St. John's under major development
2017, March 1: Antigua and Barbuda is engaged in major improvement and expansion of the country’s cruise port facilities. Last...
Already positive impacts on global, regional trade
2017, March 1: On June 26, 2016, following years of what was described as the largest construction project...
Caribbean maritime transportation network – a regional approach to sustainability
By Ibrahim Ajagunna* and Fritz Pinnock**
2017, March 1: Over the last five years, the Caribbean...
International Maritime Organization supporting stability, sustainability
By Colin P. Young*
2017, March 1: As a specialized agency of the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization is...
Caribbean Development Bank investing in infrastructure
… in better position to mobilise special climate finance resources
The end of 2016 saw the Caribbean, like much of...
Working towards a TsunamiReady Caribbean
Is your port ready for a tsunami?
In March 2016, over 330,000 people in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions took...
Two head-of-state visits in 48 hours
By Canute James*
Forty eight hours before President Barack Obama’s historic two-day visit to Cuba in March 2016, the Cuban...
Reality, consequences and preparedness strategy
By Ibrahim Ajagunna and Fritz Pinnock
In most Caribbean islands, over fifty percent of economic assets, including seaport facilities, are concentrated...
Prepare for disaster with Oil Spill Contingency Planning
By Jesper Goodley Dannisøe and Jan Sierhuis
Oil in the sea can be disastrous especially for living organism...
EDITORIAL
Disasters threaten every year. Don't fear. Prepare.
If production is the lifeblood of a national economy then the port is the heart. Through these gateways...
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...
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,...
