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VESSEL REVIEW | Marin Mainiku – New inter-island ferry for Kiribati owner
China’s Zhoushan Ningxing Shipbuilding has handed over a new Ro-Pax ferry to Kiribati National Shipping Line (KNSL). Marin Mainiku has an LOA of 39...
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 20 – Chinese cruise ship, Japanese hydrogen-powered ferry and more
Deliveries include new Ro-Pax ferries for operators in Kiribati and the Philippines. A new Chinese-built large cruise ship completes undergoing sea...
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OPINION | US and Chinese military hospital ships: a growing competition across Pacific islands?
China recently announced a mission to send its military hospital ship, Peace Ark, to the Pacific Islands. This is not surprising, given regional head-to-head...
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New Zealand Defence Force, partners locate two missing Kiribati fishermen
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and partner agencies from Fiji and Kiribati have successfully located two Kiribati fishermen who were initially...
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REMINISCENCES | Atomic bomb tests on Christmas Island (or how we had a little fun with the US Navy)
This episode started off with an atomic bang and ended in a whisper. But before the atomic explosion occurred, our fisheries research vessel Charles...
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New Zealand patrol aircraft crew locate two missing fishing boats in five-day Pacific mission
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion patrol aircraft crew has helped save the lives of seven Kiribati and Fijian fishers when they carried...
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New Australasia-US submarine cable network successfully commissioned
Southern Cross Cables has launched a new submarine cable network service that spans more than 15,840 kilometres and connects Australasia with the United...
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New Zealand Defence Force locates two boats initially reported as missing near Kiribati
Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion have found two missing boats within 10 nautical miles of each other, dropping survival kits with water...
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OPINION | How the US and Australia can be real partners in the Indo-Pacific grey zone
The United States rightly considers itself a “Pacific nation.” It has been engaged there almost since its founding—and the US west coast...
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