Climate & Ocean Impacts: Marshall Islands climate envoy Kristina Stege and Access to Climate Finance envoy Ruel Yamuna warned that warming is already washing over Pacific infrastructure, and that the real bottleneck is getting frontline countries access to climate money. Local Adaptation & Green Jobs: Guam’s Green Growth (G3) push highlights circular-economy training and aquaponics to cut import dependence, showing how climate action can be tied to workforce development. Ocean Governance & Seabed Mining: Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine urged a science-led moratorium on seabed mining at the UN, warning “no do overs,” and also pressed the UN to acknowledge harm from nuclear testing. Shipping & Maritime Industry: TOP Ships closed the acquisition tied to newbuilding three scrubber-fitted MR tankers for 2029 delivery, while a separate shipping explainer focused on how a ship’s “Administration” drives safety and environmental compliance. Pacific Voices at the UN: Marshall Islands and Tuvalu backed Taiwan’s substantive UN participation, and island leaders used UNGA to reject turning oceans into rivalry zones. Health & Human Development: A Pacific life expectancy analysis flags uneven progress, with the Marshall Islands among countries slipping below average. Energy Logistics: Iraq began importing gasoline via Syria using a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker route, aiming to ease maritime supply strain. Maritime/Tech Finance: Remittix set RTX’s Nov. 24, 2026 debut and final presale pricing at $0.46, as it markets PayFi crypto-to-bank transfers.