Services
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Shipping
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 monthly cargo services from Sydney to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (232-1011), 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, 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); Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St Suva, Fiji (312 244), Tlx 2199 FJ.
Australia - New Caledonia -
Fiji - Samoas • Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a fully
containerised service (Gen/Reefer) from Sydney to Noumea, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and Nukualofa.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Syd ney; Union Bulkships, Sydney and Mel bourne; SATO, Noumea; Australian National Line, Brisbane; Burns Philp (SS) Co, Lautoka, Suva and Apia; Union Co, Nuku’alofa; Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago Pago or Pacific Forum Line Head Office, Apia.
Australia - Lord Howe Is -
Norfolk Is
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledomens operates four-weekly cargo service Sydney - Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd. 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Australia - Kiribati
Karlander operates a 5/6 weekly ser vice from Melbourne and Sydney to Kiribati (Tarawa).
Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (232-1011).
Australia - Nauru -
Kiribati
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo/passenger service from Mel bourne to Nauru and Tarawa.
Details: Nauru Corporation (Vic) Inc (Shipping Division), Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
Australia - New Caledonia
(And/Or) Vanuatu
Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every three weeks from the mam 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 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 operates a monthly service from Syd ney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, for containerised 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 & O liners call at Auckland, Bay of Islands, Honiara, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Pori 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
tamerized 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, China and Hong Kong.
Details Minghua Cruises, 7 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 and all Burns Philp Travel offices in Australia.
Australia - Png
Karlander New Guinea Line’s cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewa", 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 ves sels 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).
New Guinea Express Lines operates a fortnightly container service from Mel bourne, Sydney, Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Alotau, Rabaul, Honiara.
Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange, Sydney (241-3991) MacArthur Ship ping Agency Co, 39 Creek Street, Bris bane (229-3777), New Guinea Express Lines, 327 Collins Street, Melbourne
(61-3053), Niugini Express Lines, Port Moresby (21-4572), Lae (42-1536), Rabtrad Niugini Pty Ltd, Rabaul (92-2911), Alotau Stevedoring & Trans port, Alotau (61-1318) and Island Co operative Shipping Federation, Honiara (808).
Sofrana-Unilines (PNG Line) operates a monthly service to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kieta, Honiara from main ports on the east coast of Australia.
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).
Australia - Tahiti
Compagnie Generate Maritime operates a monthly service from Syd ney 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 operates a monthly service from Syd ney 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 monthly palletised cargo service from Manila, Keelung, Kaoshiung and Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva and thence to NZ.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson Street, 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
Ear East * Mid-S. Pacific
China Navigation’s New Guinea Pacific Line operates a regular con tamer 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. Cargo from the same Far Eastern ports to the South Pacific ports of Noumea, Santo, Vila, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Rarotonga and Tarawa will be shipped via Japan on the monthly Bali Hai service, Details from Steamships Trading Co Port Moresby (21-2000).
Kyowa Shipping Ltd, operates monthly services from Hong Kong, laiwan, S. Korea and Japan, to Guam, oaipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti. c 9? k ls ■ Ton 9 a and Vanuatu.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street Sydney (27-1671); Carpenters Shipping, Suva (312-244) Tlx FJ2199 K y
P£ Pan ’ New Zealand
Navi9 ( atlon - operates a monthty service from mam ports Japan t 0 Suva and Lautoka and thence Noumea and NZ, Details from Carpenters Shipping, 1 00 Thompson St, Suva (312-244) Tlx FJ2199.
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; Suv^(3T2-2^^ P ylx'FJ2l99 OmSonS ' puva (oiz £?44), FIX 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 Ser- La 6, PNG ( 42 ‘ 3537 )-
Mx Knl. 42465.
Png - North Australia
Papua New Guinea Line offers a 60-day service from Port Moresby, Lae and Vanimo to Darwin with through bills of lading from West Coast North American ports. Inducement calls at Weipa 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 Fran- ( 415 396-1604), Tlx
340958 Gts Ur Sfo.
Png - Uk/Continent
The Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Port Moresby, Oro K ' e J a, LJ R I ? b 2 UI ’ Kimbe ’ Madan 9 anb Lae t 0 1 Hamburg, Rotterdam,
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T o e « Ba c* k Une ( A asia )
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(27-2041), Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG P 0 " 8
Solomons - Uk/Continent
Bank Une °P erates re9ular cargo service from Honiara to Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Ha vre.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Ltd - 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2041); Tradco Shipping (588).
NZ - COOK IS - NIUE -
Tahiti
Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd operates cargo services based on pallets and similar units from Auckland t 0 Niue - Cook Islands and Tahiti.
Details from the Shipping Corp of NZ Ltd - P 0 Box 3420, Auckland (797-210), Waterfront Commission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga; Cook Islands; Niue Govt Offices, Niue Island Compagnie Maritime Polynesienne, B‘P’ 368, Papeete, Tahiti. n
* 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); MV. Fijian Shipping Agencies Ltd, Private Bag Suva Fiji (31 1056).
Pacific Line with one ship operates fortnightly ro-ro cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka Suva Details: Sofrana Undines. 18 Cus toms Street. Auckland (773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313; Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson Street, 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 ves sels 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 Nukualofa.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Auckland; Union Co, Auckland. Lau toka, Suva, Apia and Nuku’alofa; Polynesia Shipping Services, Pago Pago or Pacific Forum Line Head Office. Apia
Nz - Tonga - Samoa
Warner Pacific Line operates a regular cargo service from Timaru, Onehunga and Westport to Nukualofa, Vavau and Apia with regular calls to Haapai and Pago Pago.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, PO Box 1372, Auckland. NZ; Warner Paci fic Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Tonga and Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga; Polynesian Ship ping Services, Box 1478, Pago Pago; and Molua Folau Shipping Co, Box 4171, Apia, W. Samoa NZ - N. CALEDONIA - FIJI -
Solomons - Png
Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised service (Gen/Reefer) from Lyttelton, Napier, Auckland to Suva, Lautoka. Honiara, Kieta, Lae and Port Moresby.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Auckland; Shipping Corporation of NZ, Auckland, Lyttelton, Napier; Union Co, Auckland, Suva, Lautoka; Steamships Trading Co, Kieta, Lae, Port Moresby;
Sullivans (SI) Ltd, Honiara or Pacific Forum Line Head Office, Apia.
NZ - N. CALEDONIA - VANUATU -
Png - Solomons
Sofrana Unilines with three ships operates 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 - 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 Queen St, Auckland, PO Box 1372 (30-299), Cables MACSHIP, Telex NZ2554.
Nz - Central Pacific
Kyowa Shipping Ltd operates a monthly cargo service from Auckland to Noumea, Vila, Santo, Guam, Majuro and Tarawa.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, PO Box 1372, Auckland (9-30229); Tlx 2554 NZ.
Europe - Tahiti -
New Caledonia
Compagnie Generate Maritime operates services from Europe and Mediterranean ports to Papeete and Noumea using three ro-ro and multi purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi monthly sailing to and from.
Details Compagnie Generate Mari time, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (231-3700).
Europe-Tahiti-New
Caledonia - New Zealand -
Peru
Polish Ocean Lines offers regular monthly sailings for containerised and breakbulk cargo from Hamburg, Ant werp, Dunkirk and Rouen to Papeete, Noumea, New Zealand and return to Europe via Peru. Other ports in the South Pacific can be served with inducement.
Details from Sotama, BP 9170, Papeete (27805), Tlx. 296; SATO, BP C 2, Noumea (272094), Tlx. 051 NM PENOCEAN; Union Steamship Co of NZ, PO Box 50, Apia, Tlx. 25; Williams and Gosling, PO Box 79, Suva (312633), Tlx. 2163; Warner Pacific Line, PO Box 93, Nukualofa (21089), Tlx. 66219; Universal Shipping Agen cies, PO Box 2282, Auckland (30930), Tlx. 21517; H. C. Sleigh, 6-10 O’Con nell Street, Sydney 2000 (923 9201), Tlx. 20428.
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 operates regular services from Ham burg, Hull, Rotterdam. Antwerp, Dunkirk, Le Havre, to Papeete, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Port Moresby, Lae, Honiara, 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 cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Fly 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 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; Tradco Shipping (588).
Uk/N. Continent - Tahiti -
N. Caledonia
The Bank Line operates a regular 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 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 The Bank and Savill Line Ltd, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2041) or Orient Shipping Services, 32 Bridge Street, Sydney (241-2753).
Us • Hawaii - Kiribati -
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 Tarawa, Ebeye, 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, Tlx 783605; PM80; PM&O Lines. 181 Fremont St, San Francisco, California 94105. Cable PMONAV.
Us - Hawaii - Nauru -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular Donventional/container and passenger service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Majuro, Ponape, Truk and Saipan, Cargo is accepted for Nauru md Kosrai with transhipment at Majuro md Ponape.
Details from Nauru Corporation (Vic) nc (Shipping Division), Nauru House, 10 Collins Street, Melbourne 653-5709); North American Maritime Agencies, 100 California St., San Fran isco, California 9411.
Us - Noumea - Fiji
PAD Line operates an approx -weekly roro service from West Coast ISA and Canada to Noumea and uva Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx NMO4B; arpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St, uva (31-2244), Tlx FJ2199; Trans ustral Shipping, Box R 232 PO, Royal Kchange, NSW (27-2441), Tlx A 21204.
US - TAHITI - SAMOA - NZ - AUST Farrell Lines Inc, operate a fast >gular lash/container cargo service Dm west coast ports Canada/USA to apeete and Pago Pago thence to NZ id Australia.
Details Wilh Wilhelmson Agency,
Joan Selina Weidenhofer Peacefully in her sleep, after a long illness, on September 26, aged 68.
From 1946 to 1958, Joan Weidenhofer was active in Papua New Guinea’s com munity affairs and freelance broadcasting and writing (in cluding contributions to PIM).
A dedicated teacher, she began a kindergarten in her home in Madang. She also wrote and staged musical plays involving
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.
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 Paqo 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, Paqo Paqo 96799. 9
the children of the town, and was keenly interested in translating legends of the Madang area.
After moving to Port Moresby in the early 19505, Mrs Weidenhofer, using her professional name of Joan Stevens, became well-known throughout PNG for pioneering and compering the ABC’s women’s session for 9PA.
In recent years she became a fine photographer and painter in oils of Tasmanian landscapes.
Margaret Weidenhofer.
Nanka Singh
In Suva, Fiji, on September 29.
A former assistant superin tendent of police, Nanka Singh became widely known as ‘Fiji’s First Private Eye’ after he founded the Nanka Singh In vestigations and Security Ser vice following his retirement in 1967.
He received support from the Fiji Law Society and various legal and private firms, and was the first in Fiji to become a member of the World Associ ation of Detectives in New York and the Association of British Detectives in the United King dom.