AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoWind Propulsion for Polynesia: bound4blue has installed a 22-metre eSAIL suction-sail on the new multipurpose vessel Na Hiro E Pae, a first for this ship type, ahead of its delivery to SNA Tuha’a Pae Shipping Company. The Tahiti–Austral Islands lifeline will carry up to 200 passengers and 1,500 tonnes of cargo, with the system expected to cut energy use by about 10% alongside biofuel/e-fuel and electric pod options. Pacific Trade & Food Exports: Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia is staging a Pacific Showcase at Fine Food Australia (31 Aug–3 Sep, Melbourne), bringing 15 exporters from eight Pacific economies including French Polynesia’s Bora Bora Sea Salt to connect with buyers. Deep-Sea Mining Scrutiny: a U.S. company’s high-seas exploration application covering an area between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment, prompting PICAN to urge submissions and question unilateral licensing while international rules are still being negotiated. Regional Environment Funding: SPREP’s SWAP2 waste-and-pollution project is progressing with AFD funding (EUR 4.3m), including work with French Polynesia on waste infrastructure, capacity and regional collaboration. Global Labor Watch: a World Bank report flags higher AI job-displacement exposure in high-income economies (14.2% of jobs highly automatable vs 4.5% in low- and middle-income countries).
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