2020, December 01: When the former British, French, Spanish and Dutch colonies moved into various forms of political independence, their peoples adopted or adapted...
Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener
2020 April 2: At Colombia’s main port, SPRC-Contecar, there is no vacillation in response to climate change....
Improper declaration, shipboard fires - a major problem getting worse
Malcolm Maclean, an American businessman and transport entrepreneur, invented the modern intermodal shipping container and...
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...
Paramaribo: New access system in place
2019, March 1: With the recent implementation of the Access Permit (AP) system, the Suriname Port Management Company (SPMC)...
Renewed interest in wind
2019, March 1: Interest in wind propulsion technology in feverish efforts currently to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions is on...
LNG use expanding exponentially
2019, March 1: With less than a year before stricter global restrictions on sulphur emissions come into force, use of the...
Technological advancement to enhance cruise ports
By Fritz Pinnock and Ibrahim Ajagunna
2018, November 1: Cruise tourism continues to be a supply-led industry in that demands...
JAMAICA: Ocean's new tug for Kingston
2018, November 1: Ocean has bought a new harbour tug from the Sanmar group to service its contract obligations...
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Accessible bathymetry with no environmental risks
* By Rasmussen, Hansen, Rasmus, Borgstrom, Dannisøe
2017, November 1: Imagine that a port manager, within days and at...
New technology - potential to revolutionize port efficiency
... global automated container terminal market expected to grow at impressive 25% by 2021
By Miles J. Varghese...
Investments in cargo handling paying dividends
2016, February 1: The most significant development in port St. Maarten in 2015 was the acquisition and commissioning of...
