FIJI Strengthening Interisland Shipping and Logistics in  the Pacific Island Countries 23‐25 July 2013

FIJI
Strengthening Interisland Shipping and Logistics in the Pacific Island Countries
23‐25 July 2013
INTERISLAND SHIPPING
BACKGROUND
¾POPULATION –
830,000
¾100/332 ISLANDS POPULATED
¾MARITIME AREA [EEZ] – 1.3MILLION SQKM ¾ REGISTERED VESSELS – 587 [April 2012]
¾28 GOVT WHARVES AND JETTIES
LOCAL SHIPPING ROUTES
SUMMARY OF VESSELS REGISTERED
Passenger & Cargo
Tourist
Fishing
Tug
Barge
Ferry (Roro)
Luxury Yacht
Research
Not recorded
TOTAL
251
133
118
5
15
4
1
3
57
587
CHALLENGES
¾
¾
¾
¾
¾
¾
¾
¾
HIGH FINANCIAL RISKS – LOANS [VESSEL AGE / VESSEL SHORTAGE]
HIGH OPERATING COSTS [FUEL]
INFRASTRUCTURAL VERSUS VESSEL DESIGN
LOW VOLUMES OF RETURN CARGO FROM ISLAND PORTS SHIP TO SHORE FACILITIES [SHIP BUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS]
LEGAL – IMO STATUS
PRICE CONTROL ORDERS [1992] / COUNTER INFLATION ACT
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
CARGO AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS
2007‐2011
CARGO 2007
MOVEMENT
Outward 98,708
Cargo (tons)
Inward Cargo 96,462
(tons)
TOTAL CARGO 195,170
(tons)
PASSENGER MOVEMENT
Outward Passengers
Inward Passengers
TOTAL
2008
2009
2010
2011
101,688.90
103,721.76
110,769.60
113,140
99,374.50
101,362.09
67,770.20
76,206
201,063.40
205,084.60
178,541.80
189,346
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61,648
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50,610
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112,258
SOLUTIONS
¾ INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
¾ BEEFING UP OF GOVERNMENT SHIPPING SERVICES FLEET
¾ POLITICAL WILL
¾ GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY –
LONGER CONTRACT PERIODS
¾ GOVERNMENT CONCESSIONS
¾ INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [TALANOA SESSIONS]
¾ REVIEW CURRENT LAWS
¾ REVIEW OF FREIGHT RATES AND PASSENGER FARES
¾ MARITIME TRANSPORT POLICY & REVIEW OF NATIONAL TRANSPORT SECTOR PLAN
CONCLUSION
11.9% of the Fiji total Population use
Maritime Transport.
VINAKA
“ACCESSING FIJI IS OUR CHALLENGE FOR
THE FUTURE”