TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS - Portside Caribbean

Shore power now a must

Plug in ... or miss the boat By Deniece Aiken* * Extreme weather events and deadly heatwaves claim lives in Morocco. * Catastrophic floods sweep across Africa, Europe and the Americas. * Cyclones, fue

Potentials of Port Innovation Systems in the Caribbean

Transcending boundaries Seaports, as essential hubs in the global trade network, function as trade and industrial zones where goods are not only transshipped but also processed, manufactured and distr

IMO January 2024 mandate: Some Caribbean territories will not be ready

“Lagging behind … big time!” By Mike Jarrett * Maritime transportation and specifically the movement of cargo across oceans developed over centuries. Each country, in its own language, for its own pur

Cyber-attacks on the rise

Are you ready for this? By Mike Jarrett o, you walk into your office for work. Up to then, it’s an average Monday morning. You are met at the door by visibly concerned members of staff. They say all t

Cybersecurity: Five steps for ports and terminal managers

Breaches at your port can affect the entire supply chain By Frances Yeo* orts around the planet, are ramping up their operational and infrastructural capabilities, with digital transformation the main

Eastern Caribbean’s Maritime Single Window about to open

2020, December 01: When the former British, French, Spanish and Dutch colonies moved into various forms of political independence, their peoples adopted or adapted methods and procedures inherited fro

Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener

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. The Caribbean-South American mega p

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

‘ASYCUDA WORLD’ STILL CHALLENGING

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

Paramaribo: New access system in place

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) has taken another step towards its go

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