DEVELOPMENT - Portside Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda unveils a modernised cargo port

Upgraded cargo port at St. John’s open for business ntigua and Barbuda Port Authority Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Telemaque was clearly a happy man when he welcomed guests to the formal opening ce

New mobile harbour crane for St Maarten

Philipsburg upgrades with state-of-the-art gantry The port at St. Maarten should have its brand-new mobile harbour crane (MHC) up and running before the end of July (2023). Word from Andreas Moeller,

Sustainable Smart Ports: Energy transition in the Caribbean

Getting to zero By Jan Sierhuis he concept ‘smart port’ describes the application of ‘smart’ Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to make ports more cost-efficient. With the heightened glob

19 new strads for Kingston Freeport Terminal

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited unveiled its newly acquired fleet of 19 ‘spanking new’ Kalmar straddle carriers at its terminal in Kingston, Jamaica. Midweek ceremonies were attended by a cross-sec

Grand Cayman expects sharp decline in cruise arrivals

About 50% fewer cruise passengers expected by 2024 ourism authorities in the Cayman Islands are expecting a sharp decline in the number of cruise passengers arriving in its capital, George Town, over

New development, upgrading at Port of Spain

Public Private Partnership for PPOS under discussion he Port of Port of Spain (PPOS) is central in current discussions involving the government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Inter-American Development B

Kingston Wharves increases spend on expansion programme

...BOD approves additional US$15 million The Board of Directors of Kingston Wharves Ltd (KWL) approved an additional US$15 million in expenditure to support the Jamaican company’s current expansion pr

Major cruise facilities development in Samana Bay

…where humpbacks go to play By Mike Jarrett n winter, thousands of humpback whales leave the icy waters of the Arctic to frolic in the warm, welcoming waters of Samana Bay and the north side of the Do

Suriname on the threshold of exciting times

Economic activities have accelerated ... an estimated 30 billion barrels of recoverable oil lie off the Surinamese coast By Ivan Cairo* ed by its oil and gas sector, Suriname is entering exciting time

Regional port cooperation: Curaçao looking outward

A case study By Jan Sierhuis n 2010 when the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved, Curaçao obtained its long desired autonomous country status within the Kingdom. And the country turned inwards in the

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