DEVELOPMENT - Portside Caribbean

EQUIPMENT: Curaçao receives new port gantries

EQUIPMENT: Curaçao receives new port gantries 2020 April 2: Curaçao took possession of two new Kalmar gantry cranes in February. The equipment arrived in Willemstad on Sunday February 16 aboard the he

Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener

Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener 2020 April 2: At Colombia’s main port, SPRC-Contecar, there is no vacillation in response to climate change. The Caribbean-South American mega p

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril 2020, April 2: On March 8, the global community paused to engage in its annual practice of acknowledging and saluting the role and successes of w

Port Royal – potential as Caribbean’s most famous destination

Port Royal's potential as the Caribbean’s most famous cruise destination By Mike Jarrett Port Royal was once the most famous city in the Western hemisphere. And, by the late 17th Century it had become

Port-stimulated development: Jamaica’s Caymanas Special Economic Zone makes sense

Jamaica: Caymanas Special Economic Zone makes sense 2019, November 1: Dubbed ‘the centre-piece’ of Jamaica’s Global Logistics Hub initiative, the Caymanas Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is best describe

FALMOUTH: Decline signals readjustment

Falmouth decline signals readjustment 2019, November 1: Falmouth was expecting 19 fewer cruise calls in 2019 as compared with the previous year. And 2018 was itself a leaner year, by 20 cruise calls,

Antigua: A modern port complex for St. John’s

A modern port complex for St. John’s 2019, November 1: Antigua is currently in the throes of development with two major projects happening at the same time: a major cruise port development and a total

Work in progress: Construction begins in Port Royal

Work in progress: Construction begins in Port Royal 2019, November 1: The floating, motorized articulated pier purchased by the Jamaican government as part of its programme to expand cruise tourism bu

Politics of cruise: How much tourism is overtourism?

How much tourism is overtourism? By Mike Jarrett The sight of huge, state-of-the-art cruise ships sailing into port and disgorging thousands of passengers may understandably create a sense of pride a

New interest in developing Caribbean cruise ports

Recent deals reveal new interest in developing Caribbean cruise ports 2019, November 1: Having signed contracts with three Caribbean cruise ports in just 18 months, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has now

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