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Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport, College of the Marshall Islands

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+(692) 625-3394 (Ext 359 or 376)

Email Address

info@mcstrmi.org

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Widening the Wake

Moody’s: Medium-term climate change vulnerabilities factored into small island sovereign credit profiles, but climate trends pose longer-term risks

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") says that small island sovereigns are relatively susceptible to the physical effects of climate change, which...

Search for missing Kiribati ferry locates 8 survivors

Eight people from a missing Kiribati ferry have been rescued this evening and are onboard a fishing boat. Read more

World’s first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer

Dubbed the ‘Tesla of the canals’, the unmanned vessels will operate on Dutch and Belgian waterways, vastly reducing diesel vehicles...

Stranded vessel a problem for Northern Cook Islands

The Cook Islands Ministry of Transport is demanding action from a shipping company over a stranded cargo vessel. The Moana...

Kiribati ferry missing for seven days with 50 people on board

A passenger ferry with more than 50 people on board has been missing in Kiribati for a week. Our thoughts...

Norway to make all short-haul flights electric by 2040

Norway to make all short-haul flights electric by 2040 Read More

TE LAA O LATA OF TAUMAKO: GAUGING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ANCIENT POLYNESIAN SAIL

The latest comprehensive update from Dr Marianne George on the Vaka Taumako Project of the Pacific Traditions Society.  Detailed description...

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM GLOBAL SHIPPING, 2013–2015

In this report, ICCT describe trends in global ship activity and emissions for the years 2013 to 2015. ICCT found that emissions...

DEFINING DECARBONISATION PATHWAY FOR SHIPPING – ZERO EMISSION VESSELS 2030 STUDY

The first milestone in the IMO greenhouse gas (GHG) Roadmap is approaching: MEPC 72 in April 2018. The world is...

One Planet Summit gives much-needed political push to the International Maritime Organisation’s climate talks

Signatories to the "Tony De Brum Declaration" have restated their support for the objectives of the Paris Agreement and called...

Marshall Islands President says shipping registry supports climate action

The Pacific island nation and world’s second largest flag registry is pushing for immediate measures and a tough long-term target...

The decarbonising debate

Dr Jennifer Baxter, Head of Rnvironment and Energy at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, reflects on the shipping debate over...