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Cruise destinations must be protected … and protection begins before boarding

Fear in Caribbean cruise ports about COVID-19 are of real concern. Yet Caribbean governments have found a strong and supportive ally in the cruise lines. 2021, August 1: The first cruise ship to dock

InterAmericas Gate – an exciting Caribbean initiative

2021, August 1: An interesting (even exciting) Caribbean initiative was announced as the year approached its half-way mark. The InterAmericas Gate, an inter-port economic observatory project, was unve

Cruise resumption: Lines given responsibility for safety

April 2, 2021: The long-anticipated CDC update for cruise did not mention a date for resumption. It did, however, put great responsibility on the lines for operating safely. And it required that all p

Uncertainty abounds as Caribbean cruise ports plan for resumption

Cruise lines slashing prices up to 50% 2021, April 2: Cruise lines were aggressively slashing prices at the end of March 2021 in an all-out effort to bring cruisers back and to address mounting losses

Barbados building port community system

What port users expect? By Mike Jarrett As the region moves closer to total digitalisation of logistics systems, another Caribbean port has launched a development project for an integrated port commun

NEW DAWN, NEW NORMAL – The Human Impact

2021, April 2: COVID-19 IS NOT THE WORLD’S FIRST PANDEMIC and certainly not the deadliest. It is, however, the most widespread and disruptive the world has ever seen. The reason is simple: a global ec

NEW DAWN NEW NORMAL: IMO Support in post-pandemic Caribbean

Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future ◊ Ratification of IMO regulations still an issue BY Colin P. Young * The international maritime regulatory framework has allowed international shipping to ke

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Caribbean, Latin America most affected

Caribbean, Latin America most affected by 2020 pandemic he second half of 2020 began with no less uncertainty than the first half ended. The impacts and characteristics of the coronavirus pandemic wer

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: When cruise tourism disappeared

... bringing renewed appreciation for the value of cargo operations t was not until hospitals in Europe were becoming overwhelmed with admissions for a strange and highly contagious virus that was kil

Eastern Caribbean’s Maritime Single Window about to open

2020, December 01: When the former British, French, Spanish and Dutch colonies moved into various forms of political independence, their peoples adopted or adapted methods and procedures inherited fro

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