China’s Zhoushan Ningxing Shipbuilding has handed over a new Ro-Pax ferry to Kiribati National Shipping Line (KNSL). Marin Mainiku has an LOA of 39 metres, a draught of 2.2 metres, a depth of 3.6 metres, a gross tonnage of 441, and capacity for 49 passengers, six vehicles, and six 20-foot...
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 20 – Chinese cruise ship, Japanese hydrogen-powered ferry and more
Deliveries include new Ro-Pax ferries for operators in Kiribati and the Philippines. A new Chinese-built large cruise ship completes undergoing sea trials as a Japanese owner christens a hybrid ferry. Finally, orders have been placed for new ferries designed for the conditions of the Persian Gulf. Philippines’ Lite Shipping adds catamaran newbuild to fleet Philippine […]
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OPINION | US and Chinese military hospital ships: a growing competition across Pacific islands?
China recently announced a mission to send its military hospital ship, Peace Ark, to the Pacific Islands. This is not surprising, given regional head-to-head competition ..
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New Zealand Defence Force, partners locate two missing Kiribati fishermen
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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REMINISCENCES | Atomic bomb tests on Christmas Island (or how we had a little fun with the US Navy)
This episode started off with an atomic bang and ended in a whisper. But before the atomic explosion occurred, our fisheries research vessel Charles H. Gilbert had some u ..
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New Zealand patrol aircraft crew locate two missing fishing boats in five-day Pacific mission
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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New Australasia-US submarine cable network successfully commissioned
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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New Zealand Defence Force locates two boats initially reported as missing near Kiribati
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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Shipping industry repatriates over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped by COVID restrictions
The full repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers to Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati, has been completed.
Six seafarers have recently touched down in Tarawa, marking the end of a two-year period of repatriation blighted by pandemic-related restrictions and delays.
The repatriation was led by a coalition of employers, unions and NGOs, in tandem with the government of Kiribati, who successfully navigated...
OPINION | How the US and Australia can be real partners in the Indo-Pacific grey zone
The United States rightly considers itself a “Pacific nation.” It has been engaged there almost since its founding—and the US west coast stretches to Guam. ..