The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1978Vol. 49, No. 10

Shipping

pp. 69-75 · Read in the full issue

Services

Sydney - Lord Howe Is -

Norfolk Is

Compagnie des Chargeurs aledoniens operates four-weekly irgo service Sydney - Lord Howe and and Norfolk Island.

Details Hetherington Kingsbury y Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney 7-1671). rDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada - Us

P & O liners call at Auckland, iva, Honolulu and Vancouver on istbound and westbound voy ies between Sydney and the 5.

Details from P & O Booking jntre, World Travel Head larters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street,

'dney (231-6655).

USTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - TONGA

I. Hebrides - Noumea - Png

Solomons-Samoas

Sitmar Cruises operates a year und cruise programme to in jde most of the above »untries.

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 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- New Caledonia

(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 rrom byoney 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 Aus tralian 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, Bris bane (221-3116), Elders-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, Newcastle (049-24364), 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 Generate Maritime operates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, using Ro-Ro vessels.

Details Compagnie Generate Maritime Head Office 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney (221 -2522), Freight 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, 461

uuui r\o i w (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) Co 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 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, Bris bane (221-3116), Elder-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tas

mania (31-1833).

Australia - W Samoa

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

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

Australia - Fiji -

Samoas - Tonga

Pacific Forum Line operates a container, unitised/palletised and reefer cargo service from Mel bourne and Sydney to Lautoka, Suva, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa. Other ports are in cluded on inducement.

Details from ANL Melbourne and Brisbane, Union Bulkships, Sydney, Hobart, Port Adelaide and Fremantle, Burns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO Box 355,

va, Fiji (311-777) or Pacific rum Line, PC Box 655, Apia, W moa.

Istralia Northern

Marianas - Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates a jular container service from Hbourne to Saipan, Truk, nape and Kosrai.

Details Nauru Pacific Line, uru House, 80 Collins Street, ilbourne (653-5709), Nedlloyd ire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney 0522).

Australia - Tonga -

Samoas - Tahiti

Karlander operates a monthly rgo service from Melbourne and dney to Nukualofa, Apia, Pago go, Papeete, US west coast.

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

Australia - Tahiti

Daiwa Line offers a six-weekly vice from Australia to peete.

Details: Union Bulkships Pty Ltd, 3-339 George Street, Sydney 0238).

Dompagnie Generate Maritime erates a monthly service from dney to Papeete using Ro-Ro >sels.

Details Compagnie Generate iritime Head Office 4-6 Bligh eet, Sydney (221-2522) Freight pt 261 George Street. Sydney U -2872).

Australia - Png

Dontainers Pacific Express jrns Philp and AWP Line) and IAL/PNGL Operate chief Con ner Service from Australia to IG-Solomon Islands ports on nt slot sharing basis. Three Con ner vessels operate on 28-day n-around from Melbourne, Syd / and Brisbane to Port Moresby, b, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, idang, Kieta and Honiara.

Details from Burns Philp & Co I, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney )-547) and Interocean Swire, 8 ring Street, Sydney (2-0522). -arrell Lines operates a service Bry month from Tasmania, Mel urne, Sydney and Brisbane to e and Rabaul.

Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen ency Pty Ltd, 13 Bridge Street, dney (2-0517), 60 Market Street ‘lbourne (61-3031), J. C. Walter abaul) Pty Ltd, Rabaul, Robert urie-Carpenter (NG) Pty Ltd, e.

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

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

Karlander New Guinea Line’s rgo vessels call at Melbourne, dney, 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 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

-2041)- Burns Philp (SS) Co Fiii jonaa W Samoa; Trading

Honiara '

Far East - Fiji - New

Zealand

view Zealand Unit Express vjC MNOL, RIL) operates a ee-weekly cargo service from nq Konq to Lautoka, Suva, NZ Is Manila, Kaoshiung, elung, Hong Kong.

Details from Nedlloyd. 8 Spring eet, Sydney (2-0522). sledlloyd operates monthly xio service with three ships from rabaya, Jakarta, Bangkok, Port lano and Singapore to Suva and ■ po rts Details from Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty I 8 Spring Street, Sydney r -3801); Burns Philp (SS) Co I. Suva and Lautoka.

Japan - Nz - Png

Shina Navigation Co, with three ps operates a monthly cargo vice from Japan to New aland calling at Lae on return ,rney - o Cnrinn

Details N^J(9V d - ® Spnng

eet, Sydney (2-0522).

Ar East - Mid-S. Pacific

China Navigation Co’s vessels erate a regular cargo service im Hong Kong, Taiwan and Sinpore to Rabaul, Wewak, idanq, Lae. Port Moresby, miara New Hebrides, Noumea, ipeete and Samoa.

Details from Nedlloyd. 8 Spring eet 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; Hethenngton 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 Geor 9 e Street ' S V dne V (t-vtooj.

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 (77-3460).

Europe - Pacific Islands

Compagnie Generate 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, PO 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 Sotrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279), 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, Transhipment 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 (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

J GPO Box 355, Suva. Fiji 11 -777).

Nz - Fiji

Reef operates a regular 18-day rvice from Auckland to Suva and utoka.

Details from Reef Shipping (encies Ltd, PO Box 3382, ickland, NZ (77-1221-3).

Pacific Line with one ship oper »s monthly cargo service New aland, Lautoka, Suva.

Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 istoms Street, Auckland 73-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: [2313.

Nz - Fiji - Gilberts -

Solomons - Png

Pacific Forum Line operates a ntainer, unitised/palletised and sfer cargo service from Lyttelton d Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, rawa, Honiara, Madang, Lae d Moresby. Other ports are in jded on inducement.

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

Nz - Fiji - Samoas -

Tonga - Australia

Pacific Forum Line operates a •ntainer, unitised/palletised and efer cargo service from Timaru id Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, igo Pago, Apia, Nukualofa and slbourne. Other ports are in jded on inducement.

Details from Shipping Corpor on of NZ Ltd, Auckland, iristchurch, Lyttelton, Welling i, Burns Philp (SS) Company j, 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 - Auckland.

Details from McKay Shipping d, Downtown House, Queen reet, Auckland (33-656).

Warner Pacific Line services nehunga - Nukualofa - Vavau rtnightly, and Timaru - Nukualofa monthly and Onehunga - Dia and Pago Pago every 21 days irrying general and freezer car ies and Timaru - Apia every 21 lys carrying freezer cargo.

Details from Air Marine Services JZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland 96- NZ - COOK IS - NIUE -

Tahiti

Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd jerates cargo services based on illets and similar units from jckland to Niue, Cook Islands id Tahiti.

Details from the Shipping Corp NZ Ltd, PO Box 3420, Auckland 97- Waterfront Com ission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga, ghterage and Stevedoring Co, tutaki, Niue Govt Offices, Niue

land Compagnie Maritime

Dlynesienne, B’P’ 368, apeete.

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 A M Fare UTE, 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; 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,. PO Box 1478, Pago Pago (9-6799).