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The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...
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Launch of the Republic of the Marshall Islands High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy & Development Strategy
On World Tourism Day, September 27, 2025, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) will celebrate a major milestone with the official launch of its High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy & Development Strategy—an innovative framework aimed at...
Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’
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Pacific News Service
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Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of what was a more than US$70 million trust fund for Bikini islanders displaced by American nuclear weapons testing, the United States Congress has demanded answers from the Interior Department...
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Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd. Returns to Japanese Shipping Industry
Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd. (FML) today announced that it is returning to the shipping industry in Japan and opening a new office in Tokyo aimed at participating in ship construction, ownership, investment and leasing. The new company will focus on...
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Fairfield-Maxwell launches new Japanese shipping venture two years after tanker exit
FAIRFIELD-Maxwell is returning to the Japanese shipping industry nearly two years after selling its chemical tanker operations, launching Fairfield Maritime Japan with a Tokyo office focused on ship construction, ownership and leasing. The New...
Owner: Montagu Private Equity
US Sanctions Shipping Network for Transporting Disguised Iranian oil
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World Energy News - Connecticut
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels led by an Iraqi-Kittitian businessman for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. The administration of President Donald Trump is keeping pressure...
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US sanctions shipping network for transporting Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels led by an Iraqi-Kittitian businessman for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. The administration of President Donald Trump is keeping pressure...
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Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, on Getting Past Climate Partisanship
The Marshall Islands, scattered in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea, consists of five main islands and 29 atolls — small low-lying islands formed by coral reefs. The total land mass is roughly the size of Washington, D.C., and...
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The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a...
Owner: The Conversation Media Group
Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining
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The Maritime Executive
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[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...
Owner: Anthony Munoz
Filipinx and Marshallese Hip Hop: Manifesting a Decolonized Future
Image description: A record shaped like a globe spins on a retro turntable. Design by Ayesha Ashraf Art has long served as a key component of cultural expression across a myriad of regions. However, as increased globalization continues to...
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Pacific Elders call halt to seabed mining
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Pacific News Service
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Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) calls for a halt in seabed mining until “proper regulatory instruments can be put in place,” and recommends a regional expert body be created to provide expert advice to Pacific Island countries. A statement issued by...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
US expands sanctions on Iranian oil exports, targets Greek shipping executive
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Antonios Margaritis, who, according to the announcement, “has leveraged his decades of experience in the shipping industry to illicitly facilitate the transport and sale...
Owner: Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
First treaty to protect marine life in high seas to take effect in January
The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco. Morocco’s formal adoption of the Marine Biodiversity Treaty on Friday means the...
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‘ICJ advisory opinion said it’s 1.5’
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold is an international objective, set forth by the Paris Agreement, with the aim to prevent the most severe impacts of climate change by capping the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees...
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NEW ISSUE: The inside story of Alexander Isak’s rise, top Premier League summer signings, Crystal Palace in Norway, Troy Deeney, Ronaldinho introduces Messi and Pedro answers your questions
Order the new issue with free delivery here – just select ‘October Issue 383’. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today and save! You’ll get 13 issues per year… First a message from our editor, James Andrew: Whatever is happening around the world, and...
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Cruise Ship Transits the Suez Canal Bound for Saudi Arabia
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The Maritime Executive
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The cruise ship Aroya, which was launched by the Cruise Saudi initiative, made what has become a rare transit of the Suez Canal for ships with passengers. Like all the other segments of the shipping industry, most cruise ships began diverting away...
Owner: Anthony Munoz
Gen Z’s uprising in Nepal shows what DAOs could become
Summary Nepal’s September 2025 social media ban triggered mass Gen Z protests that toppled the government and left dozens dead. With platforms offline, Discord became the unexpected “Parliament of Nepal,” hosting over 100,000 members debating...
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PEOPLE | Fantastic five: Fijian girls break barriers
Thirty years ago, the presence of a female worker in the power plants in the Marshall Islands wasn’t just unusual: It rarely occurred. Fast-forward to 2025, and five women engineers from Fiji are working for the Marshalls Energy Company in Majuro...
Owner: Kirit Patel
Pacific countries review impact of biosecurity capacity building programmes
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Pacific Community (SPC)
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Biosecurity officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project...
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