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 four vessels that transport
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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 of the most severe and devastating tropic
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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 United Nations Conference on Trade a
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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 two entities met i
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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 destination facility for Carnival Cruise Li
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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 – D2, was e
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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 area of southeastern China, Jamaica’s governm
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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 itself a leaner year, by 20 cruise calls,
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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 programme to expand cruise tourism bu
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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 ships generating annual profits of mor
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