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HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. ("Matson" or the "Company") (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today reported net income of $15.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012([1]). Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 was $1.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share. Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter 2012 was $398.3 million compared with $374.9 million reported for the...
TOFOL, KOSRAE, Federated States of Micronesia, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Now's your chance to enter to win a GoPro® HERO3 Silver Edition Camera as a part of the Kosrae Visitors Bureau's "Picture Yourself on Kosrae" Sweepstakes and Outdoor Camera Giveaway. Here's how it works. Simply visit the contest website, or Twitter and enter to win by providing your email address. Entries can also be submitted at http://www.facebook.com/KosraeIsland by clicking on the sweepstakes tab at...
Molecular tools aid in identification of new algae species in Guam University of Guam Marine Lab scientist, Tom Shils and coauthor Heroen Verbruggen of the University of Melbourne have recently published an article describing a new species of algae found in the waters of Guam. Rhipilia coppejansii is the fifth green alga described from the Mariana Islands and the first one since 1978. "The molecular tools that aided its identification also reveal that previously undetected biodiversity...
Ecologists look for effects of bird loss caused by invasive brown treesnake on Guam In one of the first studies to examine how the loss of forest birds is effecting Guam's island ecosystem, biologists from Rice University, the University of Washington and the University of Guam found that the Pacific island's jungles have as many as 40 times more spiders than are found on nearby islands like Saipan. "You can't walk through the jungles on Guam without a stick in your hand to knock down...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On a Father's Day Weekend when meteorologists were telling people to stay inside, more than 75,000 central Californians packed three events at an historic Luis Palau Festival in Sacramento. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120618/DC26685) Temperatures were well over 100 degrees on the grounds of Cal Expo Saturday and Sunday, where Palau's free evangelistic outreach was staged. Major Christian artists TobyMac,...
HAMILTON TWP., N.J., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Infrastructure Global, Inc., a design build Renewable Energy Infrastructure Firm, has announced that it has recently opened two new offices, one in Australia, and one on Pohnpei in The Federated States of Micronesia. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120517/PH09167LOGO) Sean Angelini EIG -Executive Vice President/COO stated... "Australia and the Federated States of Micronesia will give EIG two strategic locations...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Population counts for lower levels of geography are now available for American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Supplemental population counts were released last week for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at the village level. The demographic profiles for the Island Areas are...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Northern Mariana Islands: Supplementary Population Counts -- Population counts at the village level are now available for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Similar counts for lower levels of geography are being prepared and will be released for American Samoa, Guam and the U.S....
PORTAGE, Mich., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Manatron, Inc., a leader in providing integrated property tax and land administration software for governments worldwide, today announced that the government of Guam has contracted Manatron to license its Government Revenue Management (GRM) software. The GRM software will ultimately provide a single, integrated property tax system for the government of Guam's taxation office, delivering an unprecedented environment that links Guam's...
TOFOL, KOSRAE, Federated States of Micronesia, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine winning roundtrip air travel to a Pacific island with legends of buried treasure and famous pirates, stunning coral reefs and awesome scuba diving, unspoiled nature and the warmth of friendly indigenous people. Now's your chance with the Kosrae Visitor Bureau's "Picture Yourself on Kosrae" Video Contest. Here's how it works. Submit a video no longer than 5 minutes in length to the video contest website at...
Latest Micronesia Reference Libraries
The Spotted garden-eel, Heteroconger hassi, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in Indo-Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia, and throughout Micronesia, at depths of between 22.97 and 147.64 ft (7 and 45 m). Length is up to 15.75 in (40 cm), and the body diameter is up to about .55 in (14 mm). The markings on the spotted garden-eel are variable but usually...
The Fourspot butterflyfish, Chaetodon quadrimaculatus, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae found in the Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyus, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and Taiwan to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, south to the Samoan and Austral Islands and the Marianas and Marshall Islands in Micronesia, at depths down to 49.21 ft (15 m). Its length is up to 6.30 in (16 cm). The Fourspot butterflyfish is found almost exclusively on exposed seaward reefs, and feeds...
The Ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae found in the Indo-Pacific oceans from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands, and throughout Micronesia, at depths down to 118.11 ft (36 m). Its length is up to 7.87 in (20 cm). The Ornate butterflyfish is white with orange to orange-brown oblique bands on the sides. Two broad yellow-edged black bars are on the head,...
