
Helme’s first vessel Manava is recorded without a funnel in July 1963. H430 is associated with Tamata in 1964–65.
Captain H.J. Helme, also listed as J. Helme, appears in registers from 1963–64 to 1992–93. His operating subsidiaries included Compagnie des Chargeurs Calédoniens and Compagnie Maritime Hebredais. The latter was associated with a joint venture with S. Carli Giovan.
New Caledonia, Noumea.