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Georgetown getting its first mobile harbour cranes

Collaborative effort brings two new cargo handling machines to Guyana ort Georgetown expects its first ever Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) to be delivere
New mobile harbour crane for St Maarten

Philipsburg upgrades with state-of-the-art gantry The port at St. Maarten should have its brand-new mobile harbour crane (MHC) up and running before t
Sustainable Smart Ports: Energy transition in the Caribbean

Getting to zero By Jan Sierhuis he concept ‘smart port’ describes the application of ‘smart’ Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to make p
New development, upgrading at Port of Spain

Public Private Partnership for PPOS under discussion he Port of Port of Spain (PPOS) is central in current discussions involving the government of Tri

Seafarers need better support

Seafarers need better support * … says Capt. Rawle Baddaloo, Co-Leader CARIBMEPA 2021, August 1: I cannot say Happy World Seafarers Day as it is far f
NEW DAWN, NEW NORMAL – The Human Impact

2021, April 2: COVID-19 IS NOT THE WORLD’S FIRST PANDEMIC and certainly not the deadliest. It is, however, the most widespread and disruptive the worl
NEW DAWN NEW NORMAL: IMO Support in post-pandemic Caribbean

Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future ◊ Ratification of IMO regulations still an issue BY Colin P. Young * The international maritime regulatory

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DEVELOPMENT PORT COMMUNITIES

Barbados building port community system

What port users expect? By Mike Jarrett As the region moves closer to total digitalisation of logistics systems, another Caribbean port has launched a development project for an integrated port community system. Following the announcement in November Read More
ENVIRONMENT PORT COMMUNITIES

Climate Change: record-breaking hurricane season in 2020

Record-breaking hurricane season in 2020 2020 December 01: Somewhat overshadowed by a global pandemic, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was as devastating as any and more so than many. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre in Miami, Florida used more Read More
EDITORIAL PORT COMMUNITIES SPECIAL REPORTS

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Special report 2020

2020 - A year like no other Presidential elections in the USA helped in no small measure to make 2020 a year like no other. The world’s communications media - public and social - garnered as much public attention to this singular event as did the can Read More
EDITORIAL PORT COMMUNITIES

A CARIBBEAN DILEMMA: Medical services for cruise passengers

Not a destination problem s nations of the world battle an invisible enemy from within and without, drastic action to severely limit the movement and gathering of human beings became increasingly necessary. Amidst dire predictions and near-panic reac Read More