Nauru Pacific Line
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The Nauru Pacific Line is the national shipping line of the Republic of Nauru. Its fleet consists of five owned and two leased ships, which travel throughout all of Oceania
. It is loss-making and gets subventions from the state.
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. It is loss-making and gets subventions from the state.
See also
- Economy of NauruEconomy of NauruRevenues of Nauru have traditionally come from exports of phosphate rock. Primary phosphate reserves were exhausted, and mining ceased, but in 2006-07, mining of a deeper layer of "secondary phosphate" began. It is hoped that this economic activity might lift Nauru from the bottom rung of global...
- Nauru Phosphate CorporationNauru Phosphate CorporationThe Nauru Phosphate Corporation was a government-owned company controlling phosphate mining in Nauru, now known as the Republic of Nauru Phosphate, or RONPhos.-Failed investments:...
- Pacific Forum LinePacific Forum LinePacific Forum Line is a multi-government run shipping line, an example of regional co-operation among Pacific Forum nations. It was born from concern over the deterioration of traditional island tramp services due to containerisation...
- Republic of Nauru