Samoa Shipping Corporation

Samoa Shipping Corporation
Agency overview
Formed1974 (1974)
TypePublic trading body
Employees209 (in 2020):18
Annual budget$20.6 million (in 2020):15
Minister responsible
  • Minister of Works, Transport & Infrastructure
Agency executive
  • Leiataua Samuel Phineas, Chief Executive

The Samoa Shipping Corporation is a government-owned company in Samoa which provides freight and passenger services between Savai'i, Upolu and American Samoa. Established in 1974, the corporation is managed as a public trading body under the Public Bodies (Performance and Accountability) Act 2001.

The corporation also provides maritime support services, including engineering services in Apia and a slipway at Satitoa in Aleipata. It maintains facilities at Mulifanua, Salelologa, Apia and Pago Pago.