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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1981Vol. 52, No. 7

Shipping

pp. 69-73 · Read in the full issue

Services

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

Australia - Fiji

Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates nonthly cargo services from Sydney to iuva and Lautoka.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 9-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (232-1011), lalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke Street, lelbourne (60-0731), Burns Philp (SS) lo Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) perates to Suva and Lautoka every iree weeks from the main ports on the ast coast of Australia and monthly to autoka from Melbourne and Sydney.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt treet, Sydney. (27-2031), Carpenters hipping, 100 Thomson St, Suva, Fiji 112 244), Tlx 2199 FJ.

Australia - New Caledonia -

Fiji - Samoas - Tonga

Pacific Forum Line operates a fully )ntainerised service (Gen/Reefer) am Sydney to Noumea, Lautoka, jva, Apia. Pago Pago and uku’alofa.

Details from Pacific Forum Line, Syd }y; Union Bulkships, Sydney and Mel >urne; SATO, Noumea; Australian stional Line, Brisbane; Burns Philp S) Co, Lautoka, Suva and Apia; Union a, Nukualofa; Polynesia Shipping (rvices, Pago Pago or Pacific Forum ae Head Office, Apia.

Australia - Lord Howe Is -

Norfolk Is

Compagnie des Chargeurs iledoniens operates four-weekly rgo service Sydney - Lord Howe and and Norfolk Island.

Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty J. 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney M 671).

Australia - Kiribati

Karlander operates a 5/6 weekly ser e from Melbourne and Sydney to ibati (Tarawa).

Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, -31 Pitt Street, Sydney (232-1011),

Australia - Nauru -

Kiribati

vlauru Pacific Line operates regular •go/passenger service from Mel jrne to Nauru and Tarawa.

Details: Nauru Pacific Line, Nauru use, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne >3-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring eet, Sydney (2-0522).

Ustralia - New Caledonia

(And/Or) Vanuatu

Jofrana-Unilines ships serve umea every three weeks from the in ports along the east Australian iSt. details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt set, Sydney (27-2031), Trans- Jtral Shipping Pty Ltd, 570 Bourke set, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty , Brisbane (221-3116), Elders-ANL Ltd. Port Adelaide (47-5688), ANL (049-24364), Clements & rshall, Burnie, Tasmania -1833). )ompagnie des Chargeurs Cale liens operates a three-weekly con lerised cargo service from Sydney to jmea. details Hetherington Kingsbury Pty , 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney -1671). y

Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, for con tainerised and break bulk cargo.

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

Australia - Nz - Fiji -

Hawaii - Us

P & O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Pago Pago and Honolulu 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 - 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).

AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - TONGA

Vanuatu - Noumea - Solomons -

Samoas - Tahiti

P & 0 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 - New Zealand -

Pacific Islands - South East

Asia-China

Minghua Cruises operates regular cruise services from Sydney to most Pacific ports, with several cruises to South East Asia, including Japan and Hong Kong.

Details Minghua Cruises, 7 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 and all Burns Philp Travel offices in Australia.

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 a fortnightly container service from Mel bourne. Sydney, Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Alotau, Rabaul.

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 (232-1011), 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.

Details from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd.

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

Australia - Tahiti

Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Papeete for containerised and break bulk cargo.

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 (232-1011).

Australia - W. Samoa

Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Apia.

Details Compagnie Generate 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 operates a regular container

service from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manila, Port Kelang and Singapore to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul and Honiara monthly and to Wewak. Madang and Kieta every three months. The South Pacific Islands of Noumea. Santo, Vila, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Tarawa and Nauru will be served by conventional service operating on a 60 day turn around.

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); Carpenters Shipping, Suva (312-244).

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 Robert-Laurie (PNG) Pty Ltd, Port Moresby (21-2466/ 21-1898).

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.

Png - Inter - Mainport

Papua New Guinea Mainport Liner Services offer scheduled 10/20-day coastal liner services linking all PNG mainports with containerisation, reefer, heavy lift and transhipment facilities.

Details from PNG Mainport Liner Services, Box 1448 Lae PNG (42-3537) Tlx PNG 42465 ’ qija ..- OTLJ .. ...

Png - North Australia

Papua New Guinea Line offers a 60-day service from Port Moresby, Lae and Vammo to Darwin with through bills of lading from West Coast North American ports. Inducement calls at Weipe and Gove.

Details from PNG Shipping Corporation, Box 543. Port Moresby, PNG (21-1174), Tlx PNG 22269.

Png -Kiribati - Solomons -

West Coast Usa

Papua New Guinea Line offers a 60-day service from Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul and Kieta to San Francisco and Los Angeles with inducement at Vancouver and stop-off calls at Tarawa and Honiara. Through bills from all PNG mainports and mini-bridge services to other US and Canadian destinations.

Details from PNG Shipping Corporation, Box 543, Port Moresby, PNG (21 -1174), Tlx PNG 22269; or from TFC Shipping, 100 California St, San Francisco. CA, USA (415 398-1604), Tlx

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Png - Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Port Moresby, Oro Bay, Kieta, Rabaul, Kimbe, Madang and Lae to Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam. Antwerp and Le Havre.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2041); Bums Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.

Solomons - Uk/Continent

Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Honiara to Hull, Hamburg.

Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Havre.

Details from Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt 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, PC Box 3420, Auckland (797-210), Waterfront Commission, PC Box 61, Rarotonga; Cook Islands; Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island Compagnie Maritime Polynesienne. BP" 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 PC Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (77-1221-3).

Pacific Line with one ship operates fortnightly ro-ro cargo service New Zea'and, Lautoka, Suva.

Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 Cus toms Street, Auckland (773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313; Carpenters Shipping, Private Mail Bag, Suva (312244), Tlx. 2199 FJ.

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). Tlx. FJ2168 Burship.

NZ - FIJI - SAMOAS - TONGA Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised three-weekly service (Gen/Reefer) from Auckland to Lau

toka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and Muku'alofa.

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

Nz - Tonga - Samoa

Warner Pacific Line operates a regliar cargo service from Timaru, )nehunga and Westport to Nukualofa, f avau and Apia with regular calls to laapai and Pago Pago.

Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, PO >ox 1372, Auckland, NZ; Warner Pacic Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Tonga and leiafu, Vavau, Tonga; Polynesian Shiping Services, Box 1478, Pago Pago; nd Molua Folau Shipping Co, Box 171, Apia, W. Samoa.

NZ - N. CALEDONIA - FIJI -

Solomons - Png

Pacific Forum Line operates a fully Dntainerised service (Gen/Reefer) om Lyttelton, Napier, Auckland to jva, Lautoka, Honiara, Kieta. Lae and c . .

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Png - Solomons

Sofrana Umlmes with three ships opates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and ipua New Guinea and to Norfolk and and Noumea.

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

Nz - Tahiti

Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA :h one ship operates monthly service iw 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/Apia/ Pago Pago fortnightly carrying general and freezer cargoes.

Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Downtown House, 21 Oueen St, Auckland, PO Box 1372 (30-299), Cables MACSHIP, Telex NZ2554.

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 multi-purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi-monthly sail ing to and from.

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

Europe - Tahiti - New

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Polish Ocean Lines offers regular mon,h ly sailings for containerised and breakbulk cargo from Hamburg, Ant werp’ Dunkirk and Rouen to Papeete, Noumea, New Zealand and return to

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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); Car penters Shipping, 100 Thomson St, Suva (312 244), Tlx 2199 FJ.

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA - TONGA - FIJI - SOLOMONS - PNG -

Vanuatu

Columbus Line Reederei GMBH op erates 2-monthly service from Ham burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Dunkirk and Le Havre to Papeete, Apia, Nukualofa, Suva, Port Vila, Santo, Noumea, Honiara, Port Moresby, Kieta, Rabaul, Lae, and return to Europe.

Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street.

Sydney (290-2966), Columbus Mari time Services, 17 Albert Street, Auckland (77-3460); Carpenters Ship ping, 100 Thomson St, Suva (312 244), Tlx 2199 FJ.

Uk - N. Continent - Fiji

The Bank Line operates a regular 28 day cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Suva and Lautoka.

Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, 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, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta and Honiara and on inducement to Yandina.

Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt 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, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Papeete and Noumea.

Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt 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.

Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2041) or Orient Shipping Services, 32 Bridge Street, Sydney.

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., >an Francisco, California 9411.

Us - Noumea - Fiji

PAD Line operates an approx i-weekly roro service from West Coast ISA and Canada to Noumea and luva.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx NMO4B; R. Carpenter, 100 Thomson St, Suva 31-11-22), Tlx FJ2199; Trans-Austral hipping, Box R 232 PO, 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, PO Box 1478 Pago Pago 3799.

Polynesia Line operates container id general cargo service from US west last ports to Papeete and Pago ago.

Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser ies Inc., PO Box 1478, Pago Pago >799.

US - TAHITI - SAMOA - NZ - AUST Farrell Lines Inc. operate a fast reg ar lash/container cargo service from ast coast ports Canada/USA to ipeete and Pago Pago thence to NZ id Australia.

Details Wilh Wilhelmson Agency, dney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Tlx Cable FARSHIPS Sydney; ilgety (NZ) Ltd. Auckland and allington, Tlx NZ2445, Cable Auckland; Compagnie Mari le Polynesienne, Immeuble Franco :eanienne, PO Box 368, Papeete, hiti. Tel 26393, Tlx 258. FP ANSB poro, Cable OCEAN Papeete; eubuhl Maritime Service. PO Box 39, go Pago, Telephone 633-5121; : 782505.