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Logistics Capacity Assessment VANUATU LCA - <VANUATU> Version 1.07,5 Logistics Capacity Assessment VANUATU Country Name VANUATU Official Name REPUBLIC of VANUATU Assessment Assessment Dates: From 19th January 2011 To 31st March 2011 Name of Assessor Florent Chané Title & Position Logistics Consultant Email contact [email protected] 1/106 LCA - <VANUATU> Version 1.07,5 1. Table of Contents 1. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Country Profile .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1. Introduction & Background ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Humanitarian Background ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2.3. National Regulatory Departments/Bureau and Quality Control/Relevant Laboratories ...................................... 11 2.4. Customs Information ............................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Logistics Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.1. Port Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.2. Airport Assessment ................................................................................................................................................. 53 3.3. Road Assessment ................................................................................................................................................... 67 3.4. Railway Assessment ............................................................................................................................................... 73 3.5. Waterways Assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 73 3.6. Storage Assessment .............................................................................................................................................. 74 3.7. Milling Assessment ................................................................................................................................................. 76 4. Logistics Services ............................................................................................................................................................. 77 4.1. Fuel .......................................................................................................................................................................... 77 4.2. Transporters ............................................................................................................................................................ 80 4.3. Vehicle Rental ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 4.4. Taxi Companies ...................................................................................................................................................... 85 4.5. Freight Forwarding Agents ..................................................................................................................................... 86 4.6. Handling Equipment ................................................................................................................................................ 87 4.7. Electricity & Power .................................................................................................................................................. 87 4.8. Manual Labour Costs .............................................................................................................................................. 89 4.9. Telecommunications ............................................................................................................................................... 91 4.10. Local Supplies Market ............................................................................................................................................. 93 4.11. Accommodation ....................................................................................................................................................... 95 5. Scenarios & Contingencies .............................................................................................................................................. 97 5.1. Refugees and IDPs ................................................................................................................................................. 97 5.2. Food Security .......................................................................................................................................................... 98 5.3. Natural Disaster ....................................................................................................................................................... 99 5.4. Other (please specify) .......................................................................................................................................... 100 6. Annexes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 101 6.1. Annex 1: List of Contacts ..................................................................................................................................... 101 6.2. Annex 2: Relevant Websites applicable to this LCA .......................................................................................... 104 6.3. Annex 3: Maps ...................................................................................................................................................... 105 6.4. Annex 4: Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................................................... 105 2/106 LCA - <VANUATU> Version 1.07,5 2. Country Profile 2.1. Introduction & Background 1.1.1. Basic Facts Basic Facts Source / Year: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/country- Capital PORT VILA profiles/vanuatu/ http://www.trust.org/alertnet/country- Language ENGLISH/ FRENCH/ BISLAMA profiles/vanuatu/ Ethnic NI-VANUATU (Melanesian): 98,5%// OTHERS: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/country- groups 1,5% profiles/vanuatu/ Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Vanuatu National Statistics Office Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, (http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats/) Religions other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census) Country size Half the size of Belgium (comparison) Population Vanuatu National Statistics Office density 19 per/km² (http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats/) (map) Vanuatu is located about 1,750 kilometers east of http://www.gov.vu/about-us/about-vanuatu.html Australia. Fiji lies to the east, New Caledonia to Border the south, and the Solomon Islands to the countries northwest, all within the area of the South Pacific called Melanesia. http://www.vnso.gov.vu/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=10 Exports 283 million Vatu http://www.vnso.gov.vu/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=10 Imports 2,550 million vatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish copra, Agricultural coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, products vegetables; beef 3/106 LCA - <VANUATU> Version 1.07,5 1.1.2. Country in Figures General Information Source / Year: Country Size 12200 Km² http://www.trust.org/alertnet/country-profiles/vanuatu/ (km²) Population 234023 Vanuatu National Statistics Office (http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats/) Population Growth Rate 2,3% Vanuatu National Statistics Office (http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats/) (%) GDP per 2713 USD AlterNet 2010 capita (US$) Population under poverty 51% ADB 2005-2006 survey line (%) http://www.spc.int/hiv/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=3 HIV 99&Itemid=148 prevalence 0,015% http://www.spc.int/hiv/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=3 (%) 78&Itemid=148 Surface Province Population Pop % (km²) Density Capital MALAMPA 36722 15.7 2779 13 LAKATORO PENAMA 30819 13.2 1198 26 LONGANA Other SANMA 45860 19.6 4248 11 LUGANVILLE Comments SHEFA 78723 33.6 1455 54 PORT-VILA TAFEA 32540 13.9 1628 20 ISANGEL TORBA 9359 4 882 11 SOLA Total 234023 100 12190 Useful Information Time Zone http://www.trust.org/alertnet/ GMT +11 (GMT +/-) country-profiles/vanuatu/ Tropical from May-December with cooling trade winds. January-April Climate http://www.trust.org/alertnet/ generally warm and humid with occasional rain. Cyclone season from Description country-profiles/vanuatu/ December to April Currency & http://www.trust.org/alertnet/ Two letter VATU (VUV) country-profiles/vanuatu/ code Telephone + 678 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/ 4/106 LCA - <VANUATU> Version 1.07,5 Dialing Code country-profiles/vanuatu/
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