The Republic of Fiji Navy recently took delivery of a new Guardian-class patrol boat built by Austal Australia. RFNS Puamau was acquired by the Australian government on behalf of the government of Fiji. It is the second Guardian-class boat to be handed over to the Republic of Fiji Navy under the...
Queensland, Australia-based naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions (STS) is in discussions with the government of Fiji regarding the supply of some of its vessel ..
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When we covered the gross injustice of the case of Heroic Idun, where the 26-strong crew of a tanker were detained in Nigeria for many months on trumped up charges until ..
The United States of America, the Republic of Fiji, and the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership have announced the intent to engage in technical cooperation to help facilitate the establishment of a green shipping corridor.
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and partner agencies from Fiji and Kiribati have successfully located two Kiribati fishermen who were initially reported missing at s ..
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion patrol aircraft crew has helped save the lives of seven Kiribati and Fijian fishers when they carried out three separate ..
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The following is the Aug. 17, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, The Pacific Islands.
From the report
The Pacific Islands region in the Southwest Pacific has emerged as an area of keen interest to major powers, largely due to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) expanding engagement in the region. The region has strategic significance for the United States and hosts key U.S. military installations. Congressional considerations include bolstering diplomacy in the region, funding...
https://news.usni.org/2022/08/18/report-to-congress-on-the-pacific-islands
Last week was a rollercoaster week for the offshore market. The North Sea spot market continued to sizzle, with Tidewater fixing the 235-tonne bollard pull anchor handler ..
Southern Cross Cables has launched a new submarine cable network service that spans more than 15,840 kilometres and connects Australasia with the United States. Southern ..
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Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion have found two missing boats within 10 nautical miles of each other, dropping survival kits with water and locator beaco ..
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