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This is one of the most serious consequences of the current crisis: the road connecting the southern part of the land is closed. Sea shuttles carry passengers between Nouméa and Mondor. But for goods and vehicles, the situation is more complicated. Private companies have organized themselves to meet the real needs. Immersed in the long format of New Caledonia One.
That morning, at the scientific dock in Noumea, vehicles and cargo were loaded onto the barge. Usually, she carried ore. There, the flat-bottomed boat would serve as a link to the south of Mont-Dore.
Building contractor Jonathan Laborde had to go there to complete the work.
We mainly load supplies for the craftsmen, for us, for all the construction sites in Mondor… We try to group the orders and ship them by barge to be able to work on site. This allows us to maintain a little activity and some salaries.
Jonathan Laborde, Manager, SARL Autiero
The barge also transports boats on a trailer that Léa Bruyelle has just purchased, so that her activities are no longer dependent on sea shuttles: she runs an animal boarding facility south of Mont-Dore.
Fortunately, they are here, otherwise we would not be able to live.
Léa Bruyelle, Animal Boarding Manager
Maëva Harribey works for a logistics company. Unable to collect her RP1, the former Mont-Dore resident has noticed that business people and individuals are having trouble transporting their goods.
We deliver both ways and have partnerships with major brands in Noumea so that their customers can have fridges, beds, equipment etc. purchased at the garden centre delivered to Mondor.
Maëva Harribey, General Management and Client Services, Terrawave
The idea was to gather as many customers as possible to lower the price of the trip. This operation actually had a huge cost: more than 600,000 F.
The company was associated with a shipping agency. This chartered barges and tugboats.
We try to cover the costs as much as possible because these are huge resources. A 600-ton barge, a tugboat, five crew members… But it is first and foremost out of solidarity with the people of Mondor.
Jérôme Tranape, Director of AMSud
After an hour and a half of sailing, the barge began to unload at the des Dauphins dock in Mont-Dore Sud. This site is for pleasure boats and not for this type of vessel.
When you get to Vallondor it’s very complex, especially when the wind is blowing. We had no room for error.
René Viratelle, tugboat captain
Maëva and her team then have two hours to execute their plan. Distribute ice packs provided by Noumea pharmacists to deal with recurring power outages. Deliver your orders to local businesses who are waiting impatiently. Thomas Filippigh and his wife lost their jobs in their rush to relocate their family to Wallis. Using a barge would double the cost of the move.
To reduce costs, people turn to institutions. However, the Mont-Dore town hall already provides 50% of the funding for four barges per week to buy essentials. This means that the city has an income of 14 million francs per month, explained Jean-Charles Cartegini, the city’s deputy secretary general. Instead of providing more subsidies, it works on the docks.
To lower prices, some companies hope to get help from provincial or state governments in the south. But for everyone, barges remain a temporary solution. Mondorians are waiting for the road to reopen as they cross into St. Louis.
Long form by David Sigal, Franck Vergès and Thomas Roinel
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