Mike Jarrett - Portside Caribbean

Global sulphur limit: Just half a year to go

Just half a year to go By Mike Jarrett 2019, July 1: With increasingly tragic consequences of climate change daily playing out on network television, port managers like all else must keep all environm

New data on climate change: Is it already too late?

New data on Climate Change Is it already too late? 2019, July 1: For five months and more and certainly since the start of 2019, the lead story in daily television newscasts emanating from the US has

CRUISE: GREAT LAKES THE NEW HOT SPOT

CRUISE: North America's Great Lakes, the new 'hot spot' 2019 July 1: As the idea of cruising open seas for recreation brought a new industry to the Caribbean, so it has to rivers and lakes in Europe a

British Virgin Islands – Rebuilding with resilience

BVI: Rebuilding with resilience By Mike Jarrett 2019, July 1: When hurricane Irma, at that time the largest, fiercest storm on planet Earth, traced a path of death and destruction through the northern

LITIGATION: CARNIVAL SUED FOR DOCKING IN CUBA

Carnival sued for docking in Cuba 2019, July 1: Two USA citizens filed lawsuits against Carnival Corporation in the USA for docking its ships in Cuban ports. Carnival immediately moved to have these c

Ports, the first and last line of defence

The role and function of ports cannot be viewed simply ... ven before the end of June, the Summer of 2019 was already being labelled one of the hottest on record. North Americans, some stripped to the

Transformative changes continue in Kingston

Transformative changes continue in Kingston 2019, July 1: Transformative changes are taking place portside Kingston as Jamaica implements a strategy to make the country’s main industrial port and its

Cruise lines hit by government decision. Cuba no longer on US cruise itineraries

US-based cruise lines hit by government decision Cuba no longer on US cruise itineraries 2019, July 1: On Tuesday June 4 the US Department of the Treasury issued a revision of its travel regulations t

DISEASE ALERT: Beware! Cruise ships can be measles carriers

Beware! Cruise ships can be measles carriers By Mike Jarrett 2019, July 1: Measles, one of the most contagious diseases on planet Earth, can kill human beings. This medical fact, not to mention other

Panama: Manzanillo abreast of technology, focuses on people

Abreast of technology, Manzanillo focuses on people 2019, March 1: Having recently completed a massive expansion programme that effectively doubled container capacity at the end of 2015 Manzanillo is

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