rabaul, Alotau.

Details from New Guinea Ex ass Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal change PO, Sydney (241 -3991) icArthur Shipping Agency Co, -92 Eagle Street, Brisbane 29-3777), New Guinea Express les, 327 Collins Street, Mel urne (61 -3053), Niugini Express les in Port Moresby (214436), e (42-1536), Rabtrad Niugini f Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911).

Karlander New Guinea Line’s rgo vessels call at Melbourne, dney, Port Moresby, Lae, idang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe, haul.

Details from Karlander (Aust) ' Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney '-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 Honiara, Kieta, Tarawa and Guam. Gizo cargoes transhipped at Honiara, Saipan, Majuro, car goes 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 reg ular cargo/passenger service from Melbourne to Nauru and Majuro.

Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Nedlloyd 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. 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 Van couver.

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 Liver pool, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Ant werp 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 Ant werp.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Fiji, Tonga, W Samoa; Trading Co Honiara.

Far East - Fiji - 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 Nedlloyd, 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 Nedlloyd, 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 Sin gapore to Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara, New Hebrides, Noumea, Papeete and Samoa.

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

Kyowa Shipping Co, Ltd, oper ates monthly services from Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea and Japan, to Guam, Siapan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is., Tonga and New Hebrides and 45-day con tainer/break bulk cargo service from Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama to Guam, Suva, Lau toka and Noumea.

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

NYK Line, in conjunction with Daiwa Line, with container ships operates 30-day service from Moji, Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Sydney, Honiara, Kieta, 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 Ham burg, Dunkirk and Le Havre to Papeete, Noumea, via Panama, Details from Columbus Over seas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (290-2966), Columbus Maritime Services, 17 Albert Street, Auckland (75-509).

Europe - Pacific Islands

Compagnie Generale Maritime operates services from Europe and Mediterranean ports to Papeete and Noumea using three Ro-Ro and three multi-purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi-monthly sailing to and from.

Details Compagnie Generale Maritime, 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney (221-2522).

Europe-Tahiti-W. Samoa

Fiji-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 - TAHITI -

Samoa-N. Caledonia

Solomons-Gilberts

Daiwa Lines runs a monthly cargo service from Japan via Guam to Lautoka, Suva, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Sydney, Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa, Guam.

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

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOAS Union Steam Ship Co of NZ op erates a roll-on, roll-off, unitised service from Auckland to Lautoka- Suva-Pago Pago-Apia-Nuku’alofa on a 14 day frequency.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PC Box 12, Auckland or from Branch offices/agents in Fiji, Tonga and the Samoas.

Nz - N. Caledonia -

N. Hebrides - Png -

Solomons

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 (773-279), 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, Transhipment to Saipan, Majuro and Gizo.

Details: Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PC 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 (NG) Pty Ltd, Lae.

Nz - Fiji - North America

(WC) Blue Star Line Crusader service to West Coast North America. Only direct service to and from New Zealand. Blue Star vessels call at Suva and Honolulu on NZ-US- West Coast voyages.

Details from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 192, Wellington (739-029), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777).

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 oper

ites monthly cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.

Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland 773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: JZ2313.

Nz - Fiji - Gilberts -

Solomons - Png

Pacific Forum Line operates a ontainer, unitised/palletised and sefer cargo service from Lyttelton nd Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, arawa, Honiara, Madang, Lae nd Moresby. Other ports are in luded on inducement.

Details from Shipping Corpor tion of NZ Ltd, Auckland, tiristchurch, Lyttelton, Welling >n. Burns Philp (SS) Company td, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji 111-777) or Pacific Forum Line, 0 Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa

Nz - Fiji - Samoas -

Tonga - Australia

Pacific Forum Line operates a Dntainer, unitised/palletised and iefer cargo service from Timaru id Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, ago Pago, Apia, Nukualofa and elbourne. Other ports are in uded on inducement.

Details from Shipping Corpor ion of NZ Ltd, Auckland, iristchurch, Lyttelton, Welling n, Burns Philp (SS) Company d, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji 11-777) or Pacific Forum Line, ) Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa.

Nz - Samoa - Tonga

Pacific Navigation of Tonga op ates a four-weekly cargo ser :e, Auckland - Nukualofa - Pago igo - Apia - Nukualofa ickland.

Details from McKay Shipping J, Downtown House, Queen eet, Auckland (33-656).

Warner Pacific Line services lehunga - Nukualofa - Vavau tnightly, and Timaru - Nukualofa 'avau monthly and Onehunga ia and Pago Pago every 21 days frying general and freezer car es and Timaru - Apia every 21 /s carrying freezer cargo.

Details from Air Marine Services Z) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland 16-841).

NZ - COOK IS - NIUE -

Tahiti

shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd crates cargo services based on lets and similar units from :kland to Niue, Cook Islands J Tahiti.

Details from the Shipping Corp vIZ Ltd, PO Box 3420, Auckland 7-210); Waterfront Com ;sion, PO Box 61, Rarotonga, hterage and Stevedoring Co, jtaki, Niue Govt Offices, Niue nd Compagnie Maritime ynesienne, B’P' 368, )eete.

:/N. Continent - Tahiti -

Caledonia - N. Hebrides

lank Line operates regular go service from Hull, Hamburg, men, Antwerp and Rotterdam 3 apeete, Noumea and Vila. )etails from Bank Line (A’asia) Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney -2041); Ets A M Fare UTE, >eete; Ets Ballande, Noumea ns 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; Trading Co Honiara.

San Francisco - Honolulu -

Nauru - Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates reg ular conventional/container ser vice 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 and Savill Line Ltd, oper ates 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 (27-2041) or Howard Smith Indus tries Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-5611).

US - A. SAMOA - NZ -

Aust

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 St., Syd ney (2-0517); 60 Market Street, Melbourne (61-0301); Farrell Lines, 1 Market Plaza, San Fran cisco. L.A. (415-777-3300); Dal gety NZ Ltd, Auckland (7-1859); Kneubuhl Maritime Services, Pago Pago (633-5121).

Us - Tahiti - Samoa

Pacific Islands Transport oper ates a five/six weekly cargo ser vice from North America west coast ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia.

Details from Trans-Austral Ship ping Pty Ltd, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2441).

Polynesia Line operates con tainer and general cargo service from US west coast ports to Papeete and Pago Pago.

Details from Polynesia Shipping Services Inc,, PC Box 1478, Pago Pago (9-6799). • South Pacific Island Air ways has added a Vavau- Nukualofa shuttle service to its schedules. The shuttle is sandwiched into regular Pago

Pago-Vavau-Nukualofa

return services to make four Vavau-Nukualofa return flights a week. The airline also

operates Pago Pago-Apia and

Pago Pago-Niue services, and

a domestic service in American Samoa.