Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics (World Rugby)
(Source: World Rugby) Australia men and Fiji women both won their respective Oceania Sevens titles and were rewarded with places at the 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament in Rio de Janeiro....
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(Source: Fiji Rugby Union) Australia men and Fiji women both win their respective Oceania Sevens titles and are rewarded with places at the 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament in Rio de Janeiro....
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A bid from a Port Adelaide company for the contract to build new patrol boats for Pacific nations is rejected as unsuitable by the Federal Government. ......
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A bid from a Port Adelaide company for the contract to build new patrol boats for Pacific nations is rejected as unsuitable by the Federal Government. ......
View ArticlePort Adelaide shipbuilder knocked back on Pacific patrol boats bid
A bid from a Port Adelaide company for the contract to build new patrol boats for Pacific nations has been rejected as unsuitable by the Federal Government. Adelaide Ship Construction International...
View ArticlePORT AUTHORITY BOARD FUNDS EXTENSION TO KEY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IN PORT...
(Source: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) Investment in Ocean-Going Clean Vessel Incentive Program will build on port's 33-percent reduction in harmful pollutants Continuing the Port...
View ArticleSamoa set for first female representation at ISAF Youth Worlds (ISAF -...
(Source: ISAF - International Sailing Federation) In the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships history the Samoan flag has been flown four times thanks to representatives in the Boy's Laser Radial...
View ArticlePacific region's serious health issues in the spotlight (Massey University)
(Source: Massey University) Dutch Ambassador Rob Zaagman (left) , Tongan health minister Dr Saia Piukala and Massey University Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey at the Pasifika Health Research Forum....
View ArticleCharting a Course Toward Pacific Climate Resiliency (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) Climate change is already impacting the people of the Pacific. In Papua New Guinea, families are struggling to access water and put food on the table because of a...
View ArticleManila asks Japan for large ships to patrol South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may consider a request from the Philippines for large coastguard ships to patrol the disputed South China Sea, after the two allies reached a deal...
View ArticleAustralia 'intercepts asylum boat off Christmas Island'
The Australian Navy has intercepted a suspected asylum seeker boat near Christmas Island, reports say. A wooden vessel was seen about 200m (656ft) offshore early on Friday, eyewitnesses told the...
View ArticleAustralia refuses to confirm asylum seeker boat arrival
Australian officials refused to confirm reports Friday that a boat carrying asylum seekers was being towed away from its Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island. Australia denies resettlement to...
View ArticleJapan, Australia seen boosting support for Pacific nations
The Yomiuri Shimbun The governments of Japan and Australia are expected to agree to cooperate more in supporting island nations in the Pacific Ocean, sources said. The aim of the strategy is to check...
View ArticleRefinancing Update (Austal Limited)
(Source: Austal Limited) 26a02c11-0559-4e2a-b118-27b3b6567770.pdf COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 20 NOVEMBER 2015 REFINANCING UPDATE Further to its announcement of 14 October 2015 regarding the entry into...
View ArticlePNG Program Creating Positive Change (NRL - National Rugby League Ltd)
(Source: NRL - National Rugby League Ltd) The NRL-run League Bilong Laif (League for Life) program in Papua New Guinea is positively changing the lives of participants, according to an evaluation by...
View ArticleInfrastructure upgrades on Guam to boost services’ capabilities in Pacific
Multimillion-dollar upgrades to Navy and Air Force infrastructure on Guam will pave the way for the deployment of the some of the military’s most advanced ships and aircraft, as well as the relocation...
View ArticleAsylum seeker boat towed away after coming within 200m of Christmas Island
The boat appears to have approached Flying Fish Cove in the early hours of the morning before being intercepted by Australian officials...
View ArticleAustralia, Kenya men and Fiji women confirm Olympic sevens berths
Australia and Kenya booked their booked their places in the men’s rugby sevens competition at next year’s Olympic Games with contrasting final triumphs at their respective regional qualification...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea Fishermen Lost at Sea Return Home (IOM - International...
(Source: IOM - International Organization for Migration) Papua New Guinea - Two fishermen, a student and a shopkeeper from the Autonomous Republic of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have...
View ArticleGSL unslips offshore patrol vessel for Sri Lankan navy
Panaji: Close on the heels of commissioning the Indian Coast Guard's largest offshore patrol vessel, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Wednesday unslipped the first...
View ArticleNo Patrol Boat? No Problem. Catch Illegal Fishing Vessels in Port. (The Pew...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) Illegal fishing happens in every ocean in the world, accounting for up to $23.5 billion worth of seafood. In two recent posts, I wrote about the two vital elements...
View ArticleHockey stars in South Pacific (International Hockey Federation)
(Source: International Hockey Federation) Hockey is challenging soccer as the number one sport in the Solomon Islands. This is according to one keen player - Alan Temoa, one of the Solomon Island...
View ArticleDarwin port: Deal to lease site of military base to Chinese company for 99...
Australia’s Prime Minister has been forced to defend the controversial leasing of a strategically important port to a Chinese company, saying the military could seize control in a...
View ArticleGSL delivers fourth patrol vessel for Indian Coast Guard
Vasco: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has delivered Yard 1221, fourth in the series of six indigenously-built offshore patrol vessel for the Indian...
View ArticleDigicel cuts 51 expat jobs
DIGICEL has confirmed the release of 51 expatriate members of its team with expectations that the positions will be taken up by locals. The telecoms company did not specify whether the outgoing...
View ArticleAsylum seekers land in Indonesia after Australian turn-back
Sixteen asylum seekers have come ashore in Indonesia after their boat was turned back from Australia, police said on Friday, prompting fresh concern from Jakarta over Canberra's tough immigration...
View ArticleMigrants arrive in Indonesia after Australian turn-back: police
Sixteen asylum seekers have come ashore in Indonesia after their boat was turned back from Australia, police said Friday, prompting fresh concern from Jakarta over Canberra's tough immigration...
View ArticleClaims costly MH370 search leaves Australia blind to illegal fishing
Australia has been left largely blind to the movement of foreign ships and struggling to police highly destructive illegal fishing operations in a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean after Defence...
View ArticleAustal launches US Navy’s Twelfth Littoral Combat Ship (Austal Limited)
(Source: Austal Limited) Austal (ASX:ASB) has launched the twelfth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), at its state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in Mobile,...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleFiji 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...
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