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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1980Vol. 51, No. 10

Shipping

pp. 79-81 · Read in the full issue

Services

lould any shipping company wish have its services cargo and issenger included in these list gs they should contact PIM.

Australia - Fiji

arlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates rthly cargo services from Sydney to a and Lautoka. etails from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, )1 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301), jety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, Bourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) Ltd, Suva and Lautoka. ofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) rates to Suva and Lautoka every e weeks from the main ports on the t coast of Australia and monthly to toka from Melbourne and Sydney, etails from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt et, Sydney, (27-2031), Trans tral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke et, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty Brisbane (221-3116), Elder-ANL Ltd, Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, i/castle (049-24364), Clements & shall, Burnie, Tasmania ■1833).

Australia - Fiji - Samoas -

Tonga

acific Forum Line operates a fully tainerised service (Gen/Reefer) n Brisbane and Sydney to Lautoka, a, Nukualofa, Apia and Pago o. unafuti cargo transhipped at Apia, etails from Pacific Forum Line, Syd ; Union Bulkships, Sydney; ANL, bourne, Brisbane; Burns Philp (SS) Lautoka, Suva and Apia; Union Co, w’alofa; Polynesia Shipping Ser (S, Pago Pago or Pacific Forum Line id Office, Apia.

Ustralia - Lord Howe Is -

Norfolk Is

tempagnie des Chargeurs sdoniens operates four-weekly 30 service Sydney - Lord Howe nd and Norfolk Island, •etails Hetherington Kingsbury Pty 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney -1671).

Australia - Nauru -

Kiribati

lauru Pacific Line operates regular go/passenger service from Mel irne to Nauru and Tarawa, tetails: Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru jse, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne 3-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring jet, Sydney (2-0522).

Ustralia - New Caledonia

(And/Or) Vanuatu

terlander operates a monthly service n Sydney to Noumea. tetails; Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301). lofrana-Unilines ships serve jmea every three weeks from the in ports along the east Australian Ist. tetails from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt Bet, Sydney (27-2031), Trans jtral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke Bet, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty , Brisbane (221-3116), Elders-ANL Ltd. Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL, wcastle (049-24364), Clements & rshall, Burnie, Tasmania -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).

Daiwa Line operates 30 day service from Sydney to Vila and Santo.

Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO Sydney 2001 (290-1633), Tlx: AA25970.

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 -

Vanuatu - Noumea - Png -

Solomons - Samoas - Tahiti

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).

Pacific Forum Line operates con tainerized and general cargo service from Australia and NZ to Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Tonga and other South Pacific ports.

Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser vices Inc, PO Box 1478, Pago Pago 96799.

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 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 (21-4572), 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 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (2-0547) and Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Syd ney. (2-0522).

Australia - Solomons -

Kiribati - Micronesia

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

Details Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO Sydney 2001 (290-1633), Tlx.

AA25970.

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 (290-1633). Tlx.

AA25970.

Australia - Tahiti

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 - Tahiti - Us

Karlander operates a monthly cargo service from Melbourne and Sydney to Papeete, US 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 Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).

Fiji - Line Islands

(Kiribati)

Sisco Shipping Co Ltd has commen ced a 30 day service from Suva to Fan ning, Washington and Christmas Islands. Back loadings from Suva for en route islands accepted.

Details from Sisco Shipping Co Ltd, PO Box 670. Honiara (808/809) Tlx 66346.

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 Vanuatu.

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, Sydney, Noumea, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Kieta, Tarawa and Guam.

Details: Meridian Shipping & Trans port Agencies Pty Ltd, Box 3410 GPO Sydney 2001 (290-1633) 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 (21-2919/21-1898).

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 service 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 Cat ‘Oral’.

New Caledonia - Fiji - Wes

Coast North America

PAD Line operates an approx, weekly ro-ro service from Noumea i Suva to Honolulu and West Coast I and Canadian ports.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, 1602, Noumea (27-51 -91), Tlx NMO W. R. Carpenter. 100 Thomson Suva (31-11-22). Tlx FJ2199; Tra Austral Shipping. Box R 232 PO, Rc Exchange, NSW (27-2441) AA21204.

Png - Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular ca service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kim Madang and Lae to Cardiff, Hambi Rotterdam and Antwerp.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-20/ Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, ports.

Png - Us

Bank Line operates regular ca service from Kieta, Rabaul, Kim Madang and Lae direct to New Orlea calls at other US and Gulf and E Coast ports on inducement.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-204 Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.

Solomons - Usa -

Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cai service from Honiara to New Orlea Cardiff, Hamburg, Rotterdam and A werp.

Details from Bank Line (A'asia) 1 Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-204 Trading Co. Honiara (389).

NZ - COOK IS - NIUE -

Tahiti

Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd op ates cargo services based on pall and similar units from Auckland to Nil Cook Islands and Tahiti.

Details from the Shipping Corp of

_td, PO Box 3420, Auckland (797-210), Waterfront Commission, PO Sox 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, p O Box 3382, Auckland, NZ 77-1221-3).

Pacific Line with one ship operates ‘ortnightly roro cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.

Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 Cus ;oms Street, Auckland (773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313.

NZ • FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Blue Star Line Ltd Pacific Coast con ainer services. Only direct service to md from New Zealand, Blue Star vessels call at Suva and Honolulu on sIZ-US-West Coast voyages.

Details from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, 3 0 Box 192, Wellington (739-029) , Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, GPO Box 355, suva. Fiji (311-777).

NZ - FIJI - SAMOAS - TONGA Pacific Forum Line operates a fully :ontainerised three-weekly service Gen /Reefer) from Auckland to Lau oka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and Juku’alofa.

Details from Pacific Forum Line, Vellington; Union Co, Auckland, Lau oka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa; ’olynesia Shipping Services, Pago 3 ago or Pacific Forum Line Head Dffice, Apia.

Nz-N. Caledonia-Fiji

Solomons-Png

Pacific Forum Line operates a fully :ontainerised service (Gen/Reefer) rom Lyttelton, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland to Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, loniara, Kieta, Lae and Port Moresby.

Details from Pacific Forum Line, Vellington; Shipping Corporation of JZ, Lyttelton, Napier; Union Co, auranga, Auckland, Suva, Lautoka; >ofrana, Noumea; Steamships Trading )o, Kieta, Lae, Port Moresby; Sullivans SI) Ltd, Honiara or Pacific Forum Line lead Office, Apia.

Nz-N. Caledonia-Vanuatu

Png-Solomons

Sofrana Unilines with three ships em irates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and tepua New Guinea and to Norfolk sland and Noumea.

Details from Sofrana Uhilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279), >0 Box 3614, Telex NZ2313.

Nz - Tahiti

Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA vith one ship operates monthly service Jew Zealand - Papeete.

Details from Sofrana Unilines, PO Box 3614, 18 Customs St, Auckland 773-279), Tlx NZ2313.

Nz - Tonga - Samoas

Warner Pacific Line services Auckland - Nuku'alofa/Vavau/ Pago fortnightly carrying leneral and freezer cargoes. Also imaru - Nuku’alofa/Vavau/Apia every II days carrying freezer cargo.

Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Jowntown House, 21 Queen St, Auckland, PO Box 1372 (30-299), tables MACSHIP, Telex NZ2554.

Europe - Tahiti -

New Caledonia

Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ites services from Europe and Mediter anean ports to Papeete and Noumea ising three roro and two multi-purpose r essels thus ensuring a bi-monthly sail ng to and from.

Details Compagnie Generate Mari ime, 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 regular 28 day cargo 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

The Bank Line operates a regular 28 day 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 The 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

The Bank Line operates a regular 28 day cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam to Papeete and Noumea.

Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York Street, Sydney (27-2041); Ets A M Fare UTE, Papeete; Ets Ballande, Noumea.

US - FIJI - TAHITI - NZ -

Australia

The 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 de mand. 7 Details from The 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 - Hawaii - Micronesia

Philippines, Micronesia & Orient Navigation Co (PM&O Lines) operates regular container service on self sustained ship with ro-ro capabilities from Oakland, Portland and Honolulu to Majuro, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Saipan, Yap and Koror.

Details for Micronesia can be obtained from Larry Guerrero, PM&O Owners Rep, PO Box 803, Saipan, Ml

96950, Cable Commontime; Pm&O

Lines, 181 Fremont St, San Francisco, California 94105. Cable PMONAV.

Us - Hawaii - Nauru -

Micronesia

Nauru Pacific Line operates regular conventional/container and passenger 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 St., San Francisco, California 9411.

Us - Noumea - Fiji

PAD Line operates an approx 3-weekly roro 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.

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, PO Box 1478 Pago Pago 96799.

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 96799.

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.