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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* Led by its oil and gas...

Regional port cooperation: Curaçao looking outward

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

Kingston Wharves reports an exceptionally successful year

… looks to exciting growth ahead Jamaica’s Kingston Wharves Ltd. (KWL) had great news for its shareholders in June. Board Chairman Jeffrey Hall, in his...

Financing port development

A regional framework for port development financing By Jan Sierhuis COVID-19 further emptied the coffers of most Caribbean governments. More than ever, Caribbean ports will have...

COVID-19: Lasting impacts, long-term implications

Needed: effective institutional framework for public-private partnerships By Jan Sierhuis* Even before COVID-19 got to its second anniversary, it had already severely disrupted global trade. The...

Guadeloupe: Jarry upgrade scheduled for 2022

Berth 12 scheduled for major upgrade The project will allow the main seaport in Guadeloupe to handle 6,900 teu container ships at full load under...

Cartagena port meets 2022 challenges with strategic planning

Key factors: Dependability, Sustainability, Connectivity, Informatics The Port of Cartagena, the second largest container terminal in the Caribbean, after Panama, sees its biggest challenge in...

NEW DAWN, NEW NORMAL: COVID-19, Lasting impacts, long-term implications

How will all this affect the Caribbean? By Jan Sierhuis Even before COVID-19 got to its second anniversary, it had already severely disrupted global trade. The...

Martinique: Rolling out Strategic Plan 2020 – 2024

2021, August 1: Notwithstanding a year and more of global dislocation and disruption, the port of Martinique is forging ahead with Strategic Plan 2020...

Covid-19: The Bahamas gets strict

2021, August 1: As of September 3, 2021, The Bahamas will require arriving cruise passengers to be vaccinated. The new regulation by The Bahamian government...

Antigua Cruise Port resumes

Antigua Cruise Port resumes 2021, August 1: Antigua & Barbuda welcomed its first mega cruise ship since the CDC pulled the plug on cruise business....

Anguilla – development progresses

Anguilla – development progresses 2021, August 1: Work has started on the new Blowing Point Ferry Terminal in Anguilla. On Monday, June 28, 2021, government...