Western Pacific countries and areas join forces to prevent cross-border health...

A renewed effort to combat emergencies globally was launched here this week when 38 countries and areas in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific Region agreed on urgent action to strengthen international regulations for public health...

BSP Supports 44th PILON Annual Meeting

In a show of commitment to regional legal excellence, BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) proudly sponsored the closing dinner of the 44th Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Annual Meeting, to be held from 27 to 31 October at APEC Haus in...

Global shipping is facing winds of change, despite chaos and confusion from the petrostates

Something significant just happened in London at the United Nations maritime peak body, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Nations had gathered to adopt the Net-Zero Framework, a package of measures designed to accelerate maritime...

SPTO Board of Directors Convenes in Vava’u, Tonga

Key Resolutions Passed to Advance Regional Tourism Governance and Strategic Planning The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Board of Directors convened its annual meeting on Monday, 20 October 2025, at Puataukanave Hotel, Vava’u, Tonga....

9 Countries Where Tourists Rarely Return for a Second Visit

Tourism rarely provides the perfect vacation experience that compels travelers to book return trips to the same destination. While some nations build thriving repeat visitor bases, others struggle to encourage tourists to come back for more. The...

WHO pushes for safer, affordable surgeries across the Pacific

Surgery is meant to save lives, but in the Western Pacific, it can lead to financial hardship, long delays, or preventable deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging health ministers to prioritise safer surgical practices within the...

Bollinger Shipyards Delivers FRC 1161 Olivia Hooker to U.S. CoastGuard 

USCGC Olivia Hooker is the second of three FRCs to be homeported in St. Petersburg, FL From Bollinger Shipyards, Oct. 23, 2025 LOCKPORT, La., — (October 23, 2025) – Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) today announced the recent delivery of the USCGC...

The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets

By Christopher Pala It has been described as “the most remarkable achievement of the Pacific island countries in the last 50 years”. In 1982, eight, mostly minuscule Pacific island countries in whose waters much of the world’s skipjack tuna was...

Confusion and disappointment after MEPC collapse

INDUSTRY groups have mostly lamented the collapse on Friday of International Maritime Organization talks to put a price on shipping pollution, though some welcomed the one-year delay. The Marine Environment Protection Committee was adjourned for...

IUCN World Conservation Congress concludes in Abu Dhabi with ambitious vision for nature…

Held in the UAE for the first time, the Congress took place under the generous patronage of President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The 2025 IUCN Congress brought together over 10,000 attendees,...

SHIPPING TIMES | Green maritime industry

Fiji Ports Corporation Limited recently participated in an inception workshop on the Feasibility Assessment of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Fiji’s Government Shipping Services (GSS) Fleet. Held on October 3, 2025, the workshop was hosted by...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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MSC and ATOSSCOM Annual Meeting Concludes in Palau with Tribute to Late President Nakamura

Leaders from across Micronesia gathered in Palau for the 2025 Micronesian Shipping Commission (MSC) and Association of Terminal Operators and Stevedoring Companies of Micronesia (ATOSSCOM) annual meeting, marking 50 years of regional maritime...

‘Oceans on Fire’

WELLINGTON (PMN) — As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining...

Ribbon cut for ‘game-changer’

Hailed as a game-changing technology for the tuna industry in the Marshall Islands, a tuna loader was officially handed over to the tuna industry and port services company Pacific International Inc. (PII) last Thursday. The new equipment is a...

Why Australia Should Amplify the Pacific Region’s Voice in APEC

Climate diplomacy efforts in the Pacific are an integral part of Australian foreign policy under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. After taking office in 2022, Albanese formally reinstated an Australian ambassador for climate change. The ambassador...

Decarbonization Focus Moves to MEPC Working Group After IMO’s Delay

The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships convened as scheduled today, October 20, as the shipping industry remains confused over last week’s decision to adjourn for one year the discussions on...

Syria’s Hidden Fleet: How Assad’s Regime Sold State Ships for One Dollar

In early January, under a pale winter sun over the Black Sea, satellites spotted a red-hulled cargo ship moored near a grain silo in Russian-occupied Crimea. The vessel was one of three Syrian cargo ships—Phoenicia, Laodicea, and Syria—accused by...

Ani Dasgupta on Moving from Promises to Progress

Note: Transcripts are generated using a combination of automated software and human transcribers and may contain errors. Please check the actual audio before quoting it. Ariana Brocious: I’m Ariana Brocious. Kousha Navidar: I’m Kousha Navidar....

A detailed rundown of the 2025 slate of the Utah Film Center’s Utah Queer Film Festival

EDITOR’S NOTE: For the curtain raiser of the 2025 Utah Queer Film Festival, see this link. The theme of fearless queerness permeates the slate of six feature-length documentaries and 40 short films in this year’s Utah Queer Film Festival slate. In...