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EDITORIAL Caribbean Port Management Workshop necessary, vital The Caribbean Port Management Workshop greatly expanded regional dialogue and underscored the need for collective action for survival and progress. This new and unique event was proposed by Portside Caribbean in 2016 and has come to fruition as a highly successful collaboration between this magazine, the Port Management...

Caribbean Port Management Workshop a unique regional event The cover of the 11th edition (February 2018) of Portside Caribbean magazine screamed success. It is our assessment of the recent Caribbean Port Management Workshop in Panama in January. The workshop, initially expected to attract participation of approximately 50 port management personnel and topic presenters, had over...

Be prepared for dialogue y friends returned from their third Caribbean cruise earlier this year. They said that they enjoyed it immensely. In discussion I realised that they went ashore at only one destination. It was just more comfortable to stay on the ship, where it was now less crowded and cooler, for the air...

EDITORIAL Despite the uncertainties the positives raised hopes 2017, March 1: The mist of uncertainty, concern and fear that brought gloom to global shipping last year did not last too long in the tropical heat. Once the sun rose on 2017, indeed even before the Yuletide celebrations began in December last, good news was already...

EDITORIAL Ports united in dialogue and cooperation The presence of the top leadership of both the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas (GPAA) at the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) in Nevis was historically significant for more than the...

 EDITORIAL Disasters threaten every year. Don't fear. Prepare. If production is the lifeblood of a national economy then the port is the heart. Through these gateways pass cargoes which sustain life and generate wealth. It is therefore incumbent on countries, for the sake of the survival of their peoples, to keep these virtual gateways open...