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Shi Dao Pays Oil Spill Fine, Leaves Country
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Shi Dao Pays Oil Spill Fine, Leaves Country

Chinese fishing vessel Shi Dao caught pumping out oil into the sea near the Fiji Ships and Heavy Industries dock at ...

TC Keni Stops Local Shipping Movements
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TC Keni Stops Local Shipping Movements

Tropical Cyclone Keni forced local shipping companies to cancel their movements. This followed weather forecast by t...

Close To 1000 2nd Hand Cars Offloaded
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Close To 1000 2nd Hand Cars Offloaded

  Trans Future 5 was the third carrier vessel that has brought in another set of second hand cars this year. Th...

Seuseu I, Captain Of Barge Share Same Name
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Seuseu I, Captain Of Barge Share Same Name

Having a barge named after you is a boost to your career. So says Viliame seuseu. Mr Seuseu, 63, was caught by surpr...

Swire Shipping Vessels Increase Visits to Fiji: Reddy
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Swire Shipping Vessels Increase Visits to Fiji: Reddy

The movement of Swire Shipping Agencies vessels have picked up by two visits every month in 2017, said operations ma...

Authorities Await Sunken Ship Re-Investigation Report
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Authorities Await Sunken Ship Re-Investigation Report

The re-investigation of the sunken MV Southern Phoenix is expected to be concluded in the next four weeks, as allude...

Water Police Yavahuna Brings in Biggest Kadavu Drug Haul
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Water Police Yavahuna Brings in Biggest Kadavu Drug Haul

Fiji Police Force vessel Water Police 02 Yavahuna brought into Suva on Sunday the biggest marijuana haul from Kadavu...

Captaine Dampier Frequents Fiji Waters, Boosts Regional Links
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Captaine Dampier Frequents Fiji Waters, Boosts Regional Links

Neptune Pacific Line vessel Captaine Dampier frequents the Suva and Lautoka ports to offload imports and load on exÂ...

Change Of Mind Set Crucial in Recognising Women in Maritime Sector
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Change Of Mind Set Crucial in Recognising Women in Maritime Sector

Women have significantly contributed to the mari­time sector says Women in Maritime Association (WIMA) president Ja...

Goundar Continues Talks With Landowners
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Goundar Continues Talks With Landowners

Goundar Shipping man­aging director George Goundar said he would be holding meetings with land­owners on Friday to...

Tabua Excited With Excitor’s Speed
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Tabua Excited With Excitor’s Speed

The thrill of driving the Fijian fastest custom made 18 metre long powerboat Excitor Fiji confirms Inoke Tabua’s l...

Tahiti Nui III banks on its efficient, sophisticated equipment on board
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Tahiti Nui III banks on its efficient, sophisticated equipment on board

The Tahiti Nui III is currently fer­rying equipment for the popular Survivor series production from the Yasawas, to...

Third Vehicle Carrier Vessel Offloads Second Hand Cars in Three Months
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Third Vehicle Carrier Vessel Offloads Second Hand Cars in Three Months

Liberia vessel Euro Spirit is the second vehicle carrier that has brought in another set of sec­ond hand cars to th...

Port Denarau Continues Its Growth
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Port Denarau Continues Its Growth

The Denarau marine is expected to be a major contributor to the $2.2bn expected in 2021 as Fiji’s major industry, ...

Musket Cove Fiji Regatta boosts nautical tourism
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Musket Cove Fiji Regatta boosts nautical tourism

Nautical tourism remains an integral part of Fiji’s tourism industry. Over the last 30 years, of nautical tourism ...

Minister Bala Confirms  New Medical Vessel
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Minister Bala Confirms New Medical Vessel

Minister for Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment Praveen Bala has confirmed that a new mult...

Waterfront Traffic
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Waterfront Traffic

Khan Builds Boats For  Children’s Better Future
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Khan Builds Boats For Children’s Better Future

For three years,  Abdhul Aiyaz Khan of Wailoaloa in Nadi tirelessly built two half cabin boats, Jet Fisher  and  ...

Vessels De-Slipped As  Precautionary Measures
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Vessels De-Slipped As Precautionary Measures

Vessels on the Fiji Ships and Heavy Industries Limited (FSHIL) dry dock were de-slipped yesterday afternoon as part ...

Cruise Vessel To Boost Tourism In North
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Cruise Vessel To Boost Tourism In North

For the first time there will be a cruise vessel in Labasa before the end of this year to boost tourism, economic ac...

Workshop Discusses Reduction of Green House Gases From Ships
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Workshop Discusses Reduction of Green House Gases From Ships

The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport hosted the Pacific Is...

Antonio’s Night Trips To Rotuma Kindles Dream
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Antonio’s Night Trips To Rotuma Kindles Dream

Days and nights travelling by sea back to Rotuma for his school holidays sparked his dream to be a sea captain one d...

Queen of Melbourne Awaits MSAF Process
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Queen of Melbourne Awaits MSAF Process

South Island Shipping Services Company is hopeful that the Queen of Melbourne documents will be processed by the Mar...

Uluinabukelevu ceases operation again
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Uluinabukelevu ceases operation again

Just a month after resuming operation, MV Uluinabukelevu services will again be stopped for another four weeks follo...

New Lighthouses Increase Safety of Ships
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New Lighthouses Increase Safety of Ships

The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) has completed the construction of  lighthouses located at Momi Bay, Na...

Kotobalavu’s Love Affair With The Sea
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Kotobalavu’s Love Affair With The Sea

Sakiusa Kotobalavu has a love affair with the sea. So much so that he knows no other life as he braves the rough and...

Passengers Stranded For 10 Hours After Vessel Ramp Mishap
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Passengers Stranded For 10 Hours After Vessel Ramp Mishap

More than 200 passengers along with vehicles were left stranded inside the Interlink vessel  for ten hours on Satur...

Refurbished Naval Vessel Strengthens EEZ Security
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Refurbished Naval Vessel Strengthens EEZ Security

The refurbished Royal Fiji Navy Kikau that’s due back home in April will strengthen the navy’s role in carrying ...

Cruise Ships Rake In $9.1Million
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Cruise Ships Rake In $9.1Million

The port of Suva received $9.1million in cruise ship earnings in 2016. This was revealed by Kenua Fiji Port Agency M...

French Naval Ship Stops Over At Lautoka
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French Naval Ship Stops Over At Lautoka

The Bâtiment (B2M), multi-mission ship a class of oceanic patrol ship of the French Navy leaves Lautoka port tomorr...

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