Shipping Schedules
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Australia Fiji
Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva and Lautoka every three weeks from the mam ports on the east coast of Australia and monthly to Lautoka from Mel bourne and Sydney.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 432 Kent St, Sydney (264- 8944), Tlx AA 70090; Wiltrans Agency Pty Ltd, 21st Floor, 60 Market St. Melbourne (614-4788); Tlx 30163. Wiltrans Agency Pty Ltd, 633 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley, Old. 4006 Tel. 07-854 1855. Tlx AA 40712. Elders-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide, (47-5688); Newcastle, Sofrana Sydney (264-8944); Websters-ANL, 58 Charles St. Launceston, Tasmania (320-555); Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist Floor, Thomson St, Suva, Fiji (312- 244); Tlx FJ2199.
Australia Samoas Tonga
Warner Pacific Lines operates a regular cargo service from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Apia and Vavau. Feeder service available from Apia to Cook. Christmas, Fanning and Washington Islands.
Details from Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt St, Sydney, (27-1671)
Australia New Caledonia Fiji
Hawaii North America
PACE Line (ACTA Shipping) operates a fully container ised service every 17 days from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Suva and Lautoka. A new feature of the service is regular, direct calls at Noumea. The vessels continue on to the North coast of America, calling at Ha waii at frequent intervals Details from ACTA Pty Ltd, Sydney (266 0633) Tlx AA121369, Fax 267 1148, Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Rod well Road, Suva, (31 1777), Tlx FJ2168, Fax 311 804; Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Lautoka (60 777); Sato SA, Avenue James Cook, BPC 2, Noumea, Cedex, (281 122) Tlx 163
Nm Sato, Fax 278 532.
Australia New Caledonia Fiji
Samoas Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised service (general, reefer and ro-ro) from Sydney to Noumea, Lau toka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago, Nukualofa, Sydney, Cargo centralised from Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane.
Details from Pacific Forum Line PO Box 796 Auckland, Union Bulkships, 333 George St, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Union Co., Lautoka, Pacific Forum Line, Suva, Nukualofa, Pacific Forum Line, Apia, Polynesia Ship ping Pago Pago.
Australia Lord Howe Island
Norfolk Island
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates four weekly cargo service Sydney-Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Details Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37- 49 Pitt St, Sydney (27-1671).
Australia Kiribati
K. Asia Pacific operates a 5/6 weekly service from Mel bourne and Sydney to Kiribati (Tarawa).
Details from K. Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Goldfields House, 1 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney (232-2277), Tlx 1221- 143.
KAP New Guinea Lines call Tarawa after NPG ports on a 35-day basis from Melbourne and Sydney/Brisbane.
Details from K. Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Goldfields House, 1 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney (232-2277); Tlx 122143.
Australia Tuvalu
K-Asia Pacific operates direct service every second voy age to Tulalu (Funafuti).
Details from K. Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Goldfield House, 1 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney (232-2277); Tlx 122143.
Australia New Caledonia And/Or
Vanuatu
Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every three weeks from the main ports along the east Australian coast.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 432 Kent St, Sydney (264- 8944), Wiltrans-Agency Pty Ltd, 21st Floor, 60 Market St,, Melbourne (614-4788); Tlx 30163, ACTA Pty Ltd, Bris bane (221-3116). Elders-ANL Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide (47- 5688), Newcastle, Sofrana Sydney; Websters-ANL, 58 Charles St. Launceston, Tasmania (320-555).
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens operates a three-weekly containerised cargo service from Sydney to Noumea.
Details Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37- 49 Pitt St, Sydney (27-1671).
Compagnie Generate Maritime operates a monthly serv ice from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Noumea, Port Villa and Santo, for containerised and break bulk cargo Details from Compagnie Generate Maritime, 12 Castler eagh St, Sydney (231-3700)
Australia Nauru Marshall
Islands Kiribati
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo service from Melbourne to Nauru, Majuro and Tarawa, passenger service to Nauru only.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line (Aust) Pty Ltd, Nauru House, 80 Collins St, Melbourne (653-5709). Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring St, Sydney (2-0522).
Australia Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Negal-PNG Line operates a monthly service.
Details from Nedlloyd Swire Pty Ltd, 8 Spring St, Syd ney, Phone: 20522.
Australia New Zealand
The Australian National Line and the New Zealand Line operate a 10-day container service (TRANZTAS) be tween Sydney and Melbourne to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton and Port Chalmers.
Details from Australian National Shipping Agencies, 131 - 137 York St, Sydney (225-7333) and ANL Shipping Agen cies, “World Trade Centre," Cnr Flinders and Spencer Sts, Melbourne (611-2323) or New Zealand Line, Pas toral House, 96 Lambton Quay, Wellington (728-5000).
Australia Nz Fiji Tonga
Vanuatu New Caledonia
Solomons New Guinea
Sitmar Cruises operates a year-round cruise program from Sydney to include the better-known ports in the above countries plus a number of unspoilt, and largely unknown, island paradises.
Details from Sitmar Cruises, 39 Martin Place, Sydney (239- 9000), NSW. reservations and inquiries (008) 42-2277; Rest of Australia, reservations and inquiries (008 22-2277).
Australia Nz Fiji Tonga
Vanuatu New Caledonia
Solomons - Samoas Tahiti
P&O Liners call at Auckland, Bay of Islands, Honiare, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Port Moresby, Santo, Savu-Savu, Suva, Vavua and Vila on cruises from Australia.
Details from P&O Booking Centre, World Travel Head quarters Pty Ltd, 33 Bligh St, Sydney (237-0333).
Australia Png Solomons
Vanuatu
A consortium of NGAL/PNGL and CONPAC/NEL have four vessels operating a joint service from east coast Australian ports to Port Moresby, Lae, Alotau, Madang, Wewak, Rabaul, Kavleng-Kembe, Kleta, Honiara, Vila, Santo.
Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd, PO Box R 124, Royal Exchange, Sydney, 2000 (2-0547); Nedlloyd Swire, 8 Spring St, Sydney (2-0522); New Guinea Express Lines, 37 Pitt St, Sydney (241 -3991); Vila Agents PO Box 27, Port- Vila (2456), Tlx NHIOII, New Guinea Express Lines operates a weekly container service from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane to Port Mo
resby, Lae, Alotau, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kleta, Honiara, Kav leng, Madang, Wewak, Santo, Vila.
Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange, Sydney (241-3991); New Guinea Ex press Lines, 127 Creek St, Brisbane (221-9333); New Guinea Express Lines, 327 Collins St, Melbourne (602- 5544); Niugini Express Lines, Port Moresby (2-4572); Lae (42-1536); Niugini Island Cargo Services Pty Ltd, Rabaul (922-467); Bougainville Agencies Pty Ltd, Kieta (956-089); Robert Laurie (PNG) P/L, Madang (82-2157); Garamul Enterprises P/L, Wewak (86-2106); Burns Philp (PNG) Ltd, Kavieng (94-2133); Alotau Steevedoring and Transport Alotau (61-1318); Ngatia Wholesalers Pty Ltd; Kimba(93- 5102); and Tradco Shipping, Mandana Avenue, Honiara (22588); Vila Agents Ltd. PO Box 971, Vila, Vanuatu (2490); John Lum & Associates, PO Box 65, Santo, Vanuatu (329).
Australia Tahiti
Compagnie Generate Maritime operates a monthly serv ice from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Papeete, for containerised and break bulk cargo.
Details from Compagnie Generate Maritime, 12 Castler eagh St, Sydney (231-3700), Sofrana Unilines (Aust) P/L operates a 3/4 weekly cargo service to Papeete ex main ports on the east coast of Australia.
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 432 Kent St, Sydney (264- 8944). Tlx AA70090.
Singapore Hong Kong Fiji
Islands Ports
Kyowa Shipping Co. Ltd, operates a monthly container ised and break bulk cargo service from Singapore, Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva and then to island ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist floor, Thomson St, Suva (312-244); Tlx FJ2199.
Far East Fiji New Zealand
New Zealand Unit Express (NZUE), now operates a monthly service accepting containerised and break bulk cargo from Manila, Keelung, Kaohslung and Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva and thence to New Zealand ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist Floor, Thomson St, Suva (312-244); Tlx FJ2199; Burns Philp, Suva (311-777); New Zealand Unit Express, Maritime Building, 2-10 Customhouse Quay, PO Box 890, Wellington. Cables: ENZUE-MAN WELLING TON, Tlx: NZ1340. NEDLNZ, Telephone: 727-865 or Ned lloyd Swire Pty Ltd, Sydney (20-522).
Far East Mid-S. Pacific
China Navigation’s New Guinea Pacific Line operates a regular container service from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ma nila, Port Kelang and Singapore to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul and Honiara monthly and to Wewak, Madang and Keta every three months. Cargo from the same Far East ern ports to the South Pacific ports of Noumea, Santo Vila, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Raratonga and Tarawa will be shipped via Japan on the monthly Bali Hal service.
Details from Steamships Shipping, PO Box 634, Port Moresby (22-0289).
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 from Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt St, Sydney (27-1671); Carpenters Shipping, Suva (312-244). Tlx FJ2199.
Guam Northern Marianas
Saipan Shipping Co. Inc., operates a weekly service via barge carrying containers and conventional cargo be tween Guam and Saipan and Tinian.
Details from Saipan Shipping Co, Inc, PO Box 8, Saipan, CM 96950 (Tel. 9707), Tlx 783619; Guam agents Maritime Agencies of the Pacific Ltd.
Hawaii Tahiti Samoas Tonga
Kiribati Fiji Solomons Png
Star Shipping Associates operates a monthly serivce ►
•4 originating in Honolulu and destined for Pago Pago, Pa peete, Apia, Nukualofa, Suva, Vila and Port Moresby.
Details from Star Shipping Assoc., PO Box 25788, Hon olulu, Hawaii 96825. Ph. (808) 833-1111; Polynesia Ship ping Services in Pago Pago and Burns Philp Agency in Apia, Nuku’alofa, Suva and Port Moresby.
Japan Fiji Island Ports
Kyowa Shipping Co. Ltd operates a monthly container ised service from main ports of Japan to Suva and Lau toka and thence to island ports.
Bali Hai service operates a monthly containerised serv ice from main ports of Japan to Lautoka and Suva and thence to island ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist floor, Thomson St., Suva (312-244). Tlx FJ2199
Japan Micronesia
The NYK Shipping Line operates a monthly cargo serv ice from Japan to Micronesia, calling at Yoko, Nagoya, Kobe, Guam, Saipan, Truk, Ponape and Majuro, return ing via Yoko, Nagoya and Kobe.
Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd, 51 Pitt St, Sydney (2- 0547).
Saipan Shipping Co. Inc. operates a monthly service from Japan to Saipan, Guam, Truk, Ponape, Majuro (Kosrae and Ebeye on inducement).
Details from Saipan Shipping Co. Inc. PO Box 8, Saipan, CM 96950 (Tel, 9797), Tlx 783619. Japan agents Kyowa Shipping Company Ltd; Guam Agents Maritime Agen cies of the Pacific Ltd
Japan Png
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines operates a monthly service from mam ports; Japan, Wewak, Lae, Rabaul, Kieta, Port Moresby.
Details from Robert Laurie Carpenters Pty Ltd, PO Box 1032, Lae/PNG (Tel. 42-3542, 42-3611).
New Caledonia Fiji West Coast
North America
PAD Line operates an approx. 3-weekly ro-ro service from Noumea and Suva to Honolulu and West Coast USA and Canadian ports.
Details from Sofrana-Unilmes SA, BP 1602, Noumea (27- SI-91), Tlx NMO4B; Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist Floor, Thomson St, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199
Png Inter-Mainport
Papua New Guinea Line offers scheduled 10-20 day coastal liner services linking all PNG major ports with containerisation, reefer, heavy lift and transshipment facilities.
Details from PNG Line, Box 543, Port Moresby, PNG (21 - 1174), Tlx 22269.
Png Uk/Continent
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint 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 St, Sydney (27-2041); Tlx AA24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466); Tlx NE 44171; or lines’ local agents.
Solomons Uk/Continent
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Honiara to Hull, Hamburg, Rotter dam, Antwerp and Le Havre.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt St, Sydney (27-2041); Tlx AA24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466), Tlx NE44171; Tradco Shipping Ltd, Honiara (22588), Tlx 66313).
New Zealand Australia Png
Solomon Islands
Pacific Forum Line operates a containerised and ro-ro service from Lyttelton, Napier and Auckland to Bris bane, Port Moresby, Lae, Honiara.
Details from SCONZ Christchurch, Napier and Auck land, Union Bulkships, Brisbane; Steamships Shipping, Port Moresby and Lae; Sullivans Ltd, Honiara.
New Zealand Cook Islands
Tahiti
New Zealand Line operates cargo services based on pallets and similar units from Auckland to Cook Islands and Tahiti.
Details from the NZ Shipping Agencies International Ltd, PO Box 3420, Auckland 39 2650; Waterfront Commis sion, PO Box 61, Raratonga; Cook Islands; Shipping Of fice, Govt, of Niue, PO Box 107, Niue Island; Compagnie Maritime Polynesienne, PO Box 36, Papeete, Tahiti
New Zealand —Fiji
Reef operates a regular 18-day service from Auckland to Suva and Lautoka. Also passenger accommodation.
Details from Reef Shipping Agencies, PO Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (77-1221 -3), Tlx 60633; MV Fijian Shipping Agencies Ltd. Private Bag, Suva, Fiji (31-1056).
Pacific Line with one ship operates two weekly ro-ro cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva. No passengers.
Details Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs St, Auckland (773- 279) PO Box 3614, Tlx NZ2313, Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
New Zealand Fiji North
America (Wc)
Blue Star Line Ltd. Pacific Coast container 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, Wel lington (739-029); Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777), Tlx FJ2168 Burship.
New Zealand Fiji Samoas
Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a containerised and ro-ro 21 day service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and Nukualofa, Details from Pacific Forum Line, Auckland and Apia, Union Maritime, Lautoka, Suva and Nukualofa; Polynesian Shipping, Pago pago.
New Zealand New Caledonia
Vanuatu Png Solomons
Sofrana Umlines with three ships operate to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea and to Norfolk Island and Noumea (No passengers).
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs St., Auckland (773-279), PO Box 3614, Tlx NZ2313
New Zealand Tahiti
Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA (as CTM-Tahiti Line) operates one ship, MV Bounty 111, monthly Papeete New Zealand. (No passengers) Details from Sofrana Unilines, PO Box 3614, 18 Customs St„ Auckland, Tlx NZ2313. CTM-Tahiti Line, PO Box 9012, Papeete (39042), Tlx Tahitlin 322 FP Tahiti.
New Zealand Tonga Samoas
Warner Pacific Line Services: Auckland, Nukualofa, Va vau, Apia, Pago Pago fortnightly carrying general and freezer cargoes.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd, Downtown House, 21 Oueen St., Auckland, PO Box 3, Phone 390-229. Cables MACSHIP, Tlx NZ2554f; Warner Pacific Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Tonga; Mealelel (Western Samoa) Ltd., Pri vate Bag Apia, Western Samoa; Burns Philp (SS) Co, Ltd , PO Box 129, Pago Pago, American Samoa. Phone 633- 2709, Cables 506, Burnsouth SB.
Tahiti New Caledonia Vanuatu
Solomon Islands New Zealand
Png - Singapore Europe
Polish Ocean Lines operate in semi-container type ves sels to the following ports: from Papeete, Noumea, Santo, Vila, Yandina, Honiara, Auckland, Rabaul, Lae, Singa pore, Port Kielang, Penang then to Mediterranean ports and Europe via the Suez Canal. (Other New Zealand ports subject to inducement).
Details from Universal Shipping Agencies Ltd, 6th Floor, 38 Fort St, Auckland 1, New Zealand (390931, 390727, 32104), Tlx 21517.
Europe Tahiti New Caledonia
Compagnie Generate Maritime operates services from Europe and Mediterranean ports to Papeete and Nou mea using three ro-ro and multi-purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi-montly sailing to and from.
Details Compagnie Generate Maritime, 12 Castlereagh St, Sydney (231-3700).
Europe Tahiti New Caledonia
New Zealand Vanuatu
Solomons Png - Europe
Polish Ocean Lines offers regular monthly sailings for containerised and break bulk cargo, also conventional reefer space and reefer containers from Hamburg, Rot terdam, Dunkirk, Rouen to Papeete. Noumea, Auckland, Santo, Honiara, Rabaul, Lae, Singapore, returning to Eu rope via Suez. Other ports in the South Pacific can be served directly with inducement or otherwise via transshipment.
Details from Sotama, BP 9170, Papeete, Tel. 427805, Tlx 373, Tlx Sotama 373FP; SATO: BP, 02 Noumea Cedex Tel. 272094, Tlx 163 NM; Universal Shipping Agencies, PO Box 2282 Auckland, Tel. 30930 Tlx 21517; Vanua Navi gation, PO Box 44, Vila, Tel. 2027, Tlx 1033; Melan Chine Shipping Co., PO Box 71, Honiara, Tel. 21678, Tlx 66335; Steamships Trading Co. Ltd,, PO Box 85, Lae, Tel. 424666, Tlx 42423; Union Steamship Co. of NZ Ltd, PO Box 50, Apia, Tel 21781, Tlx 225; Warner Pacific Line, PO Box 93, Nukualofa, Tel. 22088, T1x866219; Fiji Agents TBA.
Europe Tahiti W. Samoa Fiji
N. Caledonia
Nedlloyd offers regular cargo services from Continental ports to Papeete, Apia, Fiji and New Caledonia Details Nedlloyd (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Spring St, Sydney (27- 3801); Carpenters Shipping, Ist Floor, Harbour Centre Bldg, 100 Thomson St, Suva (312-244) Tlx 2199FJ and Vetari St, Lautoka (63988), Tlx 5215FJ
Uk N. Continent W. Samoa
Tonga Fiji
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Apia, Nukualofa, Suva and Lautoka.
Details from The Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt St, Sydney (27-2041), Tlx AA24063, Columbus Line, Lae (423- 466), Tlx NE 44111, or Lines’ local agents
Uk N. Continent Png
Solomons
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint 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 St, Sydney (27-2041), Tlx AA 24063. Columbus Line, Lae (42- 3466) Tlx NE 44171; or Lines' local agents
Uk/N. Continent Tahiti N.
Caledonia Vanuatu
The Bank Line and Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Papeete, Noumea, Port-Vila and Santo.
Details from The Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, 51 Pitt St, Sydney (27-2041), Tlx AA 24063, Columbus Line, Lae (42- 3466), Tlx NE 44171; Ets A M. Fare UTE, Papeete; Ets, Ballande, Noumea and other local agents.
Us Hawaii Micronesia East
Malaysia Brunei Png
PM&O Lines operates two fully self-contained container vessels on a sailing frequency of every 30 days between the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Majuro, Ebeye, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Saipan, Yap, Pa lau, Cebu, Davas, Lae, Kieta and Rabaul.
Details from PM&O Lines, 353 Sacramento St, San Fran cisco, California 94111, USA (415) 421-5400, Tlx 278016 PMC UR; owner’s Representative PO Box 803, Saipan, NMI 96950, Ph. 234-6819, Tlx 783-605 CMCAA.
Us Hawaii Samoas Kiribati
Nauru
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular conventional and container services from San Francisco and Honolulu to Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Apia, Tarawa and Nauru.
Details from NPL (Australia) Pty Ltd, Nauru House, 80 Collins St, Melbourne (653-5709), Nauru Air and Ship ping Agency, Suite 2803, 185 Berry St, San Francisco, California 94107 (415-543-4517). Nauru Air and Shipping Agency, Suite 506, 841 Bishop St., Honolulu, HL 96813 (808-523-0441).
Us —Noumea —Fiji
PAD Line operates a 3-weekly ro-ro service from west coast USA and Canada to Noumea, Suva and Lautoka.
Detais from Sofrana Unilines BP 1602, Noumea (27-51- 91), Tlx NMO4B; Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre Building, Ist Floor, 100 Thomson St, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199; Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, PO Box R 232, Royal Exchange, 2000 (231-8411), Tlx AA21204.