Transport Equivalent

Transport equivalent is the measure designed to equalize the cost of transport corresponding to passengers by sea with the cost they would pay by land over the same distance.

Any interested party, if they meet the required conditions, can visit the following website and register to acquire a U.I.N. (Unique Islander Number).

Step 1 In the middle of the page, we select “Register – Submit request”, to begin the process.

Step 2 Acceptance of the Terms of Use directs the interested party to the AADE site, where the party should sign in with their own taxisnet details.

Step 3 Upon entering the service, the interested party authorizes the Ministry of Shipping to access their information by clicking on the “Authorization” button.

Step 4 Entering the final stage of the process, the interested party should check that their personal information is correct and fill in all necessary contact information and IBAN, and then select “SUBMIT VERIFICATION REQUEST”.

Step 5 Once all stages have been successfully completed, the interested party is transfered to the page that contains their U.I.N. The U.I.N. can also be printed out. For large families, U.I.N. is issued for each family member and appears on the same list.

Finally, passengers with U.I.N. must show it, along with their ID, at the ticket office or register it on our website during online ticketing, in order to inform the Ministry’s system and then receive their refund on time.

There are two points where you can use your Unique Islander Number on the website.

Electronic ticketing During the online ticket issue, you can activate the U.I.N. function and enter your number in the step related to passengers. The system will cross check your ID with the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy and fill in your name.

Registered user contacts You can also save your contacts, if you are a registered user on the website, so that in the passenger step you can select the autocomplete in the name field.