ENVIRONMENT - Portside Caribbean

New data on climate change: Is it already too late?

New data on Climate Change Is it already too late? 2019, July 1: For five months and more and certainly since the start of 2019, the lead story in daily television newscasts emanating from the US has

Ports, the first and last line of defence

The role and function of ports cannot be viewed simply ... ven before the end of June, the Summer of 2019 was already being labelled one of the hottest on record. North Americans, some stripped to the

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: RENEWED INTEREST IN WIND

Renewed interest in wind 2019, March 1: Interest in wind propulsion technology in feverish efforts currently to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions is on the increase. Interest is being driven by r

LNG USE EXPANDING EXPONENTIALLY

LNG use expanding exponentially 2019, March 1: With less than a year before stricter global restrictions on sulphur emissions come into force, use of the cleaner burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) fo

Sargassum Invasion: What are the answers

Sargassum Invasion: What are the answers? By Mike Jarrett 2018, November 1: The sun was high and barely a cloud in the sky. But, vendors who depend on the brisk weekend trade on the beaches on the so

CIP Building capacity for risk management, assessment

CIP building capacity for risk management, assessment 2018, June 1: It is vital that the Caribbean consider the many risks that could impact its ports and develop sound plans to combat these risks. A

Disaster management and seaports

When it gets rough the port facility manager is the key By Steve Cosham * 2018, February 1: With Hurricane Season only a few months away, there are many lessons from last year’s disastrous events that

Climate change response must be cooperative not competitive

Climate change response must be cooperative not competitive By Julie-Anne Burrowes * 2018, February 1: Cruise destinations across the Caribbean are still grappling, half-a-year and more later, with th

Protecting fragile eco-systems, cruise lines on board

Protecting fragile eco-systems - cruise lines getting on board By Mike Jarrett 2017, November 1: The trail of death and destruction left behind by the super storms of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane seaso

Climate-resilient port development

The challenges we face By Ramon Husein* Climate change has become one of the buzz words in the Caribbean development sector however, while there is certainly a lot to be said about this global phenome

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