ENVIRONMENT - Portside Caribbean

Creating Sustainable Smart Ports in the Caribbean

By Mike Jarrett Every port in the Caribbean that is capable of docking ocean-going ships should be a Sustainable Smart Port. conomic circumstances left in the wake of Covid-19, war in Europe and incre

Climate Change – Time for real action

We've done the talk. It's time for the walk he fallout and disasters directly attributed to Climate Change have become more frequent and disturbingly awesome over the last 12 months. And nowhere is th

URGENT: International treaties must be brought into Common Law

We delay ratification at our peril By Rawle Baddaloo any countries across the Caribbean Region remain vulnerable, even imperilled, because they have not fully implemented international treaties by bri

Caribbean environment: Seaport sustainability and resilience

Caribbean ports must now plan for a transition By Jesper Goodley Dannisøee and Danker Kolijn side from facilitating trade and throughput of cargo, there are secondary benefits from a seaport, such as

Green Hydrogen for container terminal

Use of hydrogen advances With real-world evidence of Climate Change already entering an advanced phase, the urgency for fossil-free fuel use has become acute. Increasingly, hydrogen is being brought i

Urgent Caribbean action needed to address Sea Level Rise

Is it too late? limate disaster and destruction caused by Climate Change became the main focus of television news coverage in the early weeks of Summer 2022, as it did in the previous year and the yea

Regulation of small commercial vessels in the Caribbean

THE LAW: safety, efficiency, prevention and control of pollution By Deniece M. Aiken* It is important that Caribbean authorities regulate the maritime sector in order to realize the potentials and rea

Fast track to climate disaster

Moral and economic madness pril 4, 2022 was a cold day in New York. But it was a fierce and fiery António Guterres that faced the world to deliver the findings of the Third Intergovernmental Panel on

ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS: Dredging and coral reefs

Can coral reefs survive large-scale dredging projects? By William Precht* There is often conflict between ports, environmentalists, scientists, regulators, contractors and the general public. Disagree

Invasive alien species: Caribbean under threat

The Caribbean region is threatened by alien flora and fauna Under threat! By Mike Jarrett n shore, hurricanes can wreak havoc and a tsunami can be even more disastrous. Either can shut down a port, ev

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