The Bamboo Solution
By Mike Jarrett
One of the ‘perks’ of political independence for previous colonies was the opportunity to determine what images would adorn the...
Responsibilities of corporate citizens
Ports, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at least one community. And often because of the sheer size...
Digitization of Latin American and Caribbean Ports for Increased Competitiveness
By Jorge Duran *
2019, November 1: According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)1, over 90%...
Cruise ships don’t have hospitals
2021, N0vember 1: Despite the luxurious splendour and opulence, most cruise ships do not have hospitals on board and are...
BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT: New amendment enforced
2019, November 1: The second amendment to the International Maritime Organization’s Convention on ballast water management, BWM Convention –...
Nations depend on port administrations for protection
By Rawle Baddaloo*
2019, July 1: Ships can make or break a port. A sub-standard ship carrying dangerous or...
Risking permanent social and economic destabilization, famine and ultimately, emigration
Prevention the only viable option
By Mike Jarrett
Talk of catastrophic natural disasters in the Caribbean may...
CRUISE TOURISM LOGISTICS:
Enhancing the Caribbean Tourism Value Chain
This paper provides a systematic review of logistics within cruise industry and advances the argument that logistics...
CLIMATE CHANGE FACT SHEET
Know the Facts
Highlights from a report published May 20, 2019 by the United Nations IPCC *
Climate change represents an urgent and...
Just half a year to go
By Mike Jarrett
2019, July 1: With increasingly tragic consequences of climate change daily playing out on network television, port...
