AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPacific Media & Climate Resilience: SPREP is coordinating a regional media workshop in Tonga (Sept 17–18) to train Pacific journalists to better report on weather and climate, with selected reporters also covering PMC8 and 4PMMM (Sept 21–25). Marshall Islands in the Spotlight: The Marshall Islands welcomed an ITLOS ruling awarding more than $14 million over the 2022 detention of the VLCC Heroic Idun, including over $4 million for crew mistreatment. Shipping Safety Through Hormuz: A Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, Nissos Keros, carrying about 270,000 MT of crude for India, safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive in Visakhapatnam on June 3, as India coordinates safe passage for vessels amid heightened tensions. U.S. Sanctions Reach the Region: The U.S. Treasury and State Department imposed fresh sanctions on Iran-linked oil and petrochemical networks, including vessels and companies tied to the “shadow oil economy,” with some targets connected to the Marshall Islands. Regional Decarbonization Push: Ministers from 10 Pacific countries will meet in Majuro next month to advance the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, aiming to shift shipping away from diesel and unlock climate finance for low-carbon vessels.
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