2019
Presentation on MCST and its Projects Presentation by Micheal Traut in Koror Palau, 20-21 February See Presentation Here Pacific Maritime...
No exit plan for small islands on climate crisis frontlines
Small island developing states (SIDS) need urgent help. After a visit to Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Caribbean last...
Barbados leader urges moral leadership to tackle climate crisis
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, challenged the world to reinvent the international order and do better by small...
Is the future of carbon-free shipping finally here?
Shipping is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Boats carry 80 per cent of global trade by volume. Aside from polluting oil...
Aviation’s black box: Non-disclosure agreements, closed doors and rising CO2
One of the world’s most important institutions in the fight against climate change is also one of the UN’s most...
Global Commission Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Adaptation, Cites Economic Returns on Investment
The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has published a report calling on governments and businesses to take action to innovate...
Climate change to be top of agenda for Fiji PM in Canberra
Climate change is expected to be at the top of the agenda when Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama meets his...
Commodities and Development Report 2019: Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement
The 2019 edition of the Commodities and Development Report is titled "Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement". It...
Palau breaks-ground on major road and port improvements
The United States' top official to the Pacific is in Palau this week to break ground on a US grant...
Study Identifies Key Role of Startups in Maritime’s Digitalization
Maritime startups and connectivity will play a key role in bringing the benefits of digitalization to the shipping and offshore...
The day the yellow clams turned black: Dangerous new hot zones are spreading around the world
The day the yellow clams turned black is seared in Ramon Aguero's memory. It was the summer of 1994. A...
Goodbye big ships. Hello profitability
I love the container shipping industry and the ways in which it behaves. There is some predictability to it and...