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Honouring a Legacy: US$1M Fund Launched to Clean Up Fishing Vessels in Suva Harbour and Protect Fiji’s Ocean Future
SUVA, FIJI, August 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Captain Johnathan Smith Fund has launched to safely remove derelict fishing vessels from Suva Harbour, in honour of Captain Smith’s enduring commitment to ocean stewardship. This effort aims...
Rutger Bosland, Pioneering Engineer and Technical Lead on Development of TMC’s Nodule Collection System, Joins Company to Drive Commercial Readiness
Rutger Bosland, the engineer and technical lead who oversaw the design, build and successful test deployment of Allseas’ integrated nodule collection system, joins TMC to lead offshore innovation and scale its technologies for commercial...
Newmoney.ai Launches Global Peer-to-Peer Cash Transfer Platform with AI Financial Assistant Newton
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newmoney.ai is announcing the launch of its peer-to-peer cash transfer platform, designed to make sending and receiving money across borders simple, fast, and affordable. By combining familiar...
Microbix & ACPCC support efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of...
TMC and Nauru Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)
The Government of Nauru and TMC’s subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2017 The President of Nauru welcomes the new agreement which will ensure that...
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Joint Press Remarks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 31 July 2024
Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Good afternoon, everyone, and a very warm welcome to Singapore. Thank you to my good friend Tony. We live in an age of extraordinary opportunities and challenges. Technological developments have raced ahead at a...
Owner: Singaporean Government
World First: TMC USA Submits Application for Commercial Recovery of Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas Under U.S. Seabed Mining Code
Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one...
TMC Welcomes U.S. Executive Order to Expedite Permitting and Evaluate Offtake of Critical Minerals from Nodules in the High Seas
Entitled ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, the Executive Order directs Commerce Secretary Lutnick to expedite deep seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in international waters under the...
DECLARATION OF DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK FOR SAMOA
[PRESS RELEASE – APIA, 17 April 2025] – The Ministry of Health is officially declaring a dengue fever outbreak in Samoa. There has been a significant increase in the number of suspected and confirmed cases, particularly in Upolu, over the past two...
Owner: Samoan Government
The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
Joint Statement on the Security and Resilience of Undersea Cables in a Globally Digitalized World
Communications networks underpin almost every aspect of our lives. Yet the rapid development of communication technologies and massive scale of these networks increases our dependency on these systems and introduces vulnerabilities. Undersea...
Owner: Singaporean Government
Panama to Host International Forum for Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships Alongside UNFCCC Global Climate Week
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama, PVBLIC Foundation, and Global Resilience Partners proudly announce the Nature Summit – an exclusive, high-level forum bringing...
PRESS RELEASE – Asian Citrus Psyllid Workshop
As part of ACIAR the project “Responding to emerging pest and disease threats to horticulture in the Pacific islands” (HORT 2016 185), Workshops are being held in Samoa and Tonga to discuss strategies to control the most destructive citrus pest...
Owner: Samoan Government
World First: TMC and PAMCO Achieve a New Nodule Processing Milestone, Unlocking Critical Energy & Steelmaking Materials at Existing Facilities
TMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production flowsheet for its initial commercial production using a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining, at PAMCO’s commercial...
Food Pathogen Safety Testing Equipment and Supplies Market is Expected to Grow $10.4 billion by 2028
Chicago, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Food Pathogen Safety Testing Equipment and Supplies Market is a vital component of the food industry, playing a crucial role in ensuring the safety and quality of food products. This market...
Data-Driven Solutions: Key to Overcoming Challenges in Small Island States
30 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda - Empowering decisions through data, was a sentiment echoed by many at the Fourth International Conference of Small Island Developing States currently being held in Antigua. "In an era of unprecedented...