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US sanctions against China threaten Caribbean economies

Caribbean business leaders discuss economic threats from proposed US sanctions against China ore than 450 business leaders and executives across the C
The Bahamas: Major expansion; record numbers of cruise passengers

* Nassau shatters visitor arrivals record * First phase of Carnival's new terminal to be completed in summer of 2025 By Kenneth Saunders ultiple multi
CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY: Entering new growth and development phase

Mike Jarrett discusses goals and strategies with CMU Pesident Ten years before Professor Andrew Spencer walked onto the campus of the Caribbean Mariti
Martinique port: major development initiatives in 2025

Next generation gantry cranes to be acquired mplementation of several projects and scheduled upgrades, components of a comprehensive 5-year strategic

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CIP PRIORITIES 2024: Strengthening existing synergies

By Mona Swoboda * As the port and maritime sector recovered from COVID-19's shipping disruptions, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2023 1 predi
ACMF Anchor Awards 2023: ‘Talent in your backyard’

Acknowledging contribution of the Caribbean Maritime University 2023, September 28: Distressing images of refugees braving the worst in search of stab
Women on board: remove the barriers

Barriers preventing employment of women should be removed By Rawle Baddaloo omen have been employed in the maritime sector for an extremely long time.

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Jamaica’s Trade Facilitation ratings show impressive increase

UNCTAD reports Jamaica's ratings up from 50% in 2017 to 79% in 2023 2024, January 30: Several Caribbean territories were not able to meet the January 1, 2024 IMO deadline for establishing a maritime single window; while others like Jamaica, have been Read More
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