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[Jean AquindeKeymaster]

Hi Scott,

Great thought! While requesting them for a quote may be a convenient move, it’s certainly an unnecessary work for them.

I found some resources for you where you can base the pricing for shipping goods on Saibai Island. They’re probably outdated, but for the purpose of estimating costs, it’s still a good source of baseline information:

UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVEN COASTAL EROSION AND INUNDATION IMPACTS ON TORRES STRAIT COMMUNITIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADAPTATION OPTIONS – see page 53 & Appendix 3
Sea Swift’s Customer Freight Guide (2017)
TSIRC’s response to Inquiry Into A Sustainable Queensland Intrastate Shipping Industry (2019)

I hope this helps!

Regards,
Jean

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jean Aquinde.

[Scott McphersonParticipant]

Do we know what it costs to send a 20 ft container of general freight to the Island on sea swift barge. Their website doesn’t have pricing and I don’t think we should be inundating them with quotes for items that may never be sent.

[Jean AquindeKeymaster]

Hi Cameron,

You can find plenty of resources online! Although you may not see exactly what boats are used on Saibai Island, you may find similar boats used around Torres Strait, which could be a good reference for your design. For example, you can research the commercial vessels of Sea Swift, ferry boats of tour services, and dinghies from people who are selling them online.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Jean

[Jean AquindeKeymaster]

Hi Darcy, Danny and Ethan,

Thanks for your patience! We’ve been in touch with TSIRC staff, and they’ve explained that the process of determining the cost of fuel shipment is quite intricate. They pay for the shipment in bulk, which includes other items that are also being shipped. This complexity makes it challenging to provide a straightforward answer to your question.

Due to this factor, fuel prices are generally expected to be higher in the Torres Strait. To see the latest fuel prices here, check TSIRC’s commercial fuel fees.

If you want to dive deeper into guidelines for transporting fuels on the island, check out these references:
> Transporting dangerous goods in Queensland
> Seaswift’s Freight Preparation & Packaging Guide 2024

Regards,
Jean

How are the residents transporting delivered goods from the sea swift delivery when they arrive on the shore? Are vans or other vehicles being used to distribute goods/any trucks etc?

[Sai Rupa DevKeymaster]

Hi Darcy,

(Love the team name)
– 2000 litres of Diesel can be stored in a single bowser
– The answer is it varies, depends on the seasons, cultural events, border closures etc.
– Fuel is delivered via 200 lt drums, it is delivered via Seaswift. My understanding is they do a mass transport to northwestern islands, depending on how much diesel is left over in each bowser per island
– I’m unsure about the cost of shipment, I’ll reach out and get back to you.

Cheers,
Sai

[Sai Rupa DevKeymaster]

Hi Mateusz,

Seaswift is the main supplier of cargo and freezer/chiller supplies (mostly food supplies). They usually move supplies around all of the Torres Strait Islands at a set schedule – which is available on their website (Saibai is part of top western cluster).

If you look at the interactives -> Jetty/Boat ramp section, There is a photo of what the vessel looks like, you can make assumptions based on that.

For the marine dock infra, TSIRC owns the barge ramp and SeaSwift pays them a certain fee (which might be available online, if you have a brief search). Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Sai