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A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Special report 2020

2020 - A year like no other Presidential elections in the USA helped in no small measure to make 2020 a year like no other....

A CARIBBEAN DILEMMA: Medical services for cruise passengers

Not a destination problem As nations of the world battle an invisible enemy from within and without, drastic action to severely limit the movement and...

Cruise: Cayman Islands ‘cruise-port referendum’ stalled

Proposals to build cruise ship docks on the rocks 2020, April 2: Government plans to build new cruise port docking and reception facilities in Grand...

SEA LEVEL RISE Not yet a hot topic in the Caribbean?

SEA LEVEL RISE Not yet a hot topic in the Caribbean? 2020 April 2: As oceans get warmer, sea levels rise and the land (and...

Improper declaration, shipboard fires – a major problem getting worse

Improper declaration, shipboard fires - a major problem getting worse Malcolm Maclean, an American businessman and transport entrepreneur, invented the modern intermodal shipping container and...

Opportunities to foster positive community relations

Climate Change Opportunities to foster positive community relations 2020 April 2: Mangroves can absorb and store as much as 10 times more carbon than terrestrial ecosystems....

Port-City Relation vital for port development

Port-City Relation vital for port development By Cristina Rechy* and Montserrat Ambriz ** 2020 April 2: In an effort to achieve more competitive, inclusive, secure and...

Giant grasses for combatting Climate Change

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...

Regeneration lab in Barbados turning sand quarry into food forest

Regeneration lab in Barbados turning a sand quarry into a food forest 2020 April 2: By removing large tracts of vegetation, humankind disrupted processes; induced...

The port – a functioning member of the community

As a functioning member of the community Seaports should make Climate Change a priority concern Ports, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at...

Give Climate Change priority status

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, Caribbean Ports for Increased Competitiveness

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%...