Oil leak from Solomon Trader reportedly halted
Salvors have reportedly stopped the discharge of fuel oil from a wrecked bulk carrier in Solomon Islands. Read more
EU tax blacklist could block Pacific trade – expert
A Vanuatu-based business adviser is warning Pacific nations caught on a new EU tax blacklist could get locked out of...
IMO confronts fraudulent vessel registrations
The global maritime regulator will ask governments to combat fake vessel registrations and registries by getting directly involved in the...
Samoa concerned about incoming Max 9 aircraft
Samoa's government has expressed safety concerns around the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ahead of the national airline receiving the...
PNG govt touts record spending on roads in past six years
Papua New Guinea's government says it has spent about a billion US dollars (K3.346 billion) between 2012 and 2018 on...
CMA CGM Containership to Test Sustainable Marine Biofuel
French container shipping company CMA CGM and Dutch Port of Rotterdam have joined forces with IKEA Transport & Logistics Services...
Bougainvilleans rescued in Solomon Islands
Six Papua New Guineans from Bougainville who spent ten days adrift at sea have been rescued in Solomon Islands. Read...
Blame game begins as grounded ship in the Solomon Islands leaks oil
Solomon Island authorities are investigating whether crew were allocated on watch at the time the Hong Kong flagged bulk carrier...
First results in from Flettner rotor installation on ‘Fehn Pollux’
In June 2018, a European project team installed an 18m x 3m Flettner rotor on multi-purpose cargo ship Fehn Pollux....
Marshall Islands IMO 2020 update and regulatory perspective paper
With the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 entering into force in a little under a year, International Registries, Inc. (IRI), which...
IMO 2020 could hold silver lining for clean tanker market
he shipping industry faces a hike in costs and operational headaches as a result of IMO 2020 regulations that will...
World’s first hybrid powered cruise ship completes first sea trials
The world's first hybrid powered cruise ship just got one step closer to launching on her maiden voyage! Hurtigruten 's MS...