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Climate change will impact Caribbean ports

Risks sea level rise poses to Caribbean ports Jesper Goodley Dannisøe** and Jan Sierhuis* The global accord reached in Paris, France, on December 12, 2015, sets...

Sound port operations to protect the environment

Sound port operations to protect the environment By Jan Sierhuis* and Jesper Goodley Dannisoe** The port is like a complicated organism with many processes and many...

Environmental impact of cruise ports

The cruise industry grows 7% per year on average and the ships grow with it. The traditional love boats carrying hundreds of guests have been replaced by floating vacation resorts carrying thousands of passengers. Both ship and fleet size have grown and, with it, the number of Caribbean destinations and cruise ports. Over 50 regular ports now service the Caribbean cruise market.