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FIJI
Strengthening Interisland Shipping and Logistics in the Pacific Island Countries
23‐25 July 2013
BACKGROUND
POPULATION –830,000100/332 ISLANDS
POPULATEDMARITIME AREA
[EEZ] – 1.3MILLION SQKM
REGISTERED VESSELS – 587 [April 2012]28 GOVT WHARVES
AND JETTIES
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