FIJI

Strengthening Interisland Shipping and Logistics in the Pacific Island Countries

23‐25 July 2013

INTERISLAND SHIPPING

BACKGROUND

POPULATION –830,000100/332 ISLANDS 

POPULATEDMARITIME AREA 

[EEZ] – 1.3MILLION SQKM 

REGISTERED VESSELS – 587 [April 2012]28 GOVT WHARVES 

AND JETTIES

LOCAL SHIPPING ROUTES

SUMMARY OF VESSELS REGISTERED

Passenger & Cargo 251

Tourist 133

Fishing 118

Tug 5

Barge 15

Ferry (Roro) 4

Luxury Yacht 1

Research 3

Not recorded 57

TOTAL 587

CHALLENGESHIGH FINANCIAL RISKS – LOANS [VESSEL AGE / VESSEL SHORTAGE]HIGH OPERATING COSTS [FUEL]INFRASTRUCTURAL VERSUS VESSEL DESIGNLOW VOLUMES OF RETURN CARGO FROM ISLAND PORTS SHIP TO SHORE FACILITIES [SHIP BUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS]LEGAL – IMO STATUSPRICE CONTROL ORDERS [1992] / COUNTER INFLATION ACTINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

CARGO AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS2007‐2011

CARGO MOVEMENT

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Outward Cargo (tons)

98,708 101,688.90 103,721.76 110,769.60 113,140

Inward Cargo (tons)

96,462 99,374.50 101,362.09 67,770.20 76,206

TOTAL CARGO (tons)

195,170 201,063.40 205,084.60 178,541.80 189,346

PASSENGER MOVEMENTOutward Passengers

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 61,648

Inward Passengers

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 50,610

TOTAL ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 112,258

SOLUTIONSINTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESBEEFING UP OF GOVERNMENT SHIPPING SERVICES FLEETPOLITICAL WILLGOVERNMENT SUBSIDY –LONGER CONTRACT PERIODSGOVERNMENT CONCESSIONSINFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [TALANOA SESSIONS]REVIEW CURRENT LAWSREVIEW OF FREIGHT RATES AND PASSENGER FARESMARITIME 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”