SPECIAL REPORTS - Portside Caribbean

A summer some would like to forget: Five vicious hurricanes

On a path of death and destruction By Mike Jarrett 2017, November 1: This was not a particularly hot summer. Certainly nothing like the previous year, 2016 which, as the US Government’s National Ocean

POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE: Venezuelan crisis and the Caribbean

Venezuela in crisis By Canute James * 2017, November 1: Venezuela’s deepening political and economic crisis has made a mockery of the unity of policy and action that is supposed to be the strength of

A summer some would like to forget: The aftermath

A summer some would like to forget The aftermath By Mike Jarrett 2017, November 1: Perhaps the most difficult and traumatic reality a person has to accept, other than loss of life of family and frien

Political Perspective: Trumpism and Caribbean economies

Changes proposed could bring some discomfort By Canute James* 2017, March 1: The administration of US president Donald Trump will bring some degree of discomfort to the Caribbean. Policy changes propo

Port Management Association of the Caribbean in continued growth

Continued growth in size, strength, influence By Glenn Roach * 2017, March 1: The Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) completed another milestone year in 2016, consolidating relationsh

Preview 2017: Mixed expectations for cargo shipping

Mixed expectations for cargo shipping in 2017 By Mike Jarrett 2017, March 1: The year just ended was one that many who move cargo would like to quickly forget. Hanjin Shipping going into receivership

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Is your port ready for a tsunami?

Working towards a TsunamiReady Caribbean Is your port ready for a tsunami? In March 2016, over 330,000 people in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions took part in the CARIBE WAVE exercise, making it the

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Natural disasters, Caribbean vulnerabilities

Reality, consequences and preparedness strategy By Ibrahim Ajagunna and Fritz Pinnock In most Caribbean islands, over fifty percent of economic assets, including seaport facilities, are concentrated i

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Oil in the sea

Prepare for disaster with Oil Spill Contingency Planning By Jesper Goodley Dannisøe and Jan Sierhuis Oil in the sea can be disastrous especially for living organism and animal life. Even a relatively

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Don’t fear. Prepare.

EDITORIAL Disasters threaten every year. Don't fear. Prepare. If production is the lifeblood of a national economy then the port is the heart. Through these gateways pass cargoes which sustain life a

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