Notwithstanding often insurmountable challenges and imbalances, tremendous progress has been and is being made.
For centuries, Europeans extracted all that they could from peoples around...
When the rules no longer protect .. you must protect yourself
World leaders arriving in Davos on January 19, 2026 for the annual World Economic Forum...
More than four million TEU in 2025
In just over three decades since incorporation and privatisation in 1993, the grand port at Cartagena in Colombia...
Port operations depend on both short and long-lived assets
By Erik Stromberg * & Helga Sommer **
Strategic asset management is a data-driven process that...
Kingston-based facility reporting rapid growth and achievement in less than 36 months
The year 2025 was been one of progress and success for German Ship...
Preparing for global rules tightening
By Colin P. Young
Asthe first quarter of the 21st Century came to an end, the global maritime system entered one...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Critical steps in developing a plan
By Helga Sommer* and Erik Stromberg**
It is worth reinforcing a central theme: the value and the challenge of...
Power shifts, institutional strain and what lies ahead for rules that govern the seas
By Deniece M. Aiken
Oceans have always tested the boundary between power...
Plug in ... or miss the boat
By Deniece Aiken*
* Extreme weather events and deadly heatwaves claim lives in Morocco. * Catastrophic floods sweep across Africa,...
Quiet charm, breathtaking vistas
The only megayacht marina in Jamaica is in the most spectacularly verdant town in all Jamaica, Port Antonio. The Errol Flynn...
... a truly positive impression
President José Raúl Mulino paid his first official visit to Manzanillo’s international terminal in July (2025) and was immediately impressed...
Meet Nyshauna Strachan
Nyshauna seeks and finds comfort in a ‘disciplined environment’ … situations in which good order prevails. It was therefore not surprising that,...
Plug in ... or miss the boat
By Deniece Aiken*
* Extreme weather events and deadly heatwaves claim lives in Morocco. * Catastrophic floods sweep across Africa,...
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...
“Lagging behind … big time!”
By Mike Jarrett *
Maritime transportation and specifically the movement of cargo across oceans developed over centuries. Each country, in its...
Biodiversity loss - an apocalyptic catastrophe
Life on planet Earth is sustained by a diversity of living things (i.e., a Biodiversity) … a vast variety...
A struggle for direction in Maritime Governance
By Deniece M. Aiken*
The voice of the Caribbean carries weight in climate diplomacy because of the Region's vulnerability....
Plug in ... or miss the boat
By Deniece Aiken*
* Extreme weather events and deadly heatwaves claim lives in Morocco. * Catastrophic floods sweep across Africa,...
Next generation gantry cranes to be acquired
Implementation of several projects and scheduled upgrades, components of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, will make 2025 a...
Samaná to bring an additional 300,000 cruise passengers into the Dominican Republic
2024, March 8: Work is now in full swing as the Dominican Republic...
In addressing the demands and challenges of 2024 and beyond, Dutch Caribbean ports have established alliances within and outside of the Caribbean region.
By Jan...
... a truly positive impression
President José Raúl Mulino paid his first official visit to Manzanillo’s international terminal in July (2025) and was immediately impressed...
Meet Nyshauna Strachan
Nyshauna seeks and finds comfort in a ‘disciplined environment’ … situations in which good order prevails. It was therefore not surprising that,...
Biodiversity loss - an apocalyptic catastrophe
Life on planet Earth is sustained by a diversity of living things (i.e., a Biodiversity) … a vast variety...
