HILARY HOSIA The unveiling of the Juren Ae prototype sailing ship model took place in front of a crowd at Robert Reimers Enterprises Tuesday following the official handover ceremony of the cargo sailing vessel. Germany Charge’d Affaires Mathias Kruse joined Minister in Assistance Bremity Lakjohn in the unveiling event. The model is a gift to […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Twenty-two students in the College of the Marshall Islands Maritime Vocational Training Center last week moved up to the highest level in their three semester course and are now interns on the SV Juren Ae, which arrived in Majuro at the end of July. According to Ben Vroom, training instructor and temporary captain […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Marshall Islands’ cargo ship, SV Juren Ae, is in its final stage of construction at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. According to a release from the German Agency for International Development, which is known in Majuro as GIZ*, this week the dedicated rigging team is focusing their efforts on […]
