An American Samoa taskforce says the Government needs to work with neighboring countries to develop sea transport if it wants to expand the territory's market.
The taskforce is working on the Economic Development Implementation Plan and says ocean transportation is part of the infrastructure that needs to be developed.
The taskforce recommends expanding the American Samoa market to include Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna and the Cook Islands.
And it says the Government must study the business model of the Samoa Shipping Corporation and the subsidisation policies of the Samoa Government.
The taskforce also says Samoa trains sailors and navigators, and the ferry between Upolu and Savaii islands is efficiently operated by skilled Samoa trained crews.
