Fiji qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016 (World Rugby)
(Source: World Rugby) Two tries from Rupeni Vakasilimini and a late score from replacement Josaia Raboiliku saw Fiji U20s overcome Tonga 19-10 in the deciding match of the Oceania Junior Rugby Trophy...
View ArticleDead humpback whale calf caught under tug boat at Great Barrier Reef coal...
A dead humpback whale calf has been found caught in the propeller of a tug boat at a coal terminal on the Great Barrier Reef, in an incident set to inflame concerns about environmental risks to the...
View ArticleAustralia's men on Olympic mission in Auckland (World Rugby)
(Source: World Rugby) Having successfully steered the Australian women's team to Rio 2016, interim men's head coach Tim Walsh will be hoping to have double cause for celebration at the conclusion of...
View ArticleHMAS Adelaide enters service (Royal Australian Navy)
(Source: Royal Australian Navy) HMAS Adelaide, the second of two Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs) built for the Royal Australian Navy,was commissionedinto the Fleet today, alongside Garden Island,...
View ArticleIndia, Russia naval exercises from Dec 7 in Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM: Eastern Naval Command (ENC) chief and vice-admiral Satish Soni said bilateral exercises between India and Russia - Indira-2015 - will take place at the Vizag Coast from December 7 to 12....
View ArticleImagery Available: USCGC Sequoia completes partnership building patrol in...
(Source: United States Coast Guard - 14th District Hawaii & the Pacific) U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan Hall and Ensign Peter Driscoll. SANTA RITA, Guam - The USCGC...
View ArticleGiant container island plan for Port Phillip Bay in bid to boost port sale value
A giant industrial island could be built in Port Phillip Bay as part of a secret plan commissioned by government insiders to extract maximum value from the privatisation of Melbourne's port. The island...
View ArticleNew LNG Carrier BEIDOU STAR Delivered- 3rd Chinese-built LNG Carrier Vessel...
(Source: Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd) LNG Carrier BEIDOU STAR TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the successful delivery of the LNG carrier BEIDOU STAR...
View ArticleReps. DeFazio, Larsen Fight for Increased Funding in Pacific Northwest Ports...
(Source: Peter DeFazio) Washington, DC -Today, Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) joined a letter led by Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent to the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
View ArticleWestern ports expand in anticipation of more ships from China
Ports in the west are speeding up the upgrading of infrastructure and building new terminals to catch volume from China amid the “big ship era”. As the industry has suffered a significant downturn,...
View ArticlePalau Signs International Treaty to Protect Marine Sanctuary From Illegal...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) KOROR, Palau-The Palau Congress voted unanimously today to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty designed to help stop illegally...
View ArticleHigh Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (Department of Foreign Affairs and...
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government) Media release 2 December 2015 Today I announce the appointment of Mr Bruce Davis as Australia's next High Commissioner to Papua...
View ArticleA Slice of Heaven (Royal Australian Navy)
(Source: Royal Australian Navy) Six Navy members attached to HS Red, currently embarked in HMAS Leeuwin, were recently deployed to an uninhabited island to erect and maintain a tidal and boat camp as...
View ArticlePacific Governments Curb Spending as Fiscal, Climate Shocks Rise - ADB (ADB -...
(Source: ADB - Asian Development Bank) AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Larger Pacific governments are facing lower growth and tighter fiscal conditions sparked by low commodity prices, while other countries in...
View ArticleShipbuilder at the Navy Yard renamed Philly Shipyard Inc.
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has a new name: Philly Shipyard Inc. Shareholders of the region's only commercial shipyard, meeting Monday in Oslo, Norway, where parent company Aker ASA is located, approved...
View ArticleJapan could risk Chinese anger by joining US sea patrols
Shinzo Abe reported told Barack Obama that Tokyo would think about participating in operations in South China Sea...
View ArticleThe incredible plan to make money grow on trees
One of the most cutting-edge projects to tackle climate change is being pioneered in one of the most remote, undeveloped countries on earth. Does it have any hope of succeeding? By Sam Knight...
View ArticleInquiry hears seasonal workers could be key to boosting food production and...
Queensland's peak horticulture industry group has told a federal inquiry into the Seasonal Worker Program that its expansion could help growers increase food production and capitalise on new export...
View ArticleLabor champions plan to resettle Pacific climate change migrants
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Marles, the opposition immigration spokesman, returns from Pacific islands tour and says Australia should plan early to accept ‘people on the move’...
View ArticlePort Metro Vancouver and Port Moody team up to resolve abandoned and...
(Source: VFPA - Vancouver Fraser Port Authority) November 12, 2015 Vancouver, B.C. Port Metro Vancouver and the City of Port Moody have together taken a crucial step in resolving issues associated with...
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