U.S.A. SHIPPING SERVICE

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1940, Page 2

U.S.A. SHIPPING SERVICE

To Australia FASTER AND MORE VESSELS TO ENTER IT. (Received March 19, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 18. The United States shipping lines will inaugurate a more frequent service to Australia. The American Pioneer Line sailings to Australia will increase as from March 30. The lines will also introduce, in May, faster vessels, similar to the “Lightning,”, which at present is on the Australian run. These ships will reduce the present thirty-six days run from New York to Brisbane to twenty-six days. There will be sailings from New York every twenty days, as compared with the old rule of every forty days. There also will 'be alternate voyages, including stops at the Gulf of Mexico ports. This is an innovation which will add ten days to those voyages; to the Gulf Ports. The ship “Quaker City” will inaugurate this new arrangement leaving New York on March 30. If will be followed by the “Potter” on April 20, she leaving the Gulf ports on April 30.