DEVELOPMENT - Portside Caribbean

Expanded Panama Canal – positive impact on regional trade

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 in the Americas, the Expanded Panama Canal

Maritime transportation network – a regional approach to sustainability

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 shipping industry has

Supporting stability, sustainable development in port sector

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 the

Financing Caribbean development and sustainability

Caribbean Development Bank investing in infrastructure … in better position to mobilise special climate finance resources [First published in Portside Caribbean magazine March 1, 2017] The end of 2016

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Is your port ready for a tsunami?

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 part in the CARIBE WAVE exercise, making it the

POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE: Two visits to Cuba

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 government entertained another head of s

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Natural disasters, Caribbean vulnerabilities

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 i

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Oil in the sea

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 and animal life. Even a relatively

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Don’t fear. Prepare.

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 pass cargoes which sustain life a

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: From ‘hurricane preparedness’ to ‘port resilience’

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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