Captaine Dampier Frequents Fiji Waters, Boosts Regional Links

Neptune Pacific Line vessel Captaine Dampier frequents the Suva and Lautoka ports to offload imports and load on ex­ports for the Oceania region.

A senior officer who did not want to be named said NPL specialised in containerised cargoes plus over dimensional freight, bulk cargoes including grains, and liquid com­modities stored in tanks.

“This enhanced Neptune Pacific Line’s reach into the South Pacific further; adding to their established network in Nauru and the Solomon islands by gaining agents in Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, and Papua New Guinea,” the senior officer said.

“At sea we specialise in the car­riage of containerised cargoes and awkward over dimensional freight, bulk cargoes including grains, and liquid commodities in vessels fit­ted with tanks,” he said.

“To handle perishable cargoes and frozen meat and fish, we have an extensive fleet of refrigerated containers.”

The Singapore container ves­sel Captaine Dampier had berthed at Suva wharf over the weekend before leaving for Lautoka on Monday.

It comes to Fiji every week – after every seven to eight days.

Captaine Dampier was built in 2001 and is of 185 meters length and beam of 26 meters, her gross ton­nage is 16803.

The multipurpose vessel is able to handle containers and other kinds of cargo.

Neptune Pacific Line is Captaine Dampier’s local agent; the company specialises in liner and project car­goes in the Pacific.

Captaine Dampier facilitates trad­ing between the Oceania region and the rest of the world.

In October 2014 NPL had acqui­sitioned Pacific Forum Line and Polynesian Shipping Line.

According to the senior official their task is to ensure that all freight are delivered to their cus­tomers in good conditions.

“On shore, our agency team has a can-do attitude and strives to en­sure all freight is delivered in great condition, and on time at the lowest price and the supporting documen­tation is done right the first time to avoid unnecessary clearance de­lays at its destination,” he said.

“In Fiji, we provide third party agency services for CMA-CGM and ANL-US Lines.”

The vessel agency also owns and operates container parks in Suva and Lautoka.