The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1997Vol. 67 No. 10

Shipping

pp. 57-58 · Read in the full issue

Pacific Forum Line

Forum Samoa Operates from Lyttleton, Napier and Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pagopago, Nuku’alofa on a three weekly cycle.

Fua Kavenga Operates from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pagopago and Nuku’alofa and returns via Lautoka on a four weekly cycle.

Bftasman Asia Shipping

Their vessels T.A. Discoverer, T.A. Mariner and T.A. Navigator provide a monthly service to Suva and Lautoka from Hong Kong, Kaohsiung and Keelung.

They also provide a transhipment service via Auckland from Korea and Japan to Suva and Lautoka.

Please contact our offices in Suva or Lautoka for Blue Star Line services to & from East Coast North America, Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

** Vavau is subject to inducement, Sydney cargo via Brisbane

AUSTRALIA — NEW ZEALAND — FIJI -

- West Coast North America Services

Northbound Shuttle Service

Vessel

Voyage

Mel

Sydney

Auck.

Suva

L/Angelks

•Vancouver

Seattle

Auck.

N/York

Columbia Star

039N 17-18/08 20-22/08 26-27/08 30-31/08 13-15/09 18-18/09 17-17/09 15-15/09 20-20/09

Brisbane Star

028N 31/08-01/09 03-05/09 09-10/09 13-14/09 27-29/09 02-02/10 01-01/10 29-29/09 04-04/10

Columbus

California

051N 14-15/09 17-19/09 23-24/09 27-28/09 11-13/10 16-16/10 15-15/10 13-13/10 18-18/10

Columbia Star

(Mon

05-06/10 08-10/10 14-15/10 18-19/10 01-03/11 06-06/11 05-05/11 03-03/11 08-08/11

Brisbane Star

029N 19-20/10 22-24/10 28-29/10 01-02/11 15-17/11 20-20/11 19-19/11 17-17/11 22-22/11

Columbus

California

052N 02-03/11 05-07/11 11-12/11 15-16/11 29/11-01/12 04-04/12 03-03/12 01-01/12 06-06/12

Columbia Star

041N 23-24/11 26-28/11 02-03/12 06-07/12 20-22/12 25-25/12 24-24/12 22-22/12 27-27/12

Brisbane Star

030N 07-08/12 10-12/12 16-17/12 20-21/12 03-05/01 09-09/01 08-08/01 06-06/01 10-10/01

Columbus

California

053N 21-22/12 24-26/12 30-31/12 03-04/01 17-19/01 22-22/01 21-21/01 19-19/01 24-24/01

Columbia Star

042N 12-13/01 15-17/01 21-22/01 25-27/01 06-09/02 12-12/02 11-11/02 09-09/02 13-13/02

WEST COAST NORTH AMERICA — FIJI — NEW ZEALAND -

Southbound Shuttle Service

Australia Service

Vessel

Voyage

Seattle

Vancouver

Oakland

L/Angeles

Suva

Auck.

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane Star

028S 06-06/08 07-07/08 08-08/08 07-11/08 23-24/08 27-27/08 31/08-01/09 03-05/09

Columbia Star

040S 10-10/09 11-11/09 12-12/09 13-15/09 27-28/09 01-01/10 05-06/10 08-10/10

Brisbane Star

029S 24-24/09 25-25/09 26-26/09 27-29/09 11-12/10 15-15/10 19-20/10 22-24/10

Columbia Star

041S 29-29/10 30-30/10 31-31/10 01-03/11 15-16/11 19-19/11 23-24/11 26-28/11

Brisbane Star

030S 12-12/11 13-13/11 14-14/11 15-17/11 29-30/11 03-03/12 07-08/12 10-12/12

Columbia Star

042S 17-17/12 18-18/12 19-19/12 20-22/12 03-04/01 08-08/01 12-13/01 15-17/01

Australia —

Fiji —

Pacific Islands Service

Vessel

Voy

Glad.

Syd**

Brisbane Vila

Suva

Nuku

Vavau**

Pago

Apia

Wallis

Funa

Santo

Karin B

7 28/08 28/08 30/08 04/09 07/09 09/09 10/09 11/09 12/09 16/09 20/09 24/09

Karin B

8 01/10 01/10 03/10 08/10 11/10 13/10 14/10 15/10 16/10 19/10 23/10 2710

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US WEST COAST — HAWAII — FIJI

Southbound

Seattle

Coos Bay

Richmond

Long Beach

Suva/Ltka

Tui Pacific

01

Sld

Sld

Sld

Aug 27

Ariki Paqf1C

17

Aug 22

Aug 25

Aug 27

Aug 29

Sep 23

Tui Pacific

02

Sep 13

Sep 17

Sep 19

Sep 21

Oct 15

Ariki Pacific

18

Oct 10

Oct 13

Oct 15

Oct 17

Nov 11

Tui Pacific

03

Oct 31

Nov 04

Nov 06

Nov 08

Dec 03

Ariki Pacific

19

Nov 28

Dec 01

Dec 03

Dec 05

Dec 30

FIJI — HAWAII — US WEST COAST

Northbound

Suva/Ltka

Hnl

Seattle

Coos Bay

Richmond

Long

Beach

New York

Tui Pacific

01

Aug 27

Sep 05

Sep 12

Sep 14

Sep 18

Sep 20

Sep 17

Ariki Pacific

17

Sep 23

Oct 02

Oct 09

Oct 11

Oct 14

Oct 16

Oct 16

Tui Pacific

02

Oct 15

Oct 23

Oct 30

Nov 01

Nov 05

Nov 07

Nov 05

Ariki Pacific

18

Nov 11

Nov 20

Nov 27

Nov 29

Dec 02

Dec 04

Dec 04

Tui Pacific

03

Dec 03

Dec 11

Dec 18

Dec 20

Dec 24

Dec 26

Dec 24

Ariki Pacific

19

Dec 30

Jan 08

Jan 15

Jan 17

Jan 20

Jan 22

Jan 22

Fuiytarawa/Majuro/Funafuti Services

Suva

Tarawa

Funafuti

Canton Fanning

Washington Tarawa

Nei Matangare

Nei Matangare

Nei Matangare

48 49 50

Aug 13

Sep 07

Sep 27

Aug 22

Sep 16

Oct 09

Aug 17

Sep 11

Oct 02

New Zealand/Fiji/Pago Direct Service

Vessel

Voy

Tauranga

Auckland Lautoka

Suva

Pago

Nuku

Apia

Vavau

Southern

Cross

245 —

Aug 15

Via Suva

Aug 20

Aug 22

Aug 23

Tui Pacific

01

Aug 21

Aug 24

Via Suva

Aug 27

Aug 29

Ariki Pacific

17

Sep 18

Sep 20

Via Suva

Sep 23

Sep 25

Tui Pacific

02

Oct 09

Oct 11

Via Suva

Oct 14

Oct 16

Ariki Pacific

18

Nov 06

Nov 08

Via Suva

Nov 11

Nov 13

Tui Pacific

03

Nov 27

Nov 29

Via Suva

Dec 02

Dec 04

Ariki Pacific

19

Dec 25

Dec 27

Via Suva

Dec 30

Jan 01

Australia/Fiji -

- Inter Island

Vessel

Voy

Mel.*

Brisbane* Sydney

Suva

Lautoka

Nukualofa

Apia

Pago

Southern Queen

V16E

Aug 24

Aug 24 Aug 27

Sep 04

Via Suva

Sep 06

Sep 07

Via Apia

Southern Queen

V17E

Sep 19

Sep 19 Sep 22

Sep 30

Via Suva

Oct 02

Oct 03

Via Apia

Southern Queen

Vise

Oct 16

Oct 16 Oct 19

Oct 27

Via Suva

Oct 29

Oct 30

Via Apia

Southern Queen

V19E

Nov 13

Nov 13 Nov 15

Nov 22

Via Suva

Nov 24

Nov 25

Via Apia

Westbound — Australia

Vessel

Voy

Suva

Sydney

Melbourne*

Brisbane*

Southern Queen

17W

Sep 15

Sep 21

Sep 23

Sep 23

Southern Queen

16W

Oct 11

Oct 18

Oct 21

Oct 21

Southern Queen

18W

Nov 07

Nov 14

Nov 17

Nov 17