Project for Construction of a New Inter-Island Cargo-Passenger Vessel

OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT

In Samoa, ferries owned by the Samoa Shipping Corporation (SSC) link the islands of Upolu and Savai'i. Among them, the Lady Samoa II, provided through Japanese grant aid in 1988, carried 66% of the passengers and 58% of the vehicles between the two islands. However, at 19 years old the vessel had deteriorated, and cancellations due to sudden breakdowns were increasing. With demand for inter-island transport growing every year, the government of Samoa requested a new ferry from Japan. This project built a replacement ferry, aiming to secure a stable means of transport between the two islands.