World Bank Announces FJ$1b Strategy for Fiji
The World Bank will be providing over $429 million alongside contributions of over $600 million dollars by IFC over the...
25 Fijian Youth Introduced to Shipbuilding and Sailing
USP and the Uto-ni-Yalo Trust have coordinated with youth on Beqa Island to hold a workshop in Rukua Village. Five...
CANOPEE Rigid Sail Vessel Due for 2022 Completion
JIFMAR GUYANE has selected the Neptune Shipyard, a Dutch company, to build their new CANOPEE vessel by the end of 2022. It will be...
Shipping Industry Claims to be On-Track for Sectoral Decarbonization Targets
15 banking signatories last month disclosed their ship loan portfolios’ climate alignment scores for 2019 following signing of the...
Italy’s Lazzarini develops Amphibious “Crabmaran” Superyacht
While Pacific Island Countries are continually seeking finance to meet the basic needs of their residents through domestic shipping services, a superyacht...
Land Transport Infrastructure in Fiji Faces Lack of Raw Materials
Availability of raw materials to facilitate repairs to Fiji's road network illustrate a significant limiting factor to continued maintenance and development of...
Poseidon Principles 2020 Disclosure Report Reveals Room To Improve
15 signatories of the Poseidon Principles have released a disclosure report assessing the climate alignment score of their ship finance portfolios....
Seeking an Agreement on Carbon Pricing for Shipping
Channoil Consulting in collaboration with Gibson Shipbrokers have produced a paper offering views and analysis of the route to 2050,...
New Zealand Seeks to Increase Focus on Transport Sustainability
New Zealand Transport Minister Michael Wood's ministry issued a dire warning that current policies will barely shift the national transport emissions. More...
Marshall Islands Incinerate over 645kg of Cocaine Recently Found
A local resident on Ailuk discovered a boat with 649 one-kilogram bricks of cocaine, which had an estimated street value...
Tiwai Point Closes in Expectation of Green Hydrogen Alternatives
Meridian Energy, which supplies the Tiwai Point smelter operated by Rio Tinto, will conduct a six-month, NZ$2 million study with Contact Energy concerning...
Fiji Urges Climate Action by Developed Nations
Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will not stand idly by and watch the world’s most vulnerable countries suffer,...