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ASSET MANAGEMENT: Realising value from port assets

Port operations depend on both short and long-lived assets By Erik Stromberg * & Helga Sommer ** Strategic asset management is a data-driven process that...

German Ship Repair Jamaica reports astounding success

Kingston-based facility reporting rapid growth and achievement in less than 36 months The year 2025 was been one of progress and success for German Ship...

St Vincent & the Grenadines’ new port facility

St. Vincent and the Grenadines unveils Modern Port Operations Company The government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines formally unveiled their new seaport facility...

SAMANA COMMUNITY COMMENTS ON CRUISE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION

Samaná community comments on construction of Caribbean's newest cruise hub. With more than a week to go before the end of April 2025, the Dominican...

US sanctions against China threaten Caribbean economies

Caribbean business leaders discuss economic threats from proposed US sanctions against China More than 450 business leaders and executives across the Caribbean region urgently gathered...

The Bahamas: Major expansion; record numbers of cruise passengers

* Nassau shatters visitor arrivals record * First phase of Carnival's new terminal to be completed in summer of 2025 By Kenneth Saunders Multiple multi-million-dollar cruise port...

CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY: Entering new growth and development phase

Mike Jarrett discusses goals and strategies with CMU Pesident Ten years before Professor Andrew Spencer walked onto the campus of the Caribbean Maritime University...

Martinique port: major development initiatives in 2025

Next generation gantry cranes to be acquired Implementation of several projects and scheduled upgrades, components of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, will make 2025 a...

Looking back to look ahead – protectionism, tariffs, uncertainties

Legislative initiatives and trade development programmes between the USA and Caribbean countries By Mike Jarrett Post-election utterances in the USA and specifically those from the...

Logistics in the Caribbean: Time for a re-evaluation?

... 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...

MIT women functioning effectively

Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama, one of the busiest port facilities in the Caribbean region, sets an example By Mike Jarrett Of the 1,156 employees that make...

Moving cargo across Central America

  Salina Cruz to Veracruz ... Mexico offers an option By Mike Jarrett In December 2023 Mexico commissioned its new railroad spanning the shortest distance between the...