Marshall Islands copra makers since January have delivered a bumper crop to Tobalar Copra Processing Authority - Majuro's coconut oil processing factory.
5,859.75 tons have been delivered in this fiscal year (with three months to go), exceeding 6 of the 14 previous years' total production tonnage, exceeding records kept since 1951. Copra production has never broken the 8,000 ton ceiling.
Posted on - 2020-07-13
New Zealand robotics firm X-craft is has developed an autonomous vessel with the intent to help safeguard Pacific Island Countries' EEZs from illegal fishing, as well as aid in search and rescue efforts. Fitted with sensors for geosynchronous positioning, scientific research can be aided in "the most cost effective" manner possible through monitoring and surveillance efforts within PICs' maritime boundaries.
UN Secretary-General Guterres said at last week's IEA Summit, “Bailout support to sectors such as industry, aviation and shipping should be conditioned on alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement.”
State aid dished out to maritime companies around the globe in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has not come with any environmental strings attached.
Posted on - 2020-07-12