ENVIRONMENT - Portside Caribbean

The port – a functioning member of the community

As a functioning member of the community Seaports should make Climate Change a priority concern orts, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at least one community. And often because of

Give Climate Change priority status

Responsibilities of corporate citizens orts, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at least one community. And often because of the sheer size of its footprint, will find more than one

GREY WATER: An environmental threat all on its own

GREY WATER: An environmental threat all on its own 2019, November 1: Ballast water can be a source of immeasurable damage to an ecosystem but ‘grey water’ is not to be trifled with. The water left beh

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

CARIBMEPA – off and running

CARIBMEPA – off and running Harnessing the Blue Economy for the Sustainable Development of the Caribbean By Capt. Rawle Baddaloo * 2019, November 1: On February 27, 2019, at the High Level Symposium (

Largest cruise line guilty of environment crimes

Largest cruise line guilty of environment crimes Carnival paying big fines for criminal negligence 2019, July 1: With more than 100 of the world’s largest cruise ships generating annual profits of mor

Port State Control: Nations depend on port administrations for protection

Nations depend on port administrations for protection By Rawle Baddaloo* 2019, July 1: Ships can make or break a port. A sub-standard ship carrying dangerous or volatile cargo could tragically destroy

INVASIVE SPECIES: Prevention the only viable option

Risking permanent social and economic destabilization, famine and ultimately, emigration Prevention the only viable option By Mike Jarrett Talk of catastrophic natural disasters in the Caribbean may b

CLIMATE CHANGE FACT SHEET – Know the Facts

CLIMATE CHANGE FACT SHEET Know the Facts Highlights from a report published May 20, 2019 by the United Nations IPCC * Climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human s

Global sulphur limit: Just half a year to go

Just half a year to go By Mike Jarrett 2019, July 1: With increasingly tragic consequences of climate change daily playing out on network television, port managers like all else must keep all environm

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