Climate Change
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2020 April 2: Mangroves can absorb and store as much as 10 times more carbon than terrestrial ecosystems....
US TRADE SANCTIONS: Three Panamanian companies blacklisted
2019, November 1: The USA’s Treasury Department declared on September 24, 2019 that it had identified and marked...
DRYDOCK: Grand Bahama back in business
2019, November 1: In a commendable display of resilience, the Grand Bahama drydocks was back in operation within weeks...
CUSTOMS: ASYCUDA WORLD STILL CHALLENGING
2019, November 1: Upgrading to ASYCUDA World (the latest version of the Automated System for Customs Data developed by the...
CURAÇAO IN PACT WITH HAINA TERMINALS
Curaçao Ports Authority and Haina International Terminals formally came together to cooperate for their mutual benefit. Representatives of the...
BAHAMAS: Major port development planned
2019, November 1: Carnival Corporation has plans for two developments in The Bahamas to cost US$180 million – a new...
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 –...
Demand for Kingston space outstrips supply
2019, November 1: In 1976, four years before the first Special Economic Zones (SEZ) were created in the coastal...
Falmouth decline signals readjustment
2019, November 1: Falmouth was expecting 19 fewer cruise calls in 2019 as compared with the previous year. And 2018 was...
Work in progress: Construction begins in Port Royal
2019, November 1: The floating, motorized articulated pier purchased by the Jamaican government as part of its...
Largest cruise line guilty of environment crimes
Carnival paying big fines for criminal negligence
2019, July 1: With more than 100 of the world’s largest cruise...
Drillship inspections pose a challenge for Guyana government
2019, July 1: The cost of inspection of drillships of the Guyana coast could cost the country’s...
