Oil rich Guyana about to undergo dramatic and radical economic transformation
By Canute James *
2017, June 1: It was long-known that the country had significant...
Caribbean maritime transportation network – a regional approach to sustainability
By Ibrahim Ajagunna* and Fritz Pinnock**
2017, March 1: Over the last five years, the Caribbean...
Maintain proper port access or face consequences
By Jan Sierhuis* and Jesper Goodley Dannisøe**
2015, October 1: The access to any port is determined by the...
Working towards a TsunamiReady Caribbean
Is your port ready for a tsunami?
In March 2016, over 330,000 people in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions took...
Maritime Authority of Jamaica explains
Legal issues governing operation of marinas
Marinas are an important component of the Caribbean’s tourism product, in particular the leisure...
Reality, consequences and preparedness strategy
By Ibrahim Ajagunna and Fritz Pinnock
In most Caribbean islands, over fifty percent of economic assets, including seaport facilities, are concentrated...
Prepare for disaster with Oil Spill Contingency Planning
By Jesper Goodley Dannisøe and Jan Sierhuis
Oil in the sea can be disastrous especially for living organism...
EDITORIAL
Disasters threaten every year. Don't fear. Prepare.
If production is the lifeblood of a national economy then the port is the heart. Through these gateways...
Handling dangerous cargo, regulations and conventions
By Mike Jarrett
Those in the know may describe transport of harmful and volatile cargoes as the second most dangerous...
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...
Harbour Resilience: Understanding the ‘harbour wave’
By Patrick Lynett *
Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning “harbour wave.”
Although impacts of tsunamis are felt throughout coastal areas,...
