MANAGEMENT - Portside Caribbean

Caribbean Port Investment Outlook 2024

Climate change vulnerabilities demand increased capital investment. By Jan Sierhuis* he buzz words at maritime events these days are ‘decarbonisation’ and ‘digitalisation’. As ships get greener and mo

CIP PRIORITIES 2024: Strengthening existing synergies

By Mona Swoboda * As the port and maritime sector recovered from COVID-19's shipping disruptions, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2023 1 predicted a positive trend in global maritime trade vol

Position seaports to benefit from growth in 2024

Including emission goals within a multi-year strategic plan is a great start By Kenneth Saunders* ‘New Year, new you’ is a saying often used to inspire personal growth as a new year rolls in. As they

Climate Change: No ‘Quick fixes’ ahead

All current and future activities must be changed or modified to limit expected damage *By Jesper Goodley Dannisoee Caribbean nations are facing a not-so-far future in which the impacts of Climate Cha

Caribbean issues, expectations and challenges in 2024

Issues, expectations, challenges in 2024 ith the trials and tribulations, stresses and uncertainties of 2023 fast disappearing, to be replaced by new issues and expectations in a new year, the moment

IMO January 2024 mandate: Some Caribbean territories will not be ready

“Lagging behind … big time!” By Mike Jarrett * Maritime transportation and specifically the movement of cargo across oceans developed over centuries. Each country, in its own language, for its own pur

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

Creating Sustainable Smart Ports in the Caribbean

By Mike Jarrett Every port in the Caribbean that is capable of docking ocean-going ships should be a Sustainable Smart Port. conomic circumstances left in the wake of Covid-19, war in Europe and incre

Pandemic Resilience: Surviving the next major threat

It may be sooner than you think By Kenneth Saunders * News breaks out that a cholera epidemic is raging on a distant continent. Less than two months later, the outbreak is at your portside. A vessel a

URGENT: International treaties must be brought into Common Law

We delay ratification at our peril By Rawle Baddaloo any countries across the Caribbean Region remain vulnerable, even imperilled, because they have not fully implemented international treaties by bri