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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1992Vol. 62, No. 2

Shipping

pp. 39-40 · Read in the full issue

schedules

New Zealand - Fiji direct Sofrana Unilines operates a fully containerised/ breakbulk service every 21 days from Auckland.

Tauranga, Lyttleton to Suva and Lautoka. Loading every 21 days, ro/ro service, containers - reefer.

Contact Sofrana Unilines, Sofrana House. 101 Customs Street, Auckland. PO Box 3614, Fax (09) 393874, Ph (09) 773279. Tlx NZ 2313. Direct toll free line 0800 659-922, Alan Foote. Sofrana Shipping Agencies. PO Box 921 Wellington, Tel (04) 725661.

Fax (04) 725749. Tlx NZ 4769 Steve Brannigan.

Sofrana Unilines Agencies, PO Box 22046 Christ :hurch, (03) 667180, Fax (03) 668868, TLX MZ4769, Tony Newell. Carpenters Shipping, Private Vlail Bag, Suva, Fiji. Tel (679) 312244, Fax (679) )01572, Tlx FJ 2199. Sofrana Unilines. Tel (679) J 15645. Fax (679) 300057. lustralia • Fiji direct Sofrana Unilines operates a ro/ro container iervice every three weeks from Melbourne, Sydney, kisbane, Lautoka and Suva. Contact Sofrana jnilines (Aust) Pty Ltd, PO Box Q 136, Queen Victoria Building. Sydney. NSW 2000, Australia. Tel 02) 2648944, Fax (02) 2676547, Tlx (71) A 170090.

Contact Andrew McLachlin, Sam Attaway.

Carpenters Shipping. Suva, Tel (679) 312244, Fax 579) 301572. Sofrana Unilines Suva, Tel (679) 315 45, Fax (679) 300057. Carpenters Shipping, autoka, Tel (679) 63988, Fax (679) 64896. Sofrana Inilines, Lautoka Tel (679) 62921, Fax (679) 64896.

Australia - Fiji monthly service Sofrana Unilines (Australia) Pty Ltd operates a ;gular monthly service with MV Capita Ine Wallis. ontact Sofrana Unlllnes, Sydney, Tel (02)

2648944, Tlx A A 170090, Fax (02) 267-6547.

Carpenters Shipping, Suva, Fiji, Tel (679) 312244, Fax (679) 301572, Sofrana Unlllnes, Suva, FIJI Tel (679) 315645, Fax (679) 300057. Carpenters Shipping, Lautoka, Tel (679) 63988, Fax (679) 64896. Sofrana Unlllnes, Lautoka, Fiji, Tel (679) 62921, Fax (679) 64896.

Far-East - Fiji - New Zealand New Zealand Unit Express (NZUE) operates a monthly service accepting containerised and break-bulk cargoes from Manila, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Hong Kong, Lae to Suva, Lautoka (via Suva) and thence to New Zealand ports.

Contact Carpenters Shipping Suva, Fiji, tel (679) 312244, fax (679) 301572. New Zealand Unit Express, Maritime Building, 2-10 Customs House Quay. PO Box 890, Wellington. Tel 727865. Cables Enzue Man. Wellington. Tlx NZ31340 Nedlnz or Nedlloyd Swire Pty Ltd. Sydney. Tel 20522.

Japan - South Pacific Kyowa Shipping. Shipping Co Ltd provides a monthly containerised service from Hong Kong to main ports of Japan, Saipan, Guam, Island ports, Lautoka. Suva via Nukualofa to Pago Pago and Apia. Contact Carpenters Shipping, Neptune House, 3/4 floor. Tofuaa Street, Walu Bay, Suva Tel 312244, Fax 301572. Tlx FJ2199.

Europe - Pacific Service Nedloyd offers cargo services from Continental Ports to Papeete, Fiji, New Caledonia and Doniambo on slot basis with Bank line. Contact Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd. Spring Street, Sydney. Tel 273801. Carpenters Shipping, Suva, tel 312244, Tlx FJ2199, Fax 301572. Carpenters Shipping, Lauto ka. Tel 63988, Tlx FJ5215. Fax 64896.

South East Asia - Fiji Service Nedloyd Lines (NZEAS) Service operates regular fast cargo service from Jakarta. Pt Keelang, Singapore, Bangkok, Surubaya via Auckland to

Suva and Lautoka. Contact Carpenters Shipping, Suva. Tel 312244, Tlx FJ2199. Fax 301572.

Carpenters Shipping. Lautoka Tel 63988, Tlx FJ5215, Fax 63988 South East Asia - Mid South pacific Columbus Line operates a regular container and breakbulk-heavy lift service from/to Hongkon/

Taiwan/Manila/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand/ln

donesia to Port Moresby/Lae/Rabaul/Kimbe/Ma dang/Newark/Honiara and Noro. Contact Express Freight, Lae, FOB 3398, phone 423913 or 423822 fax 425193.

Far East - Mid South Pacific China Navigations New Guinea Pacific Line operates a regular container and breakbulk heavy lift service from Hong Kong. Taiwan, Manila.

Singapore. Malaysia, Thailand to Port Moresby.

Lae. Rabaul. Kieta and Honiara. Cargo from the same eastern ports to the South Pacific Ports of Noumea. Santo, Vila, Papeete, Pagopago, Apia.

Nukualofa. Rarotonga and Tarawa will be shipped via Japan or Busan on the monthly Bali Hai Service. Contact Steamships Shipping. Port Moresby. PO Box 634, Tel 220283 or 220289.

Australia-New Calodonia-Fiji-Samoas-Tonga

Pacific Forum Line has a fully containerised service (general, reefer and ro-ro) from Sydney and Brisbane to Noumea. Lautoka, Suva. Apia. Pago Pago, Nukualofa. Sydney. Cargo centralised from Adelaide and Melbourne. Contact: 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 Shipping, Pago Pago. Sofrano Unilines has a Roßo/container service every three weeks from Melbourne. Sydney and Brisbane to Noumea. Suva and Lautoka. transhipment to the Samoas and Tonga.

New Zealand • Australia ■ PNG - Solomon Islands Pacific Forum Line operates a containerised and ro-ro service from Lyttleton, Napier and Auckland to Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Honiara, Brisbane then to New Zealand. Contact: Pacific Forum.

Auckland, Christchurch; Union Bulkships, Bris bane: Steamships Shipping Port Moresby and Lae Sullivan Ltd, Honiara; Seabridge, Wellington.

NZ - Fiji Translink Pacific Shipping sail twice a month to Fiji, with Polynesian Link and Coral Links which operate out of Tauranga and Auckland. Fiji Agents are; Campbells Shipping Agency Ltd. Ph 314189 Fax 300144 Suva: Ph 62231 Fax 62251 Lautoka.

Auckland Agents: McKay Shipping Ph (9) 390229 Fax (9) 303293. Tauranga Agents, seatrade agencies Ph (75) 754989 Fax (75) 758380.

NZ - Fiji - Pago - Apia - Nuk Translink Pacific Shipping operate a monthly sailing with Polynesian Link, which carries Dry Container, reefers and breakbulk cargoes. NZ Agents McKay Shipping Shipping AKLD Ph 390229, Fax 3032931. Fiji Agents Campbells Shipping Agency & ltd Ph 314189 Fax 300144 NZ - Noumea • Wallis - Futuna Translink Pacific Agency operate a container Breakbulk service once a month from NZ through Fiji and Noumea to Wallis & Futuna.

South East Asia - Fiji - Noumea - Papeete - Chile Service "Seaspac" A joint Chilean CCNI/CSAU Service offers a regular monthly sailing from Djakarta and

Singapore to Noumea. Fiji, Papeete, and Chile.

Cargo also federated to Singapore from Korea, Hong Kong. Taiwan, Malaysia, Bangkok. Fiji Agents: Campbells Shipping Agency Ltd. ph. 314189. Fax 300144.

Australia • Fiji Service Chief container services under Australia Pacific Island Line Unitize Sofrano and PFL vessels to provide a twice monthly, service from Australia. Fiji Agents Campbells Shippings Agency ltd Ph 314189 Fax 300144. System Agents Nedlloyd Swire Ph(2) 2512699. Melbourne Yarra Shipping Ph (3) 6936300. Brisbane, Medlloyd Swire, ph (7) 8321551.

Australia - Fiji • Noumea • Vila • Santa Marsmond Express Lines operate a breakbulk service from Goodwood Island Australia to Fiji.

Noumea, Vila Santo and Honiara. Continuous receiving depots in Sydney and Brisbane enable this vessel to bring cargoes from these parts. Fiji Agents Campbells Shipping Agency Ltd, ph. 314189. Fax 300144. Brisbane Agents Shippings & Marketing Ph (7) 2628082. Sydney Agents Seabord Agencies (2) 3172325 Australia - New Caledonia • Fiji • Hawaii • North America ACT Pace Pacific (ACTA Shipping) operates a fully containerised/break bulk service every 17-20 from Melbourne. Sydney. Brisbane to Noumea.

Suva and Lautoka. The vessels continue on to the West Coast of North America calling Honolulu at frequent intervals. Ships are ACT and ACT 12.

Contacts: ACTA Pty Ltd, Sydney Ph 2869666, Tx 121369, Fx 2869610. ACTA Pty Ltd. Melbourne Ph 6112000, Tx 30949, Fx 6293055. ACTA Pty Ltd, Brisbane Ph 2213116 m Tx 40719. Fx 2298143.

SATO. Noumea Ph 281122, Tx 3163, Fx 278532.

Burns Philp Shipping, Suva Ph 311777, Tx 2168. Fx 301127; Burns Philp Shipping. Lautoka Ph 60777.

Tx 5146. Fx 65850.

Japan - South Pacific Service Bali Hai Line a joint service of China Navigation.

Mitsui OSK Line and NYK Line operates a fully containerised/break bulk service from Korea.

Japan to South Pacific ports on a monthly basis serving ports of Pusan, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokogama, Tarawa, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago. Papeete, Nukualofa, Noumea, Vila. Santo. The ships are also fully specialised to carry vehicles on Ro/Ro basis. Ships are Coral Islander and Pacific Islander.

Contacts: John Swire & Sons, Tokyo Ph 32309220, Tx 22248, Fx 3239288: Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo Ph 3284516, Tx 22236, Fx 32846332; Mtsul OSK Lines. Tokyo Ph 35877086, Tx 22266. Fx 35877732; Burns Philp Shipping, Suva (C/Islander) Ph 311777.

Tx 2168, Fx 301127; Carpenters Shipping. Suva (P/lslander) Ph 312244, Tx 2199, Fx 301572; Burns; Philp Shipping. Lautoka Ph 60777, Tx 5146, Fx: 65850; Carpenters Shipping Ph 63988, Tx 5215. Fx: 64896.

Europe - South Pacific Service Bank Line Limited operates a monthly service; from United Kingdom, Europe to South Pacific; ports. Vessels are fully equiped to carry containers, break bulk cargo and have deep tank facilities to carry bulk liquid such as oil, etc. The service; operates from Hull. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Dunkirk, Le Havre, Papeete, Apia. Suva. Lautoka, Noumea.

Vila. Santo, Honiara, Papua New Guinea Group, Singapore and back to Europe/Continent. Ships: Forthbank, Ivybank, Clydebank, Moraybank. Con tacts: Bank Line. London Ph 2650808, Tx 887392.

Fx 4814784. Bank Line, Lae Ph 421235. Tx 44265.

Fx 422925: Bank Line. Sydney. Ph 9063173, Tx 24063, Fx 9061430: Burns Philp Shipping. Suva Ph 311777, Tx 2168, Fx 301127; Burns Philp Shipping.

Lautoka Ph 60777, Tx 5146, Fx 65850. □