OECS Port Management Committee inaugural meeting a success
2016, June 1: The inaugural meeting of Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Port Management Committee...
EDITORIAL
Disasters threaten every year. Don't fear. Prepare.
If production is the lifeblood of a national economy then the port is the heart. Through these gateways...
Handling dangerous cargo, regulations and conventions
By Mike Jarrett
Those in the know may describe transport of harmful and volatile cargoes as the second most dangerous...
Challenges for Caribbean port operators
By Franklin McDonald*
The Caribbean region's exposure to weather hazards, precisely because it is in the North Atlantic 'Hurricane Belt', is...
Harbour Resilience: Understanding the ‘harbour wave’
By Patrick Lynett *
Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning “harbour wave.”
Although impacts of tsunamis are felt throughout coastal areas,...
Restructure. Redirect. Redesignate
By Joseph Cervenak*
Conversations with a recently retired military commander have confirmed my belief that the only difference between leaders wearing jacket and...
Lives and livelihoods are at stake
Plan recovery with resilience, business continuity strategies
By Erik Stromberg *
The island-state must, naturally, depend on its ports — sea...
Nicaraguan government: Canal not a dream, a necessity
By Canute James
The delay in the start of construction of Nicaragua’s controversial USD50 billion Grand Interoceanic canal...
Upgrading and maintenance pojects completed
The Port of Port of Spain ended the year 2015 a far more reliable and efficient operation. Its efforts to...
