Pacific Islands Transport Forum and Expo, November 2018
Transport is the very lifeline of Pacific Islands societies. Across the region, the need for clean, affordable, appropriate and safe air, land and sea transport is essential for all socio-economic development and well-being
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Pacific Islands Transport Forum and Expo, November 2018
'Flettner Rotors':
potential game changing technology for Pacific low carbon shipping
This technical review documents the literature of Flettner Rotor technology to make it available to researchers seeking potential means for reducing Oceanic shipping costs for both transport and fishing at all levels of vessel size.
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Future Oceanic Shipping
King Canute muses in the South Seas: Why aren’t Pacific Islands transitioning to low carbon sea transport futures?
Transition to low carbon sea transport is a logical response to the extreme dependency of the Pacific Islands region on imported fossil fuel, its significant vulnerability to the effects of climate change and the critical shipping needs of Pacific Island countries (PICs).
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Low carbon sea transport
SDG
14 UN Oceans USP’s Voluntary Commitment #OceanAction19944
In June 2017 Sweden and Fiji co-hosted the first UN Oceans Conference in New York. USP;s voluntary commitments to achieving SSDG14 include opening and staffing a research and development centre based in the Marshall Islands, termed the Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport, initially focusing on sustainable shipping solutions for the Pacific.
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#OceanAction19944