PORT COMMUNITIES - Portside Caribbean

Barbados building port community system

What port users expect? By Mike Jarrett As the region moves closer to total digitalisation of logistics systems, another Caribbean port has launched a development project for an integrated port commun

Climate Change: record-breaking hurricane season in 2020

Record-breaking hurricane season in 2020 2020 December 01: Somewhat overshadowed by a global pandemic, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was as devastating as any and more so than many. The U.S. Nati

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. The world’s communications media - public and social - garnered as much publ

A CARIBBEAN DILEMMA: Medical services for cruise passengers

Not a destination problem s nations of the world battle an invisible enemy from within and without, drastic action to severely limit the movement and gathering of human beings became increasingly nece

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 Cayman is again stalled. A national referendum call

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 all that is on it) disappears, because nothing will stop the sea. And the lan

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 on Apri

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. This makes them a vital to

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 sustainable ports in the America

Giant grasses for combatting Climate Change

The Bamboo Solution By Mike Jarrett ne of the ‘perks’ of political independence for previous colonies was the opportunity to determine what images would adorn the new currency and postage stamps. The

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