Hilton Kendall

Kaohsiung-Majuro ports tie knot

Kaohsiung-Majuro ports tie knot

A RMI Ports Authority team, led by board chairman Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall, visited Kaohsiung, the major port city in Taiwan, last week to establish a sister port relationship with Majuro.They were in Taiwan for the Association of Pacific Ports annual conference. The port-to-port relationship is a further business relationship between the two countries on […]

‘Green’ vessel hailed on arrival

‘Green’ vessel hailed on arrival

EVE BURNS The newest state of the art sailing cargo-passenger vessel added to Marshall Islands fleet is none other than the SV Juren Ae, which was welcomed home last Wednesday. Witnessing the arrival of the Juren Ae were President Hilda Heine, and a lineup of VIPs and general public. Leading the welcoming ceremony was Shipping […]

Nauru eyes Honolulu route

Nauru eyes Honolulu route

A Nauru Airlines delegation met with the RMI Cabinet at the end of June to discuss opportunities for air service to Honolulu. This followed on a meeting between Nauru Airlines representatives, led by Deputy Minister of Aviation Maverick Eoe, and a large gathering of aviation-related business people and RMI agencies. On June 26, the Nauru […]

Juren Ae officially named

Juren Ae officially named

A naming ceremony for the Marshall Islands cargo sailing ship, SV Juren Ae, was held last week at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. The Marshallese phrase Juren Ae refers to one of the main paddles of a traditional outrigger canoe. According to a release from GIZ, the German international development […]

RMI pursues Honolulu air service

RMI pursues Honolulu air service

RMI’s Aviation Task Force briefed two Cabinet Ministers this week on the proposed joint AMI-Nauru Airlines Majuro-to-Honolulu air service in hopes of gaining RMI government backing to launch the service in 2024. The possible Majuro-Honolulu-Majuro route has been discussed for the past two years by the Aviation Task Force, but is getting a new push […]

Moi farm expansion set

Moi farm expansion set

REBECCA LATHROP Hilton Kendall speaks proudly about the moi fish farm project that Aquaculture Technologies of the Marshall Islands (ATMI) piloted in 2012 and which currently employs nearly 40 local workers. The company has six cages that house the moi until they reach at least one pound, when they are marketable at $4 per pound. […]