Solomon Islands strengthens maritime safety
Improving the safety of Solomon Islands' Honiara port was in focus this week as the capital’s maritime stakeholders met to identify the risks and hazards affecting the Port of Honiara. This was the first meeting of the sort held in the Pacific Island…
Samoa’s first certified Fire Investigator strengthens local fire service
The Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (SFESA), has improved its ability to conduct fire investigations. Assistant Commissioner, Aufa'i Petaia completed a twelve-week Fire Investigator course with the Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) Fire…
‘Green Pacific Port initiative’ looks to improve port operations across the Pacific
Government officials and port representatives from Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga agreed to focus on the implementation of quality, energy, and environmental management for port operations in the Pacific as the guiding principles of their work in…
Practicing Energy Efficiency in the Marshall Islands Maritime Sector
A three-day workshop on ship energy efficient operations was organised in Marshall Islands by the Pacific Community (SPC) and was hosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP) at its campus in Majuro. This workshop forms part of the capacity-…
Regional Strategy for Women in Maritime Meeting
Drafters from the PacWIMA (Cook Islands, Fiji, PNG, Tonga) meet to update the latest version of the Regional Strategy and progress work on the document.
Green Pacific Port Initiative progress meeting
Participants will be updated on the progress of the GPP initiative which is currently piloted at the Ports Authority Tonga and the Solomon Islands Ports Authority under the SPC Innovation fund.
MTCC-Pacific Steering Committee Meeting
Steering Committee with update on MTCC-Pacific project progress and receive an introduction to first data analysis and its findings. Partner and OMP project presentations are also on the agenda.
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Pacific natural resource managers build capacity in Ridge to Reef Sustainable Development
Forty Pacific Island natural resource managers gathered in Townsville, Australia this week to build their capacity for local and global environmental management through the in-depth study of sampling tools, data analysis and interpretation skills.
The…
Pacific Community Finalist for Asia-Pacific Environment Award
The Pacific Community (SPC) as host institution of the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre in the Pacific (MTCC-Pacific), has been named a finalist for the 2018 Lloyd’s List Asia Pacific Awards.
This is one of the most prestigious maritime awards…
Capacity building and coordination highlighted at Third Pacific Ridge to Reef Programme meeting
Fourteen Pacific Island countries reaffirmed their commitment to better managing their environments through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) -funded Pacific Ridge to Reef (R2R) Programme, at the Third Regional Steering Committee in Townsville,…