Transport in Vanuatu

[1] Every island has one or two short airstrips where Vanair’s Twin Otter planes land two or three times weekly.

[1] After arrival on an island, transportation is usually via pickup truck, foot, or small boat.

[1] There are no railways in Vanuatu, although there was a small rail line on Efate during the colonial era.

Merchant marine: total: 78 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GT/1,618,877 tonnes deadweight (DWT) ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquified gas 4, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 9, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)

note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)