Mike Jarrett - Portside Caribbean

CARIBBEAN OIL [1]: Birth of a new oil region?

Birth of a new oil region? By Mike Jarrett 2019, March 1: Is the Caribbean the next major global oil-producing region? With successful exploration in the southern Caribbean Sea, this already appears t

Barbados: Construction on new Bridgetown berth halted

Construction on new berth at Bridgetown halted 2019, March 1: It now appears that construction of the new 300-metre Berth 6 at the Bridgetown port will not be happening soon. The newly elected Barbado

SAINT LUCIA: TALK OF SECOND CRUISE PORT

SAINT LUCIA: Talk of a second cruise port 2019, March 1: With only the capital Castries now able to receive large cruise ships, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, has been talking about bu

JAMAICA: KINGSTON FREEPORT TERMINAL CELEBRATES

Kingston Freeport Terminal Celebrates 2019, March 1: Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) celebrated its most productive day on January 24/25. The company reported completing 3,304 box moves – lo

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CONSTRUCTION AT PUERTO PLATA

Construction at Puerto Plata 2019, March 1: There are signs that the initiative to resuscitate the Puerto Plata port for cruise and cargo business will begin shortly. The country’s President, Danilo M

CARIBBEAN OIL [5]: Barbados, no news yet

BARBADOS: No news yet 2019, March 1: To date, there has been no official statement from the Barbados National Oil Company Ltd.(BNOCL) as to where Barbados will ship its crude oil and from which market

SURINAME: STRICT POLICY FOR SAFETY

Suriname implements strict drug policy for workplace safety Suriname Port Management Company has taken the decision that, as of 2019, it will be compulsory for every employee to have an annual medical

Challenges of the working port: Managing the ‘triple constraints’ ‑ cost, space, time

Managing the ‘triple constraints’ ‑ cost, space, time Sustained growth of the container market demands higher levels of operational efficiency from container terminals. The dynamics of international t

PORT STATE CONTROL: BAHAMAS REPORTS RECORD LOW DETENTIONS

PORT STATE CONTROL The Bahamas reports record low ship detentions 2019, March 1: The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) announced that its lowest number of detentions following port state control (PSC)

LNG USE EXPANDING EXPONENTIALLY

LNG use expanding exponentially 2019, March 1: With less than a year before stricter global restrictions on sulphur emissions come into force, use of the cleaner burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) fo

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