... decisive and resolute action is required By Diane Edwards* The Caribbean, a vast oceanic region, is home to some 20 relatively small independent states. Its open economies are heavily dependent on
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Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama, one of the busiest port facilities in the Caribbean region, sets an example By Mike Jarrett f the 1,156 employees that make Manzanillo International Terminal
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Salina Cruz to Veracruz ... Mexico offers an option By Mike Jarrett n December 2023 Mexico commissioned its new railroad spanning the shortest distance between the country’s Pacific and Gulf of
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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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Climate change vulnerabilities demand increased capital investment. By Jan Sierhuis* he buzz words at maritime events these days are ‘decarbonisation’ and ‘digitalisation’. As ships get greener and mo
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In 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
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... 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
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By 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
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Issues, expectations, challenges in 2024 ith the trials and tribulations, stresses and uncertainties of 2023 fast disappearing, to be replaced by new issues and expectations in a new year, the moment
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Floating dry dock arrives in Kingston 2023, Aug. 25: The core component in the development plans of German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ) arrived in Kingston Harbour yesterday. GSRJ, operators of
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