Document 2719475

ƒ Background
ƒ Fiji Transport Sector Growth
ƒ Shipping Routes in the Pacific
ƒ Foreign Shipping Lines
ƒ Port Activities
ƒ Conclusion
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Population
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Land Area
:
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Land Ownership
:
944,720 people
Fijians (52%)
Indians(42%)
Others (6%)
18,300square
kilometers
(i) Native Communal Ownership (80%)
(ii) Government Ownership (8%)
(iii) Freehold Lands (12%)
Populated Islands
:
100 islands populated out of total
332 islands
Maritime Area (EEZ) : 1.3million square kilometers of
Ocean
GDP
: F$4.5billion or US$2.3billion
GDP per Capita
: US$5,900
Exports
: US$719.6million (fob)
Major Exports
(i) Sugar
– F$120million
(ii) Tourism – F$500million
(iii) Fisheries – F$30million
(iv) Minerals - F$40million
Imports
:
US$1.462billion (cif)
Major Imports
(i) Oil
: F$1.0billion
(ii) Food : F$100million
(iii) Plants/Machinery Vehicles: $100milion
Trading Partners :
Business Sector
Australia, USA, UK, New Zealand,
Singapore, Pacific Islands and
Asia.
(i) Limited Liability Co.
(ii) Partnership
(iii) Sole Trader
TOTAL
: 18,862
: 21,718
: 76, 212
: $116,792
1995
2011
„ In terms of contribution to GDP, the transport & storage sector
has increased over the last 16 years.
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics
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PACIFIC SHIPPING ROUTES IN A SNAP SHOT
Fiji
STRATEGIC LOCATION - HUB OF THE
PACIFIC
Fiji
Denarau
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FUEL IMPORTS EACH YEAR (2009 – 2012 HAS BEEN
FORECASTED TO BE:
• 563,079,671 million liters valued @ FJD$726,100,100pa)
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INCREASED ARRIVALS AND TRANSHIPMENT OF GOODS
(DUE TO TRADE) AND PEOPLE
VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL VESSELS
(OIL TANKERS, CONTAINER VESSELS, RESEARCH VESSELS,
24 PASSENGER CRUISE LINER VISITS, FISHING VESSELS,
SUPER YACHTS, YACHTS)
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5.
BANK LINE
TASMAN ORIENT LINE
HAM BURG SUD/MAERRSK/PLYNESIAN
LINE:
Serving Fiji from:
East Asia Pacific
SE Asia Pacific
PACIFIC FORUM LINE
BANKLINE SERVICES
2. TASMAN ORIENT LINE
PACIFIC FORUM LINE
Cargo Handled at Ports
000’ tones
DWT (000)
Total Merchant fleet by flag of registration and by
type of ship (1980-2012)
Source: UNCTAD
Trans-shipment Activities: 2008 2011
000’ tones
percent
Cargo Handling/Stevedoring Activities as a Percent
of GDP
Source: Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd, Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Macroeconomic Committee 17
¾Shipping sector is vital for Fiji’s
economic growth
¾ Has significant macroeconomic impact
¾Need to overcome challenges
¾ Reform/Raise the growth potential of
the sector
¾ Support higher investment & growth in
the economy
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DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AND LOGISTIC SYSTEM IN ASEAN
COUNTRIES AND PACIFIC SUBREGION
BANGKOK, THAILAND - 21st – 23rd NOV. 2012