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Jimmy Buffett's Famous Plane Is Open For Fans - Here's Where To See It
In the process of creating catchy "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll," Jimmy Buffett became a music legend. Adorned in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts, he was the unabashed leader of the Parrotheads, the Mayor of Margaritaville, as well as a sailor's...
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Tanker industry’s 55-year journey: from happy infancy to hard-won wisdom
From boom to crisis INTERTANKO’s ‘happy infancy’ lasted just three years, marked by 12 years of 20% annual growth in tanker transport demand. During this golden era, oil companies directly owned 40–45% of the tanker fleet, with another 40–45% on...
Owner: Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
Billion Electric Group Deploys 495 kWp Solar PV and 1,997 kWh BESS in Palau, Tuvalu, and Marshall Islands
These modular microgrids reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, ensuring stable green energy supply for agriculture, aquaculture, and local communities. February 10, 2025. By News Bureau Billion Electric Group in collaboration with Taiwanese...
Owner: Eugenio Pérez de Lema
Marshall Islands in IAEA international task force set up to review safety of Fukushima treated water release
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Pacific News Service
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The Republic of Marshall Islands is part of an international task force established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review the safety of a planned release of water now stored at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant....
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Shipping Levy Remains On Table At IMO Climate Talks
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Scoop
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Saturday, 5 April 2025, 12:09 pm Press Release: 6PACplus 4 April 2025 A growing group of African, Caribbean, Latin America and Pacific Island (ACP+) climate negotiators kept universal pricing of shipping emissions on the table at International...
Owner: Thompson Family & Jeremy Rose
Marshall Islands and Palau lead charge on U.S. Tuna treaty amendments
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Pacific News Service
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The Marshall Islands and Palau have signed the MOU for the U.S Tuna Treaty to apply the 2024 amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between Pacific Island States and the U.S pending ratification of such amendments by all the Parties. Anthony M....
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
First Marine Sanctuary in the Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has today declared the protection of two of its remote northernmost islands, which serve as untouched sanctuaries of biodiversity, hosting the nation’s largest green turtle nesting site and deep-sea sharks....
Owner: Juergen Thomas Steinmetz
Marshallese in Arkansas Fear ICE deportation
In late February, state and federal law enforcement in Arkansas teamed up to announce the results of Operation Enforce and Remove, a campaign to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order to rid the United States of 8 million “illegal...
Owner: Alan Leveritt
Safeguarding reefs: Marshall Islands establishes 48,000 sq kilometres marine protected area
Fore reef of Bokak Atoll, an excellent example of healthy coral reefs. Photo: ©Enric Sala/National Geographic The Marshall Islands has created its first marine protected area, with one marine scientist describing it as one of the most spectacular...
Owner: New Zealand Government
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket marks 15th year, having changed space industry
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Florida Today
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, first launched 15 years ago, remains the most frequently launched rocket from Florida. The Falcon 9's reusability has significantly reduced launch costs and opened up space access for smaller businesses. Falcon 9 has been...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Marshall Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu marching to universal health care
The vision of universal health coverage—where anyone can just walk into a local hospital or clinic and avail of quality health services for free or at a meager cost—is still a distant ideal for most Pacific island nations but they are working...
Owner: Kalafi Moala
Bontrup Logistics chooses Fuelre4m’s Re4mx Fueloil, technology to power bulk carrier for vital sea wall project in Pacific Island Nation
Bontrup Logistics, a specialist in bulk logistics and maritime transportation, which ships more than 12 million tonnes of rock products per year, has selected Fuelre4m’s high efficiency fuel reforming technology to power its bulk carrier, Bontrup...
Owner: Drougas Family (Jenny, Nikodemos)
Bontrup Logistics Selects Fuelre4m’s Technology for Bulk Carrier Bontrup Pearl
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Offshore Source - Florida
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Bontrup Logistics, a specialist in bulk logistics and maritime transportation, which ships more than 12 million tonnes of rock products per year, has selected Fuelre4m’s high efficiency fuel reforming technology to power its bulk carrier, Bontrup...
Owner: TSC Strategic
Marshall Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu marching to universal health care
Immunization day in the Selima community in Vanuatu. Photo courtesy of WHO/Yoshi Shimizu The vision of universal health coverage—where anyone can just walk into a local hospital or clinic and avail of quality health services for free or at a...
Owner: Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)
As Pacific Islands caution against Seabed mining, the U.S prepares to trash the rules
The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorise mining in international waters – against the authority of a UN regulatory body. By Camilla Pohle WASHINGTON (THE DIOLOMAT) — In recent years, deep-sea mining has emerged as a...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Marshall Islands pushes back on ship registry criticism
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Pacific News Service
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A Marshall Islands ship registry official has pushed back at criticism a U.S organisation lobbed its way as part of the announcement that the United States government is going to launch an “open” ship registry. The announcement late last month by...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
2025 Global Sustainable Islands Summit to focus on youth, geothermal energy, and climate finance
THE twin-island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is set to host the 2025 Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) this week, positioning itself at the forefront of global conversations on sustainable development in island communities. Co-hosted...
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