The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) staged a cybersecurity training session to empower professionals in the maritime industry in Puerto Rico on August 22. The workshop formed part of the Caribbean Region Security Resilience Initiative, which...
AS CONSUMERS prepare to take advantage of prime retail deal in the coming months, this period allows businesses to reflect on the service delivery challenges encountered during the busy summer season. November to December often witnesses shipping...
GERMAN SHIP Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ), a private joint venture of German, Turkish and Jamaican investors, has welcomed its first floating dock to Jamaica. The 215- metre-long Panamax-size dock arrived in Kingston on August 24. It was towed...
The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) will be the honouree of the Anchor Awards ceremony by the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) on Thursday, November 2, at the Lauderdale Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Anchor Awards is...
LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGIST Shane Ram will be the keynote speaker for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 53rd Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition in Trinidad and Tobago. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad...
IT MIGHT be difficult to choose a carrier to handle your shipping needs, particularly if you are unaware of the significance of freight forwarding, which is the coordination and transportation of goods between locations. Even though freight...
Jamaica and Canada have signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement to enable seafarers from both countries to work on ships sailing under either nation’s flags. The agreement was signed at the London headquarters of the International Maritime...
French Shipping giant CMA-CGM will take control of port management and operations at the prominent New Jersey and Staten Island container terminals. This follows an agreement struck by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to amend the...
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) organised a crucial workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday, August 16, as its adoption becomes increasingly widespread in the industry. The well-received virtual seminar was facilitated by...
SAFETY WILL be the focus of the global shipping and logistics industry in the coming year, following the announcement of the new world maritime theme. The 2024 theme, ‘Navigating the future: safety first!’, was proposed by Kitack Lim, the...
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) will host a virtual workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business, Shipping and Logistics’ on Wednesday, August 16, beginning at 9 a.m. The three-hour workshop will focus on the ‘Fundamentals and...
THE LOCAL and regional maritime industry mourns the passing of Laurence Paul Scott, a giant of Jamaica’s shipping industry and former chairman of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ). Scott’s substantial contributions heralded a...
WITH THE shipping peak season under way, consumers and retailers will need to be more resourceful to manage possible cost increases. The shipping peak season occurs around August to October as retailers stock up for the expected back-to-school...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy to decarbonise global shipping at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) in London recently. The new strategy includes enhanced targets to tackle harmful...
The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) has begun registration for its 53rd Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition set for Trinidad and Tobago from October 23-24. Early bird registration for the conference will end on August 11. The...
WEAVER MILLER’S fascination with a life at sea began in his formative years in the community of Ballard’s Valley, St Elizabeth where he was raised. “From where I lived, I had a view of most vessels passing along Jamaica’s south coast. This also...
