Services
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Shipping
These listings do not necessarily cover all services to Island ports.
B Should any shipping company wish B to have its services cargo and I passenger included in these list- II ings they should contact PIM.
Australia - Fiji
■ Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates Imonthly cargo services from Sydney to iSuva and Lautoka.
I Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, |I9-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301), toalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, [Melbourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) [Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
I 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, f Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt (Street, Sydney, (27-2031). Trans- 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 131-1833).
Australia - Fiji - Samoas -
New Hebrides - Tonga -
Norfolk Island
[ Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates ja five-weekly refrigerated general car go 'container service from Sydney and Brisbane to Vila, Santo, Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Pago Pago, Nukualofa and Nor folk Island.
Details from Beaufort Shipping Agency Co, 2 Castlereagh Street, Syd ney (239-1022).
Australia - Fiji - Tuvalu
-Samoas - Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a con lamer, unitised/palletised and reefer :argo service from Melbourne and Syd iey to Lautoka, Suva, Funafuti, Pago 3 ago, Apia and Nukualofa, Other ports ire 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); ’olynesia Shipping Services, Pago ’ago; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd.
Huku'alofa; PWD, Funafuti; or Pacific ■orum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W. >amoa.
Australia - Lord Howe Is -
Norfolk Is
n Compagnie des Chargeurs )aledoniens operates four-weekly :argo service Sydney - Lord Howe stand and Norfolk Island.
Details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty td, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney 27-1671). y
Australia - Nauru -
Kiribati
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular argo/passenger service from Mel bourne, to Nauru and Tarawa.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru louse, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne 353-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring street. Sydney (2-0522).
Australia - New Caledonia
(And/Or) New Hebrides
Karlander operates a monthly service om Sydney to Noumea.
Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd 9-31 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, 19 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 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 - Nz - Fiji -
Hawaii - 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 - Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates a regular container service from Melbourne to Majuro, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan, Details Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne, (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
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 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),’
Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street Melbourne (60-0731)
Australia-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.
K 1 Pitt Street, Sydney (2-0547) and ■nterocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Syd
ney (2-0522).
I Australia - Solomons -
Kiribati - Micronesia
Daiwa Line operates a container ser vice every 30 days from Sydney to ■Honiara, Kieta, Tarawa and Guam. Gizo I Cargoes transhipped at Honiara, I Saipan, cargoes transhipped at
I Guam
Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO ■Sydney 2001 (29-4987), Tlx.
Kaa25970.
Australia - Solomons -
Northern Marianas-Taiwan
Japan
I Daiwa Line offers a four-weekly ser vice Sydney-Honiara-Guam-Taiwan- Uapan with transhipment at Guam for Saipan.
I Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO, Sydney 2001 (29-4987). Tlx. (AA25970.
Australia - Tahiti
Daiwa Line offers a four-weekly ser vice from Australia to Papeete, f Details: Meridian Shipping & Trans jport Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO, Sydney 2001 (29-4987), Tlx: AA25970. 1 Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Papeete using a self-sustained fully fcontainerised vessel.
I Details Compagnie Generale Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney [231-3700).
Australia - Tonga -
Samoas - Tahiti
i Karlander operates a monthly cargo lervice from Melbourne and Sydney to iluku’alofa, Apia, Pago Pago, Papeete, JS west coast.
Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
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 Generale Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
Far East - Fiji - New
Zealand
New Zealand Unit Express (NZUE) operates a fortnightly palletised cargo service from Manila, Keelung, Kaoshiung and Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva and thence to NZ.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, Suva (312-244), Burns Philp, Suva (311-777), P & O S.N. Co, Wellington (736-477) or Nedlloyd Swire Pty Ltd, Sydney (20-522).
Nedlloyd operates bi-weekly cargo service with four ships from Sourabaya, Jakarta, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva and NZ ports.
Details from Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, 8 Spring St, Sydney (27 3801), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
Far East - Mid-S. Pacific
China Navigation's New Guinea Pa cific Line (NGPL) operates 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.
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).
JAPAN - GUAM - FIJI - TAHITI -
Samoa - N. Caledonia -
Solomons - Kiribati
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.
Hawaii - Samoas - Tonga
Warner Pacific Line operates uni tized/palletized and reefer cargo ser vice every 30 days Honolulu/Pago Pago-Apia-Nuku’alofa. Line Islands and Suva by inducement.
Details from Hawaii-Pacific Maritime Inc., Honolulu, Hi 96801. Tel. (808) 521-9806 Freight Dept. Tlx (RCA) 723-8330 ITT 743-0040 Cables ‘Oral’.
New Caledonia - Fiji - West
Coast North America
PAD Line operates an approx. 3weekly 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 PC, Royal Exchange, NSW (27-2441). Tlx AA21204,
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), 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, PC Box 61, Rarotonga; Lighterage and Stevedoring Co, Aitutaki; Niue Govt Offices. Niue Island Compagnie Mari time Polynesienne, B’P’ 368, Papeete Tahiti.
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 - Kiribati -
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 (311 -777) Sullivans, Honiara; Kiribati Shipping Corporation, Tarawa; Steamships Trading in Port Moresby, Lae and Madang or Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 655, Apia, W. Samoa 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 Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 192, Wellington (739-029) , Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777).
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 (311 -777); Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago Pago; Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd, Nuku’alofa or Pacific Forum Line. PO Box 655, Apia. W. Samoa.
Nz-N. Caledonia-N. Hebrides
Png-Solo Mons
Sofrana Unilines with three ships op erates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea and to Norfolk Island and Noumea.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279), PO Box 3614, Telex NZ2313.
Nz - Tahiti
Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA with one ship operates monthly service New Zealand - Papeete.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, PO Box 3614, 18 Customs St, Auckland (773-279), Tlx NZ2313.
Nz- Tonga - Samoa
Pacific Navigation of Tonga operates a four-weekly cargo service, Auckland - Nukualofa - 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.
Europe - Tahiti -
New Caledonia
Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates services from Europe and Mediter ranean ports to Papeete and Noumea using three Ro-Ro and two multi
purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi monthly sailing to and from.
Details Compagnie Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
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 - 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).
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 - 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,
Uk/N. Continent - Tahiti -
N. Caledonia - N. Hebrides
Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen,
Antwerp and Rotterdam to Papeete am Noumea.
Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Ptl Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041; Ets A M Fare UTE, Papeete; Etl Ballande, Noumea.
US - FIJI - TAHITI - NZ -
Australia
Bank and Savill Line Ltd, operate; regular cargo services from US Gui ports to Australia and NZ. Calls at Suva Lautoka and Papeete on demand.
Details from Bank Line (A'asia) Ptl Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041) a Howard Smith Industries Pty Ltd, 1 Yor Street, Sydney (27-5611).
Us - Hawaii - Micronesia
Philippines, Micronesia & Orien Navigation Co (PM&O Lines) operate; regular container service on self sustained ship with ro-ro capabilitie; from Oakland, Portland and Honolulu t; Majuro, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Saipar Yap and Koror.
Details for Micronesia can b< obtained from Larry Guerrero, PM&O Owners Rep. PO Box 803, Saipan, h
96950, Cable Commontime; Pm&O
Lines, 181 Fremont St, San Franciscc California 94105, Cable PMONAV.
Us - Hawaii - Nauru -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regulai conventional/container and passenge service from San Francisco am Honolulu to Majuro, Ponape, Truk an; Saipan. Cargo is accepted for Naun and Kosrai with transhipment at Majur; and Ponape.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Mel bourne (653-5709); North Americai Maritime Agencies, 100 Californis Street, San Francisco, California 941 (981 -0343).
Us - Noumea - Fiji
PAD Line operates an appro;
ro-ro service from West Coast ISA and Canada to Noumea and uva.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx NMO4B; I. R, Carpenter, 100 Thomson St, Suva 51-11-22), Tlx FJ2199; Trans-Austral hipping, Box R 232 PC, Royal xchange, NSW (27-2441), Tlx A 21204.
Us - Tahiti - Samoa
Pacific Islands Transport operates a /e weekly cargo service from North merica west coast ports to Papeete, ago Pago, Apia.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser ces Inc, PC Box 1478 Paqo Paqo 1-6799).
Polynesia Line operates container id general cargo service from US west )ast ports to Papeete and Pago ago.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser ies Inc., PC Box 1478. Pago Paqo -6799).
US - TAHITI - SAMOA - NZ - AUST Farrell Lines Inc, operate a fast reg ar lash/container cargo service from ast coast ports Canada/USA to tpeete and Pago Pago thence to NZ id Australia.
Details With Wilhelmson Agency, 'dney, Melbourne and Brisbane Tlx \20136. Cable FARSHIPS Sydney; ilgety (NZ) Ltd, Auckland and ellmgton, Tlx NZ2445, Cable \LSHIP Auckland; Compagnie Mari ne Polynesienne, Immeuble Franco :eanienne, PC Box 368, Papeete ihiti, Tel 26393, Tlx 258. FP ANSB iporo, Cable OCEAN Papeete; leubuhl Maritime Service, PO Box 39, igo Pago, Telephone 633-5121 : < 782505.