TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS - Portside Caribbean

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: RENEWED INTEREST IN WIND

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 the increase. Interest is being driven by r

LNG USE EXPANDING EXPONENTIALLY

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 cleaner burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) fo

CARIBBEAN CRUISE: Technological advancement to enhance cruise ports

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 increases as more cruise

JAMAICA: Ocean’s new tug for Kingston

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 in the Port of Kingston. The Canadian firm previous

Accessible bathymetry with no environmental risks

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 low cost, is able

Technology with potential to revolutionize port efficiency

New technology - potential to revolutionize port efficiency ... global automated container terminal market expected to grow at impressive 25% by 2021 By Miles J. Varghese * 2017, June 1: Forget driver

St. Maarten commissions new harbour crane

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 a new port crane – the largest mo

Improvements at Suriname’s main port

Major expansion at Nieuwe Haven facility Container yard space expansion of 20,0002m Container handling capability increased New port IT system to be acquired 2016, February 1: The year just ended (201

Port Lafito: Caribbean’s newest world-standard terminal

State-of-the-art technology and systems 2015, October 1: Haiti’s first Panamax port and the Caribbean’s newest world-standard marine container terminal began operations in June 2015. Port Lafito, with

Trusty machines serving well

CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT: Trusty machines serving well By Mike Jarrett 2015 October 1: Caribbean ports face a real challenge of keeping aging cargo handling equipment working and productive. The chall

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