Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1993Vol. 63, No. 10

Shipping

pp. 56-57 · Read in the full issue

Page 5656Page 5757

Schedules

West Coast North America Tahiti Pagopago Nuku’alofa Suva BLUE STAR LINE (BSL) operates a fully containerised/breakbulk service every 30 days from the West Coast North American ports of Seatle, Vancouver, Coos Bay, San Francisco and Los Angeles then on to Papeete, Pago Pago, Nuku’alofa and Suva. The vessels then continue on, back to the West Coast of North American ports via the New Zealand ports of Auckland and Napier. Ships are Washington Star and Napier Star. Contacts: BSL Seattle Ph 6825197, Fx 2339048, Tx 67327722. BSL Vancouver Ph 6819204, Fx 6811698, Tx 6732751. BSL San Franciso Ph 9282026, Fx 2475310, Tx 6732747.

BSI Los Angeles Ph 4325151, Fx 4357780, Tlx

6732746. Papeete Seairland Transports (PST)

Tahiti Ph 428307, Fx 430711, Tx 258 FP. Samoa Pacific Shipping Inc. PagoPago, Ph 6334665, Fx 6334667. Dateline Shipping & Travel Agencies, Nuku’alofa Ph 24500, Fx 23993, Tx 7566220.

BSL Auckland, Ph 3090965, Fx 3032039, Tlx 2556. BSL Napier, Ph 8353343, Fx 8351533, Tlx 30079. Shipping Services (Fiji) Ltd, Suva, Ph 305577, Fx 301615, Tx 2349. Shipping Services (Fiji) Ltd, Lautoka Ph 667677, Fax 667813.

FIJI NZ Tahiti West Coast North America BLUE STAR LINE (BSL) operates a fully containerised/breakbulk service every 21-25 days from Suva to Aucklannd and Napier then on to Papeete and the West Coast North American ports of Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, Cocos Bay, San Francisco and Los Angeles with a transit time of approximately 25 days. The vessels then continue back to Fiji via Papeete,

Pago Pago and Nuku’alofa. Ships are Washing ton Star and Napier Star. Contacts: BSL Seade Ph 6825197, Fx 2339048, Tx 6732772. BSL Vancouver Ph 6819204, Fx 6811698, Tx 6732751. BSL San Francisco Ph 9282026, Fx 2475310, Tx 6732747. BSL Los Angeles Ph 4325151, Fx 4357780, Tlx 6732746. Agence Maritime Internationale De Tahiti Ph 428972, Fx 432184, Tx 227 FP. Samoa Pacific Shipping Inc. PagoPago, Ph 6334665, Fx 6334667.

Dateline Shipping & Travel Agencies, Nuku’alofa Ph 24500, Fx 23993, Tx 7566220.

BSL Auckland Ph 3090965, Fx 3032029, Tx 2556. BSL Napier Ph 835343, Fx 8351533, Tx 30079. Shippng Services (Fiji) Ltd, Suva, Ph 305577, Fx 301615, Tx 2349. Shipping Services (Fiji) Ltd, Lautoka Ph 667677, Fax 667813.

Australia FIJI West Coast North America BLUE STAR LINE (BSL) operates a fully containerised/breakbulk fortnightly service from Sydney to Melbourne, Brisbane (via Sydney), Wellington, Auckland, Suva, Seatle, Vancouver, (via Seatde), San Francisco and then to Los Angeles with a transit time of approximately 32 days. The vessels then continue back to the Australian ports. Ships are Columbia Star, Brisbane Star, and California Star. Contcts: BSL Sydney Ph 8449555, Fx 8449533, Tlx 20649/121484. BSL Melbourne Ph 2541660, Fax 6861009, Tx 31449. BSL Seattle Ph 6825197, Fx 2339048, Tx 6732772. BSL Vancouver Ph 6819204, Fx 6811698, Tx 6732751. BSL San Francisco Ph 9282026, Fx 2475310, Tx 673247.

BSL Los Angeles Ph 4325151, Fx 4357780, Tlx 6732746. Shipping Services (Fiji) Ltd, Suva, Ph 305577, Fx 301615, Tx 2349. Shipping Services (Fiji) Ltd, Lautoka Ph 667677, Fax 667813.

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, Contact Alan Foote. Compass Shipping Agencies, PO Box 921 Wellington, Tel (04) 382 8206, Fax (04) 3828239, Tlx NZ 4769 Contact Steve Brannigan. Sofrana Unilines Agencies, PO Box 22046 Christchurch, Tel (03) 366 7180, Fax (03) 366 8868, TLX NZ4769, Contact Tony Newell. Carpenters Shipping, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji, Tel (679) 312244, Fax (679) 301572, Tlx FJ 2199. Sofrana Unilines, Suva, Fiji, Tel (679) 315645, Fax (679) 300057.

Australia - Fiji direct Sofrana Unilines operates a container breakbulk service every three weeks from Melbourne, and Sydney to Lautoka and Suva.

Contact Sofrana Unilines (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 Sam Attaway/ George Lopez.

Delams Australia Pty Ltd. 474 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Tel (03) 614 1344, Fax (03) 629 4957.

Carpenters Shipping, Suva, Tel (679) 312244, Fax (679) 301572. Sofrana Unilines Suva, Tel (679) 315 645, Fax (679) 300057. Carpenters Shipping, Lautoka, Tel (679) 663988, Fax (679) 664896. Sofrana Unilines, Lautoka Tel (679) 662921, Fax (679) 664896.

Australia - Fiji monthly service Sofrana Unilines (Australia) Pty Ltd operates a regular monthly service with MV Capitaine Wallis. Contact Sofrana Unilines, Sydney, Tel (02) 2648944, Tlx AA170090, Fax (02) 267-6547. Carpenters Shipping, Suva, Fiji, Tel (679) 312244, Fax (679) 301572, Sofrana

Unilines, Suva, Fiji Tel (679) 315645, Fax (679) 300057. Carpenters Shipping, Lautoka, Tel (679) 63988, Fax (679) 664896. Sofrana Uni lines, Lautoka, Fiji, Tel (679) 662921, Fax (679) 664896.

Far-East - Fiji Service New Guinea Pacific Line (NGPL) operates a monthly service accepting containerised and break-bulk cargoes from Manila, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Hong Kong, Lae to Suva, Lautoka

(via Suva).

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 Service Same as Burns Philp Japan - South Pacific Service - Kyowa Shipping Co Ltd Kyowa Shipping, Shipping Co Ltd provides a monthly service from Hong Kong to main ports sfjapan, Saipan, Guam, Island ports, Lautoka, suva via Nuku’alofa to Pagopago and Apia.

Contact Carpenters Shipping, Neptune House,

5/4 floor, Tofua Street, Walu Bay, Suva. Tel 512244, Fax 301572, Tlx FJ2199.

Europe - Pacific Service Nedlloyd offers cargo services from Continen al Ports to Papeete, Fiji, New Caledonia and )oniambo on slot basis with Bank line. Contact Nedlloyd (Aust) Pty Ltd, Spring Street, Sydney, el 273801. Carpenters Shipping, Suva, tel 12244, Tlx FJ2199, Fax 301572. Carpenters

Shipping, Lautoka, Tel 663988, Tlx FJ5215, Fax 664896.

South East Asia - Fiji Service Nedlloyd Lines Service (Wellington, New Zealand) 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 663988, Tlx FJ5215, Fax 663988.

Nedlloyd New Zealand, Wellington Tel (04) 472 7864, Fx (04) 473 9201 South East Asia - Mid South Pacific Columbus Line operates a regular container and breakbulk-heavy lift service from/to

Hongkong/Taiwan/Manila/Singapore/Malay

sia/Thailand/Indonesia to Port Moresby/Lae/

Rabaul/Kimbe/Madang/Newark/Honiara and

Noro. Contact Express Freight, Lae, POB 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 Steam ships Shipping, Port Moresby, PO Box 634, Tel 220283 or 220289. Tasman Asia operate a 20-day frequency fixed date service, shipping breakbulk and containerised cargoes from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong to Suva and Lautoka (via Suva). Fiji agents are Forum

Shipping Agencies in Suva, Tel 315444, and Lautoka 660577.

Australia - New Caledonia - Fiji - Samoas - Tonga Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised service (general, reefer and ro-ro) from Sydney and Brisbane to Noumea, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago, Nuku’alofa, Sydney.

Cargo centralised from Adelaide and Mel bourne. Contact: Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 796, Auckland; Union Bulkships, 333 George St, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne; Union Co, Lautoka; Pacific Forum Line, Suva, Nuku’alofa; Pacific Forum Line, Apia; Polynesia Shipping, Pago Pago. Sofrana Unilines operates a roro/ container service every three weeks from Mel bourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Noumea, Suva and Lautoka with 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, Christ church; Union Bulkships, Brisbane; Steamships Shipping Port Moresby and Lae Sullivan Ltd,

Honiara; Seabridge, Wellington.

NZ - Fiji Translink Pacific Shipping Fiji Agents are: Campbells Shipping Agency Ltd, Ph 314189 Fax 300144 Suva; Ph 662231 Fax 662251 Lautoka.

Auckland Agents: McKay Shipping Ph (9)

390229 Fax (9) 3032931. Tauranga Agents,

seatrade agencies Ph (75) 754989 Fax (75) 758380. □

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