AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWind Propulsion for Local Shipping: bound4blue says it has completed installation of a 22-metre eSAIL® suction sail on the new multipurpose vessel Na Hiro E Pae, linking Tahiti with the Austral Islands and aiming to cut energy use by about 10% while carrying up to 200 passengers and 1,500 tonnes of cargo. Trade & Exports: Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia is bringing 15 exporters from eight Pacific economies—including French Polynesia’s Bora Bora Sea Salt—to Fine Food Australia 2026 (31 Aug–3 Sep) to meet buyers and distributors. Deep-Sea Mining Debate: A US company’s application to explore deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment, with Pacific civil society urging stronger regional safeguards as ISA rules are still being negotiated. Regional Waste Action: SPREP’s SWAP2 project (funded by AFD) is progressing with French Polynesia among nine territories, supporting waste infrastructure, capacity building, and marine-litter surveys. Maritime Security Push: American Samoa’s governor reaffirmed a formal request for a permanent US Coast Guard station—an issue tied to broader Pacific concerns over trafficking and maritime safety.
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