Advanced data management is key to optimising fuel consumption
Extracting accurate insights from data is fundamental to enhancing decision-making in the shipping industry. Doing so effectively enables operators and...
Can ammonia be a safe fuel for the shipping industry of the future?
A group of companies has come together to develop a better understanding of the practical realities involved in using ammonia...
SPC warns of threat to fisheries from Covid-19
The Pacific Community, or SPC, says having decimated tourism, Covid-19 is also posing a threat to the region's fisheries. The...
US-bound Saudi crude armada adds to oil price woes
The US oil market is facing a perfect storm as it trades in negative territory for the first time in...
Climate Explained: Switch to electric transport, even if electricity is not fully renewable
New Zealand is indeed well supplied with renewable electricity. In recent years, New Zealand has averaged 83 per cent from renewable sources (including 60...
$25m proposal for two electric ferries to service Wellington airport
Commuters could one day be hitching a ride from the Wellington CBD to the airport by electric ferry. East By...
Covid-19 cases continue to climb in Pacific
The number of people with Covid-19 in the Pacific continues to climb with French Polynesia hitting 40 cases, Guam now...
Cyclone Harold rapidly intensifies to a category four storm
Tropical Cyclone Harold strengthened to a category four system early this morning as it heads to northern Vanuatu, with the...
Decarbonizing Shipping: What role for flag states?
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states agreed in 2018 “to reduce the total annual GHG emissions by at least...
Zero-emission shipping: What’s in it for developing countries?
Currently, ships contribute about 2-3% of all global greenhouse (GHG) emissions—more than Germany’s entire annual emissions and thus making shipping...
Fiji restricts travel from US, UK and Europe
Fiji has restricted entry to all travellers from the United States and Europe, including the United Kingdom, because of the...
A New Frontier: Fishing and Carbon Emissions in the Pacific
Emissions from fishing are a 'grey' area in shipping decarbonisation. Is it an important area for the Pacific to be...