Police are again calling on people to take extra precaution when travelling at sea as bad weather continues in the country. A Strong weather warning h...
Oil Spill ravages Namuga shoreline
The oil spill from MV Takana at Namuga in Makria Ulawa Province will likely worsen tourism opportunity in the area, a concern raised by local operator...
Govt wants wrecked vessel removed
The Solomon Islands Government recommends, MV Solomon Trader’s owner, King Trader Limited (South Express Limited) removes its wrecked vessel fro...
New wharf for new patrol boats
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Marine Division is proposing an upgrade of the Aola base at Point Cruz to cater for the new incoming patrol boa...
Port Development? Rundown Island Jetty still in use
While the Solomon Islands Ports Authority SIPA mission statement emphasizes that it strives to provide services for customers, its run-down refueling ...
Government lifts beche-de-mer ban
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has announced, it is lifting the beche-de-mer ban this month. Director Fisheries Edward Honiwala said t...
Honiara Port’s safety the focus of Pacific Navigation Project
Improving the safety of Solomon Islands’ Honiara port was in focus this week as the capital’s maritime stakeholders met to identify the ri...
Parliament passes ‘Solomon Islands Maritime Authority Bill 2018’
Parliament has passed the ‘Solomon Islands Maritime Authority Bill 2018’ last Friday. The now Act seeks to establish SIMA as a financially...
New patrol boat to be delivered next year.
The Australian Minister for Defense, Senator Marise Payne assures the Royal Solomon Islands Commissioner Mathew Valley that Solomon Islands will recei...
20 foreign fishing vessels boarded
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime Unit has boarded more than twenty foreign fishing vessels during it’s patrol over the Solomon wa...