Marshall Air Cargo Crisis: Search Is On For Alternatives

The Marshall Islands government has been forced into making alternative air delivery op­tions for everything from mail and medicines to fresh tuna and equip­ment for essential public services due to the mounting air cargo cri­sis.

The government in Majuro has declared a state of emergency after the US Federal Aviation Adminis­tration grounded Asia Pacific Air­lines (APA).

It has left the Marshall Islands with no air cargo service for im­ports or exports. In addition to bottlenecking mail and urgently-needed medicines and hospital supplies, it has shut down the multi-million dollar exports of fresh tuna caught by longline fish­ing vessels based in Majuro.

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Source: RNZ

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