Shipping

Delegates who attended the 13th annual Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference (CSEC) have described the conference as "well-organised and excellent".

The management of Seaboard Jamaica Limited, agents for Seaboard Marine, one of the largest regional carriers and an important user of Port Bustamante, has announced several personnel changes aimed at strengthening its capacity to serve customers...

This is the conclusion of a three-part article on the logistic hub by Dr Fritz Pinnock.Ongoing passion for self-renewalA passion for constant self-renewal will be a 'must' in the future.

I wish to record sincere congratulations to the Shipping Association of Jamaica as it celebrates 75 years of active participation in the development of all aspects of Jamaica's maritime industry...

In the old days of the shipping industry, stevedores who came to work on the Port of Kingston were taught their skills on the job...

In the 1930s, the Kingston waterfront was plagued by frequent strikes that led to the disruption of businesses operating in the industry.

The Shipping Association and its members were on display last week during the JEA/JMA Expo held at the Nation Arena from April 3 to 6. Member companies that were on hand to promote...

Rear Admiral Peter Brady, director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, has been reappointed to the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University (WMU) with effect from March 2014 for a further two-year period...

Students from across the island - from the primary to the tertiary level - were last Thursday educated on how mathematics is utilised in the shipping industry...

Dr Fritz Pinnock, executive director, Caribbean Maritime Institute.An important aspect of productivity within any industry is planning for the future.

Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported the world economy will grow by 3.7 per cent in 2014, the IMF, World Bank, and the United Nations have all agreed that the growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean...

SINCE OUR return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for funding support in May last year, economic activity in Jamaica has been trending in a positive direction, notwithstanding ...