AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWind & Shipping Upgrade: bound4blue says it has installed a 22-metre eSAIL® suction sail on the new multipurpose vessel Na Hiro E Pae, the first known of its kind to use wind propulsion for the Tahiti–Austral Islands “goelettes” lifeline; the ship carries up to 200 passengers and about 1,500 tonnes of cargo, with expected ~10% energy savings alongside biofuel/e-fuel capable engines and electric pod propulsion. Food Exports Push: Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia is bringing 15 exporters from eight Pacific economies—including French Polynesia—to Fine Food Australia 2026 (31 Aug–3 Sep, Melbourne), aiming to connect local food and beverage producers with major buyers. Deep-Sea Mining Debate: a US company’s proposal to explore deep-sea minerals in an Eastern High Seas Pocket between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until 3 Aug, with Pacific groups urging stronger safeguards while ISA rules are still being negotiated. Local Marine Innovation: Tahiti Marine claims a world-first by breeding two endangered sea cucumber species in captivity, linking aquaculture, conservation and community livelihoods. Global Labor Watch: a World Bank report finds high-income countries face the highest exposure to AI job displacement, with automation-suitable job shares more than triple those in lower-income economies.
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