Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport, College of the Marshall Islands

Making Waves

Newsletter 6 | October 6, 2025 Edition Out Now

Latest research Decarbonising Without Starving: MCST Warns of Food-Security Risks in Pacific Shipping TransitionA new study by the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) warns that Pacific Island nations could...

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Statement by Hon. Simon Kofe, Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication and Innovation, Tuvalu

Ahead of the Maritime Environment Protection Committee Extraordinary Session, London, October 2025 At the close of MEPC 83 at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Tuvalu and our 6PAC+ allies abstained....

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Newsletter 5 | September 6, 2025 Edition Out Now

Latest research Pacific Data Gaps Skew Shipping Impact AnalysisResearchers James Stewart, Peter Nuttall, Maria Sahib, and Serguey Maximov Gajardo from University College London and the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport...

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Newsletter 4 | August 15, 2025 Edition Out Now

ICJ ruling puts legal heat on shipping - Pacific leads the wayThe recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion has shifted climate justice from a political ambition to a binding...

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ICJ ruling puts legal heat on shipping – Pacific leads the call

CAPTION: The Vanuatu Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy, and Disaster Management, Ralph Regenvanu, at The Hague after the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change was announced....

Latest Science & Reports

Not What It Seems: Pacific Trade Data Quality Limits the Understanding of Maritime Decarbonisation’s Economic Impacts on the World’s Most Climate-Vulnerable States

AbstractThis paper seeks to better understand the availability of datasets pertinent to the baselining, monitoring and forecasting of economic impacts resulting from implementation of the IMO’s Revised 2023 Strategy targets....

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Cruise Liners – are they good for Aotearoa and the Pacific and what more do we need to know? A Literature Review

This paper discusses what a true cost benefit analysis for the cruise liner industry would encompass, in response to an economic analysis of cruise tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand released...

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We must stop subsidising fossil fuels and tax them: A shipping levy is the best way to get serious this year

A recent study published by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, of which most 6PAC+ countries are members, on the link between fossil fuel subsidies and obstruction to a maritime...

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European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2025

The European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2025 (EMTER 2025) was released on 04 February 2025. IWSA has contributed to the report and the IWSA Secretary General was also kindly invited...

Latest Presentations

2025

One Planet Shipping: Can Maritime Transport Deliver Climate Justice? Presentation by Christiaan De Beukelaer at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), 8 February 2025 See Presentation Here HANUE TE’ ‘IS...

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Balancing Climate Action and Food Security: The Pacific’s Call for an Equitable IMO Transition

Introduction The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is advancing mid-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures as part of its 2023 Strategy, aiming to decarbonize the global shipping sector. However, for Pacific...

Latest Presentations

2024

Understanding UN Maritime Sanctions Violations in the Pacific Presentation by Pierre-Jean Bordahandy at the Regional Workshop on Deceptive Vessel Behaviour at Sea for Maritime Agencies in Southeast Asia, November 2024...

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Newsletter 3 | July 23, 2025 Edition Out Now

Charting Progress Across Oceans: Pacific Innovations, Global Connections From Voyaging Canoes to Decarbonisation Blueprints—Catch the latest from across our Blue Pacific. Our latest newsletter captures a powerful moment of transition,...

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Newsletter | July 11, 2025 Edition Out Now

From Voyaging Canoes to Decarbonisation Blueprints—Catch the latest from across our Blue Pacific. The Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) is proud to share our latest July 11 2025 newsletter,...

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Stories from the Frontlines of Ocean Stewardship “If we trust the Ocean, then she will do the same.”– Mia Kami, from UNOC3 in Nice From treaty-signings and regional frameworks to...

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