Legislative Council, Wednesday 9 November 2022

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the shipping service to and from King Island via Sea Road and Bass Island Line, over the last 5 years, reported by year:

1. How many twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU’s) have been transported from the Tasmanian mainland to King Island where products have been sourced in Tasmania; and

2. How many twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU’s) have been transported from the Tasmanian mainland to King Island where products have been sourced in Victoria:
a. prior to the commencement of the new service where the John Duigan only sails between King Island and Devonport; and
b. since the commencement of the new service where the John Duigan only sails between King Island and Devonport?

3. Please provide total freight volumes transported from Victoria to King Island, via Devonport by month for the last 12 months; and

4. Please provide total freight volumes transported from Devonport to King Island, by month for the last 12 months

ANSWER:

1. BIL (the shipper) does not have this information. There is no requirement for sourcing of origin of product transported from customers.

2. As above, BIL (the shipper) does not have this information. There is no requirement for sourcing of origin of product transported from customers.

3. and 4.

See table below which reports freight volumes carried into King Island from Victoria, (via Devonport) and direct from Devonport (noting the commencement of
the current operating model on 14 March 2022).