Samaná to bring an additional 300,000 cruise passengers into the Dominican Republic 2024, March 8: Work is now in full swing as the Dominican Republic moves to create the newest cruise destination por
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Read MoreIn addressing the demands and challenges of 2024 and beyond, Dutch Caribbean ports have established alliances within and outside of the Caribbean region. By Jan Sierhuis * utch Caribbean territories h
Read MoreTransition to full Free-Out Port well advanced 2024 February 21: Well on the way in transitioning to a full Free-Out Port, Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) further reduced its container handling charges at th
Read More... rainfall patterns expected to normalise in 2024 2024, January 31: No further reduction in the volume of ship traffic through the Panama Canal is expected before April when current drought ends and
Read MoreUNCTAD 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 s
Read MoreBy Mona Swoboda * As the port and maritime sector recovered from COVID-19's shipping disruptions, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2023 1 predicted a positive trend in global maritime trade vol
Read More... making supply chains more resilient, efficient, and sustainable 2024 January 25: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Global Supply Chain Forum will be hosted by Barbado
Read MoreIncluding emission goals within a multi-year strategic plan is a great start By Kenneth Saunders* ‘New Year, new you’ is a saying often used to inspire personal growth as a new year rolls in. As they
Read MoreAll current and future activities must be changed or modified to limit expected damage *By Jesper Goodley Dannisoee Caribbean nations are facing a not-so-far future in which the impacts of Climate Cha
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