Sound port operations to protect the environment
By Jan Sierhuis* and Jesper Goodley Dannisoe**
The port is like a complicated organism with many processes and many...
2015 February: Warehouse management has evolved from times when general cargo was discharged “loose” from ships. The wharfinger, a licensed warehouse practitioner, had more responsibility for keeping and caring of cargo as the ‘bailee of the goods’ while said cargo remained in his custody. He had to be cognisant of “damage mitigation” requirements, various aspects of the “sue and labour” clause as part of the need to protect his cargo and himself from claims of negligence in his duties of ‘caring for the cargo’. Some familiarity with “Hague Visby rules,” or charter parties, or maritime liens, or the proper use of cargo handling gears, would all be a part of his expertise. Not the least however would be how accurate he was at receiving and delivering cargo.
2015 February: When Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and her Ministers made themselves personally available to potential business investors in March of this year, they were expected to know everything about the potential of Jamaica’s logistics sector. As one advisory noted: “...it will be a key industry focus at JIF 2015.”
2015 February: On the first day of 2015, the fledgling Port Authority of French Guiana celebrated its second anniversary but, it was already well into one of the largest ever port development projects the country has so far witnessed.
2015 February: The pace of activity within the walls of the Caribbean Maritime Institute will increase significantly in the year ahead. Three red pins stand out among the others on the CMI’s 2015 calendar:
2015 February: It is sometimes argued that those involved in port management focus almost exclusively on what is happening within the boundaries of their facilities. However, in an increasingly difficult global economic environment, there is real risk that a fixation on the innards of a port can serve to stymie economic development rather than facilitate growth.
2015 February: The new container terminal of Astec in the port of Oranjestad, Aruba, will soon be illuminated by LED floodlights. The owners of the port and terminal have reportedly opted for the installation of an energy saving and flexible illumination system. Once the installation is completed, the new container terminal will be illuminated by 41 high-powered LED luminaires on 14 masts.
JAMAICA Logistics Hub Planned Development
2015 February 1: The Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative is in an advance state of preparation. As planned and projected, it...
JAMAICA: KCT losing workers to Canada, USA
2015 February: The Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) reported that it had about 189 resignations over the last five...
