Tarmelu Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Shipping loses workhorse vessel

By Journal on October 15, 2026 Alson Kelen, Danny Wase, Davy Jones' locker, Gary Ehrsam, Juren Ae, Kalani Kaneko, Leslie Cook, Nitijela, Pacific Gyre, RMI EPA, RMI Shipping Corporation, SV Kwai, Tarmelu News

GIFF JOHNSON For the past two weeks, a lot of the debate at Nitijela has centered on hardships on the outer islands because of shipping woes. Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall acknowledged that of the four operational RMI Shipping Corporation vessels, two needed dry docking and one needed decommissioning — meaning it was ready for retirement. […]

Sailing toward a bright future

By Journal on August 22, 2024 Ben Vroom, Carlton Gordon, CMI Maritime Vocation Training Center, College of the Marshall Islands, Danny Wase, Edward Adiniwin, Hugo Bugoro, Juren Ae, Karen Earnshaw, Lina Harry, Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation, Michel Gruther, Monica Gordon, SV Juren Ae, Tarmelu, Teitera Turei, Tony Freddy News Archive

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 […]