EDITORIAL - Portside Caribbean

CRUISE SHIPS IN PORT: Overcrowding a growing dilemma

Be prepared for dialogue y friends returned from their third Caribbean cruise earlier this year. They said that they enjoyed it immensely. In discussion I realised that they went ashore at only one de

EDITORIAL: Guarded optimism in the Caribbean

EDITORIAL Despite the uncertainties the positives raised hopes 2017, March 1: The mist of uncertainty, concern and fear that brought gloom to global shipping last year did not last too long in the tro

EDITORIAL: Ports united in dialogue and cooperation

EDITORIAL Ports united in dialogue and cooperation The presence of the top leadership of both the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas (GPAA)

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

Caribbean ports expanding, upgrading, retooling

Major work projects and development initiatives The year 2015 expired and slipped away quietly. It did leave behind a mood of uncertainty about security and governance in some places and a steady hum

Port equipment and systems: Gain from variety reduction

Economic, strategic benefits from variety reduction f the machines do not work efficiently and well, all the time, the port is not dependable. Regardless of how well protected the harbour; the extent