Services
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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 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 Syd ney and the US.
Details from P & O Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters 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 include most of the above countries.
Details from Sitmar Cruises, 47 Elizabeth Street, Sydney (232-7511).
P & O liners call at Auckland, Bay of Islands, Honiara, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Port Moresby, Santo, Savusavu, Suva, Vavau and Vila on cruises from Aus tralia.
Details from P & O 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
doniens 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 Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, using a self-sustained fully containerised vessel.
Details Compagnie Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
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 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, Burnie, Tasmania (31-1833),
Australia - W. Samoa
Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Apia, using a self-sustained fully con tainerised vessel.
Details Compagnie Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
Australia - Fiji - Tuvalu
- Samoas - Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a con tainer, unitised/palletised and reefer cargo service from Melbourne and Syd ney to Lautoka, Suva, Funafuti, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa. Other ports are included on inducement.
Details from ANL Melbourne and Brisbane, Union Bulkships, Sydney, Hobart, Port Adelaide and Fremantle, Burns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777); Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago Pago; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, Nukualofa; PWD, Funafuti, or Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W.
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, 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 Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Papeete using a self-sustained fully containerised vessel.
Details Compagnie Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
Australia - Png
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 PO, 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 Niugmi Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911) Alotau Stevedoring & T'soort (61-1318). M 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)
Austral) A-Png-Solomons
A consortium of Conpac, NGAL/PNGL have three container vessels operating on a 28 day turn around from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak Madang, Kieta and Honiara supplemented by Daiwa vessels, Pacific Princess and Fiji Maru extending from Sydney to Lae on a monthly basis.
Details from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (2-0547) and Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street Svd ney. (2-0522).
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 & Trai port Agancies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 Gl Sydney 2001 (29-4987) 1 AA25970.
Australia - Nauru -
Majuro
Nauru Pacific Line operates regu cargo/passenger service from M bourne to Nauru and Majuro.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line, Nai House, 80 Collins Street, Melbour (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spri Street, Sydney (2-0522).
Png - Uk/Continent
Bank Line operates regular car service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kiml Madang and Lae to Cardiff, Hambu Rotterdam and Antwerp, Details from Bank Line (A’asia) F Ltd. 1 York Street, Sydney (27-204 Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, ports.
Png - Us
Bank Line operates regular can service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kimt Madang and Lae direct to New Orlear calls at other US and Gulf and Ee Coast ports on inducement.
Details from Bank Line (A’asia) F Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-204 1 Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.
Solomons - Usa -
Uk/Continent
Bank Line operates regular carj service from Honiara to New Orlean Cardiff, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Ar werp.
Details from Bank Line (A’asia) £ Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041 Trading Co, Honiara (389).
Far East - Fiji - New
Zealand
New Zealand Unit Express (NZUI operates a fortnightly palletised care service from Manila, Keelurii Kaoshiung and Hong Kong to Lautoki
a and thence to NZ.
“tails from Carpenters Shipping, i (312-244), Burns Philp, Suva -777), P & O S.N. Co, Wellington !-477) or Nedlloyd Swire Pty Ltd, ney (20-522). adlloyd operates bi-weekly cargo ice with four ships from Sourabaya, irta, Bangkok, Port Kelang and apore to Suva and NZ ports.
“tails from Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, >ring St, Sydney (27 3801), Burns > (SS) Co Ltd. Suva and Lautoka.
\Pan - Fiji - New Zealand
lina Navigation, operates a thly service from main ports Japan Suva and Lautoka and thence mea and NZ.
“tails from Carpenters Shipping, l (312-244).
Japan - Png
tsui O.S.K. Lines operates a thly service from main ports Japan Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, ang, Kieta and Kimbe. (tails from J. C. Waller, Port (Sby (21-1755).
Ar East - Mid-S. Pacific
(w Guinea Pacific Line (NGPL) op (S a regular cargo service from 3 Kong, Taiwan, Manila, Port ng and Singapore to Wewak, ang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta, Lae, Moresby, Honiara, Santo, Vila, nea, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, A/a and Nauru. tails from Steamships Trading Co., Moresby (21-2000) owa Shipping Ltd, operates hly services from Hong Kong, an, S. Korea and Japan, to Guam, in, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, ern and American Samoa, Tahiti, ; Is., Tonga and New Hebrides, tails: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney 671). iwa Line operates 30-day service Moji, Kobe, Nagoya and hama to Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Sydney, ara, Kieta, Tarawa, Guam and an. tails: Meridian Shipping & Trans agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO ey 2001 (29-4987) Tlx: >970.
Jorth Europe - Tahiti -
New Caledonia
mburg-Sued operates monthly ) services from Hamburg, Dunkirk .e Havre to Papeete, Noumea, via ma. tails from Columbus Overseas ties Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, ey (290-2966), Columbus Man- Services. 17 Albert Street, land (77-3460).
Jrope - Pacific Islands
mpagnie Generate Maritime oper >ervices from Europe and Mediter m ports to Papeete and Noumea three Ro-Ro and one multi ase vessel thus ensuring a bi hly sailing to and from, tails Compagnie Generate Mari -12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney 3700).
- Tahiti - W. Samoa -
Fiji - N. Caledonia
dlloyd offers regular cargo ser from Northern Europe and UK to ete, Apia, Fiji and New lonia. tails Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 g Street, Sydney (27-3801). >AN - GUAM - FIJI - TAHITI -
Samoa - N. Caledonia -
Solomons - Gilberts
wa Lines runs a monthly cargo ie from Japan via Guam to Lau- Suva, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, sy, Noumea, Honiara, Tarawa, i. tails from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd,
Noumea - Fiji - West Coast
North America
PAD Line operates an approx 3-weekly RO-RO service from Noumea and Suva to Honolulu and West Coast USA and Canadian ports.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 1602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx NMO4B; W R Carpenter, 100 Thomson St, Suva (31-11 -22), Tlx FJ2199; Trans- Austral Shipping, Box R 232 PO, Royal Exchange, NSW (27-2441), Tlx AA1204.
West Coast North America -
Noumea - Fiji
PAD Line operates an approx 3-weekly RO-RO service from West Coast USA and Canada to Noumea and Suva, Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 1602, Noumea (27-51-91). Tlx NMO4B; W R Carpenter, 100 Thomson St, Suva (31-11-22), Tlx FJ2199; Trans Austral Shipping, Box R 232 PO, Royal Exchange, NSW (27-2441), Tlx AA21204.
Nz - New Caledonia - Fiji
Pacific Forum Line operates a uni tized/palletized and reefer cargo ser vice from Lyttelton and Auckland to Napier, Noumea, Lautoka and Suva.
Other ports are included on inducement.
Details from Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Burns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (31 1 -777); Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago Pago; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, Nukualofa or Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa.
Nz-N. Caledonia-N. Hebrides
Png-Solomons
Sofrana Unilines with three ships op erates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea and to Noumea.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279), PO Box 3614, Telex NZ2313.
Nz - New Caledonia
- Solomons - Gilberts -
Micronesia
Union Co/Daiwa Line operates a container service from New Zealand through Sydney to Guam.
Details: Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, PO Box 12, Auckland.
NZ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Blue Star Line Ltd Pacific Coast con tainer services. Only direct service to and from New Zealand Blue Star vessels call at Suva and Honolulu on NZ-US-West Coast voyages Details from Blueporf 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 ser vice from Auckland to Suva and Lau toka.
Details from Reef Shipping Agencies, PO Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (77-1221-3).
Pacific Line with one ship operates fortnightly roro cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.
Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 Cus toms Street, Auckland (773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.
Nz - Fiji - Gilberts -
Solomons - Png
Pacific Forum Line operates a con tainer, unitised/palletised and reefer cargo service from Lyttelton and Auckland to Suva, Port Moresby, Lae Honiara, Tarawa, Madang, Lae and Port Moresby. Other ports are included on inducement.
Details from Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Burns Philp (SS) Company Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (31 1 -777) Sullivans, Honiara; Gilbert Islands Ship ping Corporation, Tarawa; Steamships
Trading in Port Moresby, Lae and Madang or Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa.
Union Steam Ship Co of NZ operates a roll-on, roll-of, container/unitised ser vice 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- Tonga - Samoa
Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a four-weekly cargo service, Auckland - Nuku’alofa - Pago Pago - Apia - Auckland.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Downtown House, Queen Street, Auckland (30-229).
Warner Pacific Line services Auckland - Nuku’alofa/Vavau/ Apia fortnightly carrying general and freezer cargoes ’ Also Timaru Nuku'alofa/Vavau/Apia every 21 days 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 Islands and Tahiti.
Details from the Shipping Corp of NZ Ltd, PO Box 3420, Auckland (797-210); Waterfront Commission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga, Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, Aitutaki, Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island Compagnie Mari time Polynesienne, B'P’ 368, Papeete, Tahiti
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 (A’asia) Ply Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Ets A M Fare UTE, Papeete; Ets Ballande, Noumea.
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.
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, Hi 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, Ponape, 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, Pago Pago, Apia.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser vices Inc, PC Box 1478 Pago Pago (9-6799).
Polynesia Line operates container and general cargo service from US west coast ports to Papeete and Pago
Pago.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser vices Inc., PO Box 1478, Pago Pago (9-6799).
US - TAHITI - SAMOA - NZ - AUST Farrell Lines Inc, operate a fast reg ular lash/container cargo service from west coast ports Canada/USA to Papeete and Pago Pago thence to NZ and Australia.
Details Wilh Wilhelmson Agency, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Tlx AA20136, Cable FARSHIPS Sydney; Dalgety (NZ) Ltd, Auckland and Wellington, Tlx NZ2445, 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.