SPECIAL REPORTS - Portside Caribbean

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

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 reaso

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 reason is simple: trade and tourism are

NEW DAWN, NEW NORMAL: Covid-19 – The Economic Impact

Covid-19 - The Economic Impact By Jan Sierhuis* Covid-19pandemic has disrupted global trade. The reason is simple: trade and tourism are great vehicles for pandemics. The 2020 UNCTAD Review of Mariti

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

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Pandemic notwithstanding, global ports report stability, growth

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Pandemic notwithstanding, global ports report stability, growth 2020 December 01: As this ‘year like no other’ entered its final weeks, a majority of the world’s cargo ports were

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Special report 2020

2020 - A year like no other Presidential elections in the USA helped in no small measure to make 2020 a year like no other. The world’s communications media - public and social - garnered as much publ

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