Shipping
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Services
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, 460 Bourke Street, Melbourne (616-6700), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva and Lautoka every two 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 - Samoas - Tonga
Warner Pacific Lines operates a regular cargo service from Sydney to Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Apia and Asau.
Details from Hetherington Wes farmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney, (27-1671).
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 Caledoniens operates four-weekly cargo service Sydney - Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Details: Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 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 two weeks from the main ports along the east Australian coast.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-9851), 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 Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Compagnie Generale Maritime operates a monthly service from Syd ney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, for containerised and break bulk cargo Details Compagnie Generale 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 - South East
Asia - Japan
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, 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
Mmghua Cruises operates regular cruise services from Sydney to Hawaii and 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, Burns Philp Travel offices in Melbourne (62-0151), Brisbane (31-0391), Darwin (81 -2871), Auckland NZ (31544); National Bank Travel in Adelaide (51-0321) and Perth (320-9365).
Australia - Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates a regular container service from Melbourne to Majuro, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan.
Details Nauru Corporation (Vic) Inc (Shipping Division), Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne. (653-5709), Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2-0522).
Australia - Tuvalu
Karlander operates a three monthly
service from Sydney and Melbourne to Tuvalu (Funafuti).
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street. Sydney (232-1011).
Australia - Png
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. 460 Bourke Street, Melbourne (616-6700).
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 (27-9851); 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).
AUSTRALIA - NZ - TAHITI - CHILE Kapal Pacifico (KP) Pty Ltd offers a bi-monthly service from Geelong, East Australia to New Zealand ports Tauranga and Whangarei, Papeete and ports on the west coast of South America.
Details: Kapal Pacifco (KP) Pty Ltd 4th Floor, 36 York Street, Sydney (233-8515) Tlx 71875; Beaufort Ship ping Agency Co. 2 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (239-1022); Universal Shipping Agency, 85 Fort Street, Auckland, NZ (30-930) Tlx 21517; I B Taylor Y Cia Ltd in Chile.
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)!
Tlx FJ2199, 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 Pacific Line operates a regular con tainer service from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manila, Port Kelang and Singapore to Port Moresby. Lae, Rabauland 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 Japan to Guam, Saipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti!
Cook Is., Tonga and Vanuatu.
Details. Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street.
Sydney (27-1671); Carpenters Ship ping, Suva (312-2441. Tlx FJ2199.
Japan - Fiji - New Zealand
Kyowa Shipping Co Ltd operates a monthly service from main ports of Japan to Suva and Lautoka and thence to island ports and NZ.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson St, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
Japan - Micronesia
The NYK Shipping Line operates a monthly cargo service from Japan to Micronesia, calling at Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Saipan, Guam, Truk, Ponape and Majuro, returning via Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama.
Details from Burns, Philp & Co Ltd, 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).
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; Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St., Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
Png - Inter - Mainport
Papua New Guinea Line offers scheduled 10/20-day coastal liner ser vices linking all PNG major ports with containerisation, reefer, heavy lift and transhipment facilities.
Details from PNG Line, Box 543, Port Moresby, PNG, (21-1174), Tlx 22269.
Png - Uk/Continent
The 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 The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd. 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2041); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, PNG ports.
Solomons - Uk/Continent
The Bank Line operates regular cargo service from Honiara to Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Havre.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty 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 [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; Cook Islands; Niue Govt Offices. Niue Island Compagnie Maritime 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); M.V. 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 Unilines, 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 ainer services. Only direct service to and from New Zealand. Blue Star ves sels call at Suva and Honolulu on NZ JS-West Coast voyages.
Details from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd, 3 0 Box 192, Wellington (739-029) , Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, GPO Box 355, Buva, 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 oka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and 'Juku’alofa.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Auckland; Union Co, Auckland, Lau oka, Suva, Apia and Nuku’alofa; ’olynesia Shipping Services, Pago ’ago or Pacific Forum Line Head Office, Apia.
Nz - Tonga - Samoas
Warner Pacific Line operates a egular cargo service from Timaru, )nehunga and Westport to Nukualofa 'avau and Apia with regular calls to laapai and Pago Pago.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, PO lox 1372, Auckland, NZ; Warner Paci c Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Tonga and Jeiafu, Vavau. Tonga; Polynesia Slop ing Services, Box 1478, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799, and Mealelei Western Samoa) Ltd, Box 4171, Apia, i/. 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 Drt Moresby.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, uckland; Shipping Corporation of NZ, jckland, Lyttelton, Napier; Union Co! jckland, Suva, Lautoka; Steamships ading Co, Kieta, Lae, Port Moresby Jllivans (SI) Ltd, Honiara or Pacific )rum Line Head Office, Apia Z - N. CALEDONIA - VANUATU -
Png - Solomons
Sofrana Unilines with three ships aerates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara id Papua New Guinea and to Norfolk land and Noumea.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 ustoms Street, Auckland (773-279), D Box 3614, Telex NZ2313.
Nz - Tahiti
Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA th one ship operates monthly service 3w Zealand - Papeete.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, PO dx 3614, 18 Customs St, Auckland 73-279), Tlx NZ2313.
Nz - Tonga - Samoas
Warner Pacific Line services Auck land, 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; Warner Pacific Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Tonga; Mealelei (Western Samoa) Ltd, Box 4171, Apia, Western Samoa; Polynesia Shipping Services, Box 1478, Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799.
Nz - Central Pacific
Kyowa Shipping Ltd operates a monthly cargo service from Auckland and Mt Maunganui to Noumea, Vila, Santo, Guam, Majuro, Nauru 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 -
Solomons - Png - Europe
Polish Ocean Lines offers regular monthly sailings for containerised and breakbulk cargo from Hamburg, Ant werp, Dunkirk and Rouen to Papeete, Noumea, New Zealand, Honiara, Lae, returning to Europe via Suez. 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. 163 NM SATO; 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 Agencies, PO Box 2282, Auckland (30930), Tlx. 21517.
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) 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 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 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 Corporation (Vic) Inc (Shipping Division), Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709); North American Maritime Agencies, 100 California St., San Fran cisco, 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; Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St, Suva (31-2244), Tlx FJ2199; Trans- Austral Shipping, Box R 232 PC. 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.