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system reduces cargo handling efficiency. The number of containers handled per hour is half
the level of containers handled ports with good container crane operations.
Dili Port, Timor-Leste 79
Work is currently underway to reconstruct and convert Dili port into an international port
handling container cargo. Some of the existing infrastructure is over 40 years old and has
been poorly maintained. It is estimated that in the future, operations at Dili port will be
congested due to capacity constraints and proposals have been made to develop a new cargo
port at Tibar to the west of Dili.
Security
A number of new codes and practices have been introduced recently, of which the most
significant for Pacific ports is the International Marine Organization’s (IMO) International
Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). Samoa, Pohnpei, Port Vila and Betio Port in
Kiribati all reported that ISPS requirements have already been met. Despite the significant
costs (especially for smaller ports like Betio), this suggests that most ports are meeting these
requirements because losing the shipping traffic is simply not an option.
Other security requirements include the US Maritime Transport Security Act (2002) which
allows for the US to assess security at foreign ports, and the US Customs and Border
Protection’s Container Security Initiative (CSI), which provides for export country container
security measures. Under the CSI, restrictions can be imposed on, or entry denied to, vessels
with cargo from ports that do not have effective anti-terrorist measures. Ports that export
goods to the US or export goods on US-bound ships have to comply with these Acts.
Port Charges
Figure A.32 compares tariffs at selected Pacific ports for a vessel of 18,391 gross registered
tons and184.9m and 6,030 gross registered tons and 113.2m calling.
Figure A.32: Comparison of Port Charges
Charge (AUD) for a ship of 18,391 grt and 184.9m long calling
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
-
Honiara, Solomon
Islands
Apia, Samoa Port Moresby, PNG Port Vila, Vanuatu Suva, Fiji
Charge (AUD) for a ship of 6,030grt and 113.12m long calling
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-
Honiara,
Solomon Islands
Apia, Samoa
Port Moresby,
PNG
Santo, Vanuatu
Port Vila,
Vanuatu
Suva, Fiji
Source: Pacific Regional Transport Study 2004
79 Sources: “Transport Sector Masterplan for East Timor” ADB, May 2002 and “World Bank Transport Sector
Investment Plan for Timor-Leste”, May 2004
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