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Deep-Sea Mining Market Sector to hit $40.79B by 2032, Growing at 34% CAGR from 2025 to 2032

Deep-Sea Mining Market: Navigating the Depths of Opportunity and Responsibility WASHINGTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Deep-Sea Mining Market Overview The deep-sea mining industry is undergoing a transformative...

Visitor Spending Increased in August 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals

Posted on Sep 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: September 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 806,776 total visitors to the Hawaiian...

Southpac Appoints Mike Arand as Chief Executive Officer

Mike’s appointment and Southpac’s rebrand mark the next phase of growth, building on a 40+ year legacy of leadership in offshore asset protection. TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND, September 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Southpac Group, a market leader in...

CEO Insights Cook Islands Report

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- CEO Insight has just released its latest Cook Islands Special Report, offering an in-depth analysis of how this South Pacific jurisdiction has become a world-class centre for wealth...

ADB, Cook Islands Sign $30 Million Loan for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Development

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Cook Islands have signed a $30 million loan agreement to support the Cook Islands in building resilience and spur sustainable growth. The...

Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025

Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...

Pacific Learners Complete Japan Study Tour on Early Warning Systems to Combat Disaster Risks

The Pacific learners began their studies on 11 November 2024 in Hiroshima, with a lecture at Hiroshima University on the effect of climate change in the form of tropical cyclones. They visited the Hiroshima City Torrential Rain Disaster Memorial...

ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....

Clicktripz Fuels Global Tourism Collaboration in the 100 Travel Innovations Campaign

Driving Change in Travel: Partnership Enhances Visibility of Sustainable Tourism Innovations AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Clicktripz, one of the world’s largest travel ad networks, is making a significant...

One Pacific – One People, One Ocean at CBD COP16.

16 October 2024, Apia, Samoa – The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions. However,...

Artemis Fine Arts reels in hefty $393K at auction of antiquities & tribal treasures from Santa Fe’s Ralph T. Coe Center

Proceeds from the 380 lots consigned by the Coe will benefit the nonprofit’s Rehoming Program for repatriation and future care of cultural art BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On August 22, Artemis Fine Arts...

Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025

Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...

The Metals Company Announces Second Quarter 2025 Corporate Update

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading developer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense,...

Call for Applications: UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025

The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...

Visitor Spending Increased Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals in June 2025

Posted on Jul 31, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: July 31, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands...

Finland Charges Oil Tanker Team After Undersea Cable Damage

(MENAFN) Finland's deputy prosecutor general has formally charged the captain and two officers of the oil tanker Eagle S with aggravated vandalism and aggravated interference with telecommunications, following extensive damage to undersea cables...

Visitor Arrivals and Expenditures Increased in May 2025

Posted on Jun 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: June 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in May...

Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: May 29, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April...

Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025

Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March...