Small island developing states must position themselves to take full advantage of opportunities to improve standards of living and accelerate economic growth. That's the view given in the Asian Development...
Most Marshall Islanders living in their home islands say that job opportunities, education, medical needs or family visits are the reasons that they leave to the United States.But a new...
The Forum Fisheries Agency says nations want the regional tuna commission to fully recognise the impacts of climate change on Pacific fisheries. The FFA Director-General, Manu Tupou-Roosen, is in Port...
Shippers keen to track their carbon footprint are being misled by containerlines, significant new research from Copenhagen analysts Sea-Intelligence shows. Ten of the top 15 carriers provide an online CO2...
Ship and ferry emissions and their thick, black plumes of smog will be reduced by 2022. At its worst, the type of ship fuel used here has been described as "Marmite-type", thick...
As far back as 1991, the Canadian arm of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s empire anticipated that a high tax on carbon emissions would be necessary to maintain a stable climate, newly...
German port and transport logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has jumped ahead of terminal rivals, vowing this week to become climate neutral by 2040. The port operator has...
Seafarer representatives are increasingly worried that the forthcoming IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulations could result in a spate of criminal convictions. Seafarer union Nautilus International said a recent case involving a...
Powerful swells averaging 5m (16ft) washed across the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, last week. But President Hilda Heine said the Pacific nation had been fighting rising tides even before...
As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, governments will gather in Madrid for the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 (2 to 13 December 2019)...
The 0.5% sulphur cap is just a month away from coming into force but the controversy surrounding it is far from over. Greece's shipping minister has made a high-profile appeal...
The Nga Pu Toru say they will uphold the Marae Moana legislation. An opposition Democratic Party MP who attended a meeting on Mitiaro, Selina Napa, said she was astonished two...
