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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1979Vol. 50, No. 9

Services

pp. 101-105 · Read in the full issue

Shipping

These listings do not necessarily cover all services to Island ports.

Should any shipping company wish to have its services cargo and passenger included in these list ings they should contact PIM,

Sydney - Lord Howe Is -

Norolk Is

Compagnie des Chargeurs laledoniens operates four-weekly argo service Sydney - Lord Howe land and Norfolk Island.

Details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty td, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney >7-1671).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada - Us

P & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, onolulu and Vancouver on eastbound nd westbound voyages between Syd ey and the US.

Details from P & O Booking Centre, forld Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 ligh Street, Sydney (231-6655).

AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - TONGA - M. HEBRIDES - NOUMEA - PNG -

Solomons -Samoas

Sitmar Cruises operates a year-round ruise programme to include most of le above countries.

Details from Sitmar Cruises, 47 lizabeth Street, Sydney (232-7511).

P & O liners call at Auckland, Bay of lands, Honiara, Lautoka, Noumea, uku'alofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Port

Moresby, Santo, Savusavu, Suva, Vavau and Vila on cruises from Aus tralia.

Details from P & 0 Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (231-6655).

Australia - Fiji - Samoas -

New Hebrides - Tonga -

Norfolk Island

Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a five-weekly refrigerated general car go/container service from Sydney and Brisbane to Vila, Santo, Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Pago Pago, Nuku'alofa and Nor folk Island.

Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street, Syd ney (239-1022).

Australia - New Caledonia

(And/Or) New Hebrides

Karlander operates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea.

Details: 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 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 (221-3116), Elders-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, Newcastle (049-24364), Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833).

Compagnie des Chargeurs Cale donians operates a three-weekly con tainerised cargo service from Sydney to Noumea.

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

Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, using a self-sustained fully containerised vessel.

Details Compagnie Generale Mari

ne, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney 131-3700).

Australia - Fiji

Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates onthly cargo services from Sydney to jva and Lautoka.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, )-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301), algety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, elbourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) o Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) >erates to Suva and Lautoka every ree weeks from the main ports on the ist coast of Australia and monthly to lutoka from Melbourne and Sydney.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt reet, Sydney, (27-2031), Trans jstral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke reet, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty d, Brisbane (221-3116), Elder-ANL y Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, awcastle (049-24364), Clements & arshall, Burnie, Tasmania 1-1833).

Australia - W. Samoa

Compagnie Generale Maritime oper as a monthly service from Sydney to )ia, using a self-sustained fully con nerised vessel.

Details Compagnie Generale Mari ie, 12 Castlereagh Street. Sydney 31-3700).

Australia - Fiji - Tuvalu

- Samoas • Tonga

Pacific Forum Line operates a Con ner, unitised/palletised and reefer rgo service from Melbourne and Syd y to Lautoka, Suva, Funafuti, Pago igo, Apia and Nuku'alofa. Other ports a included on inducement.

Details from ANL Melbourne and isbane, Union Bulkships, Sydney, )bart, Port Adelaide and Fremantle, irns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO >x 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777); ilynesia Shipping Services, Pago igo; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, jku’alofa; PWD, Funafuti; or Pacific irum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W, moa.

Australia - Northern

Marianas - 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), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Australia - Tonga -

Samoas - Tahiti

Karlander operates a monthly cargo service from Melbourne and Sydney to Nuku’alofa, Apia, Pago Pago, Papeete, US west coast.

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

Australia - Tahiti

Daiwa Line offers a four-weekly ser vice from Australia to Papeete.

Details: Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO, Sydney 2001 (29-4987), Tlx: AA25970.

Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Papeete using a self-sustained fully containerised vessel.

Details Compagnie Generale Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).

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 con tainer vessels operate on 28-day turn around from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, Madang, Kieta and Honiara.

Details from Burns Philp & Co Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (2-0547) and Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Syd ney (2-0522).

New Guinea Express Lines operates three-weekly conventional and con tainer services Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Alotau.

Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange PC, Sydney (241-3991) MacArthur Shipping Agency Co, 82-92 Eagle Street, Brisbane (229-3777), New Guinea Express Lines, 327 Collins Street, Melbourne (61-3053), Niugini Express Lines in Port Moresby (21-2466), Lae (42-1536), Rabtrad Niugini Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911), Alotau Stevedoring & T'sport (61-1318).

Karlander New Guinea Line’s cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe, Rabaul, Popondetta.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301), Dalgetty Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, Melbourne (60-0731).

Australia-Solomons

Northern Marianas-Taiwan

Japan

Daiwa Line offers a four-weekly ser vice Sydney-Honiara-Guam-Taiwan- Japan with transhipment at Guam for Saipan.

Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO, Sydney 2001 (29-4987), Tlx, AA25970.

Australia - Solomons -

Gilbert Is - Micronesia

Daiwa Line operates a container ser vice every 30 days from Sydney to Honiara, Kieta, Tarawa and Guam. Gizo cargoes transhipped at Honiara, Saipan, cargoes transhipped at Guam.

Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agancies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO Sydney 2001 (29-4987), Tlx.

AA25970

Australia - Nauru -

Majuro

Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo/passenger service from Mel bourne to Nauru and Majuro.

Details: Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru

House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).

Png - Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kimbe, Madang and Lae to Cardiff, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, ports.

Png - Us

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kimbe, Madang and Lae direct to New Orleans; calls at other US and 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 - Usa -

Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Honiara to New Orleans, Cardiff, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Ant werp.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street. Sydney (27-2041); Trading Co, Honiara (389).

Far East - Fiji - New

Zealand

New Zealand Unit Express (CNC.

MNOL, Nedlloyd) 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 Keland and Sin gapore to Suva and NZ ports.

Details from Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lau toka.

Japan - Fiji - New Zealand

China Navigation, operates a

monthly service from main ports Japan to Suva and Lautoka and thence Noumea and NZ.

Details from Carpenters Shipping Suva (312-244).

Japan - Png

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines operates a monthly service from main ports Japan and Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kieta and Kimbe.

Details from J. C. Waller, Port Moresby (21-1755).

Far East - Mid-S. Pacific

New Guinea Pacific Line (NGPL) op erates a regular cargo service from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manila, Port Kelang and Singapore to Wewak, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara, Santo, Vila, Noumea, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Tarawa and Nauru.

Details from Steamships Trading Co., Port Moresby (21-2000).

Kyowa Shipping 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.

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

Daiwa Line 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: Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO Sydney 2001 (29-4987) Tlx: AA25970.

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 Mari time Services, 17 Albert Street, Auckland (77-3460).

Europe - Pacific Islands

Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates services from Europe and Mediter ranean ports to Papeete and Noumea using three Ro-Ro and one multi purpose vessel thus ensuring a bi monthly sailing to and from.

Details Compagnie Generale Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -

Fiji - N. Caledonia

Nedlloyd offers regular cargo ser vices 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 Lau toka, Suva, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Sydney, Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa, Guam.

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

Nz - New Caledonia - Fiji

Pacific Forum Line operates a uni-] tized/ palletized and reefer cargo ser-* vice from Lyttelton and Auckland to I Napier, Noumea, Lautoka and Suva.l Other ports are included on| inducement.

Details from Shipping Corporation of I NZ Ltd, Auckland, Christchurch,!

Wellington, Burns Philp (SS) Company!

Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311 -777); I Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago] Pago; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, [ Nukualofa or Pacific Forum Line, POl Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa.

Nz-N. Caledonia-N. Hebrides

Png-Solomons

Sofrana Unilines with three ships opites to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and pua New Guinea and to Noumea.

Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 stems Street, Auckland (773-279), i Box 3614, Telex NZ2313.

Nz - New Caledonia

- Solomons - Gilberts -

Micronesia

Jnion Co/Daiwa Line operates a itainer service from New Zealand ough Sydney to Guam.

Details; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ I, PO Box 12, Auckland.. ’ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA tWCI

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ler services. Only direct service to f from New Zealand Blue Star sels call at Suva and Honolulu on -US-West Coast voyages )etails from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, Box 192, Wellington (739-029) , ■ns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, GPO Box 355, ra. Fiji (311-777). eill

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a from Auckland to Suva and Lau- )etails from Reef Shipping Agencies , PO Box 3382, Auckland, NZ -1221-3). ’acific Line with one ship operates nightly roro cargo service New ‘land. Lautoka, Suva. letails; Sofrana Umlines, 18 Cusis Street, Auckland (773-279) PO ' 3614, Telex: NZ2313.

Nz - Fiji - Gilberts -

Solomons - Png

acific Forum Line operates a coner, umtised/palletised and reefer 3° ae ™ ,c ® r0 o Lyttelton and -kland to Suva, Port Moresby, Lae iiara, Tarawa, Madang, Lae and t Moresby. Other ports are included inducement etails from Shipping Corporation of

NZ Ltd, Auckland. Christchurch and Wellington. Burns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777) Sullivans, Honiara; Gilbert Islands Ship ping Corporation, Tarawa Steamships Trading in Port Moresby, Lae and Madang or Pacific Forum Line, PC Box 655 ' Apia. W Samoa.

Union Steam Ship Co of NZ operates a roll-on, roll-of, container/umtised ser vice from Auckland to Lautoka-Suva- Pa 9° Pago-Apia-Nuku-alofa on al4 day frequency Details from Union Steam Ship Co of Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland or from 255. h f ces/a 9 ents in Tonga

Samoa

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frS^er<aKSesTso Tima u carrying freezer cargo.

Details from Air Marine Services (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 2505, Auckland (796-841), Telex NZ21555.

NZ - COOK IS - NIUE -

Tahiti

Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd oper ates cargo services based on pallets and similar units from Auckland to Niue, Cook 'stands and Tahiti.

Details from the Shipping Corp of NZ L j d - PC J. 4 r 2 °- m^^ kla p nd Commission, PO QtoSforflrinor!? 0 A»’ n 2 btevedoring Co Aitutaki, Niue Govt N,ue s and o^?^?| g, l ie Man ’ time Polynesienne, B P 368, Papeete, a ti

Uk - N Continent - Fiji

The Bank Line operates a direct, fast monthly service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam to Suva and Lautoka.

Details from the Bank Line (Aus tralasia) Pty Ltd, 1 York St, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (South Sea) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Uk/N. Continent - Tahiti -

N Caledonia - N. Hebrides

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam to Papeete and Noumea.

Details from Bank Line tA'asial Ptv r S „ M N Fare UTE ' PaPeotB; EtS Ballande ' Noumea

Uk/N. Continent - Png -

Solomons

Bank jne regular cargo service from Hull. Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta and Honiara and on inducement yandina Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd. 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) ltd. PNG ports; Trading Co Honiara.

Honolulu - Samoas - Tonga

Warner Pacific Line operates unit ized/palletized and reefer cargo ser vice every 45 days Honolulu/Pago Pago-Apia-Nuku'alofa. Line Islands and Suva by inducement.

Details from Hawaii-Pacific Maritime Inc, Honolulu, H, 96801. Tel. (808)

(531-4841) Tlx (Rca): 723-8330 Itt

743-0040. Cables ‘Oral’

San Francisco - Honolulu -

Nauru - Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates regular conventional/container service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Majuro, p o nape, Truk and Saipan. Cargo is accepted for Nauru and Kosrai with transhipment at Majuro and Ponape

Details from Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Mel bourne (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, 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 (27-2041) or Howard Smith Industries Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-5611)/

Us - Tahiti - Samoa

Pacific Islands Transport operates a five weekly cargo service from North America west coast ports to Papeete, Pa 9° Pago. Apia.

Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser "pes Inc. PO Box 1478 Pago Pago (9-6799).

Polynesia Line operates container and general cargo service from US west coast P orts t 0 P a Peete and Pago. . details from Polynesia Shipping Ser ™es Inc.. Box 1478, Pago Pago Tahiti cauha m? a,.ct ua- ami 11 -&amua - AUb I FarreH Lines |nc, operate a fast reg ular lash/container cargo service from ports Canada/ÜbA to Pa JJ ( a P 9 ° Pa9 ° thence t 0 NZ a °J/H® tra J!“: ...

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WeHinoton Z W 2445 d Cable DALSHIP Auckland; Compagnie Mari time Polynesienne, Immeuble Franco Oceanienne, PO Box 368, Papeete, Tahiti, Tel 26393, Tlx 258. FP ANSB Taporo, Cable OCEAN Papeete Kneubuhl Maritime Service, PO Box 39,’

Pago Pago, Telephone 633-5121; Tlx 782505.