ENVIRONMENT - Portside Caribbean

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: From ‘hurricane preparedness’ to ‘port resilience’

Challenges for Caribbean port operators By Franklin McDonald* The Caribbean region's exposure to weather hazards, precisely because it is in the North Atlantic 'Hurricane Belt', is well known. Less kn

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Plan for saving lives

DP World Caucedo’s disaster preparedness plan By Mke Jarrett Serious injury or death to a single port employee is a disaster to be prevented at all costs. To have an employee report for work but unabl

POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE: Nicaragua’s Interoceanic canal delay raises doubts

Nicaraguan government: Canal not a dream, a necessity By Canute James he delay in the start of construction of Nicaragua’s controversial USD50 billion Grand Interoceanic canal has raised more doubts o

Caribbean port administrators need to be concerned

Ports should collaborate with environment, scientific communities By Bert Smith* he 2014 National Climate Assessment predicts two scenarios that are likely to seriously threaten seaports and marine o

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 goals for diminishing risks associated

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 of these may pose a threat to the e

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 The traditional love boats carrying hundreds of guests have been replaced by floating vacation resorts carrying thousands o