EDITORIAL

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...

Major work projects and development initiatives The year 2015 expired and slipped away quietly. It did leave behind a mood of uncertainty about security and governance in some places and a steady hum of bloody martyrdom and human displacement. The ‘year of the refugee’ left us to ponder the complexities and inconsistencies played out in...

Economic, strategic benefits from variety reduction f the machines do not work efficiently and well, all the time, the port is not dependable. Regardless of how well protected the harbour; the extent of berthing; the organization of the yard or the tidiness of the warehouses, when the ship comes alongside the machines must work well...