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 well known. Less kn
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DP World Caucedo’s disaster preparedness plan By Mke Jarrett Serious injury or death to a single port employee is a disaster to be prevented at all costs. To have an employee report for work but unabl
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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, near a harbo
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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 ti
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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 and air – for survival
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Nicaraguan government: Canal not a dream, a necessity By Canute James he delay in the start of construction of Nicaragua’s controversial USD50 billion Grand Interoceanic canal has raised more doubts o
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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 consolidate continue into the year ahead with a si
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2016, February 1: April 2015 may be remembered in the history of the Port of Port of Spain for the inaugural visit of the mv Glovis Crystal. It was the first call by a ship from the Hyundai Glovis Li
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Investments in cargo handling paying dividends 2016, February 1: The most significant development in port St. Maarten in 2015 was the acquisition and commissioning of a new port crane – the largest mo
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Regulating the Jamaica Logistics Hub By Deniece M. Aiken * The Jamaica Logistics Hub project promises great benefits. Posited as a strategy for growth and development, the project is expected to trans
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