‘People’s Climate Case’ involving Fijian family dismissed
A Fijian family involved in an international climate case has been told they have no right to go to court...
Climate change missing from Trump’s Pacific meeting – analysts
The historic event on Tuesday with Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia renewed Washington's ties to the states. ...
Alarm raised at the vast amount of money owed in backpay to the world’s seafarers
The amount of back pay owed to crew remains alarmingly high despite greater scrutiny from mainstream press and the general...
NOAA Forecasts ‘Near-Normal’ Hurricane Season For Atlantic, ‘Above-Normal’ For Pacific
Federal scientists are predicting a “near-normal” hurricane season in the Atlantic and “above-normal” cyclone activity in the central Pacific. Read...
Big Polluters Hijack Shipping Talks to Slow Decarbonisation Progress
UN shipping talks stalled last week as slow-moving players, including Saudi Arabia, Brazil and the US, obstructed attempts to decide...
IMO’s Feng Shui cannot hide the paucity of its climate response
On 13 May delegates attending the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) week-long committee meeting on the marine environment and shipping were...
Pacific nuclear waste site was put under a dome – and the dome is cracking
At 6.45am on March 1, 1954, the blue sky stretching over the south Pacific Ocean was split open by an...
Environmentalists slam MEP74 lack of decision-making on ship emissions
“Shipping industry associations no longer represent the best interests of shipping companies,” was one damning indictment as environmentalists responded angrily...
Shortage of seafarers a concern
The shortage of seafarers for foreign going vessels in the country is a concern. Maritime Safety Authority Licensing Manager Captain...
Tax carbon, not people: UN chief issues climate plea from Pacific ‘frontline’
Governments around the world must introduce carbon taxes, halt plans for new coal plants and accelerate the closure of existing...
Pacific has ‘moral authority’ on climate crisis – Guterres
The Pacific region has the moral authority to demand global action on the climate crisis, the UN Secretary General says....
Global merchant fleet surpasses 2bn dwt for the first time
The global merchant fleet has surpassed the 2bn dwt mark for the first time, doubling in size in just 13...