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ACMF Anchor Awards 2023: ‘Talent in your backyard’

Acknowledging contribution of the Caribbean Maritime University 2023, September 28: Distressing images of refugees braving the worst in search of stability, security and a better way of life make tele

Women on board: remove the barriers

Barriers preventing employment of women should be removed By Rawle Baddaloo omen have been employed in the maritime sector for an extremely long time. While it is very difficult to give very specific

Towards a sustainable maritime sector – a gender perspective

Gender equality will ultimately characterise the future of global maritime trade By Deniece M. Aiken* ustainability of the maritime industry has, in recent times, been identified as crucial and urgent

Women: An untapped resource in maritime industries

NEEDED: a strategic approach to promote gender equality to ensure that women gain equal access to opportunities for advancement By Deniece M. Aiken* ‘Shipping is as old as mankind' is a popular adage

Foundation Skills training for Caribbean stevedores

... because ports cannot function effectively without trained people achines may give a port some capabilities but, by themselves, they will not make a port great. People do … those that are trained t

Inter-American Committee on Ports – priorities for 2022

Capacity building, disaster risk management, empowerment ndications are that despite the sustained displacements created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of a resilient Inter-American Committee on P

Seafarers need better support

Seafarers need better support * … says Capt. Rawle Baddaloo, Co-Leader CARIBMEPA 2021, August 1: I cannot say Happy World Seafarers Day as it is far from happy. Seafarers are key workers and they need

NEW DAWN, NEW NORMAL – The Human Impact

2021, April 2: COVID-19 IS NOT THE WORLD’S FIRST PANDEMIC and certainly not the deadliest. It is, however, the most widespread and disruptive the world has ever seen. The reason is simple: a global ec

NEW DAWN NEW NORMAL: IMO Support in post-pandemic Caribbean

Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future ◊ Ratification of IMO regulations still an issue BY Colin P. Young * The international maritime regulatory framework has allowed international shipping to ke

CIP: Improved disaster risk management for Caribbean ports

Improved disaster risk management for Caribbean ports 2020 December 01: Record-breaking hurricane activity in the Atlantic during 2020 emphasised the timeliness and urgency of the Improved Disaster Ri

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