Japanese Ambassador handed over 4 boats to the Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority, Moriana Phillip, as part of the oil spill response equipment provided through a grant under an 'Economic and Social Development Programme'

An impactful project to fix Majuro's drainage system is underway; the foundation stone-laying ceremony was held in Rita, under contract to local company AC Construction

The end of January and the beginning of February saw the presence of several tuna transport ships in the Majuro lagoon, a sure sign of a resumption of transhipment activity

Construction of a new Majuro Water and Sewer Company warehouse at the airport basin to repair the long-damaged sewage outflow system was initiated in the presence of authorities, representatives of the US government and landowners