Shipping

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will this week continue to prepare the Caribbean's maritime industry for the Voluntary International Maritime Organisation Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS).Delegates representing Caribbean members states...

The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association (FCBF) have chosen Seaboard Marine as its '2011 Firm of the Year'.This honour is awarded to the company which demonstrates a constant commitment to customer satisfaction, quality services, and...

Danny Vargas, SeaFreight's vice-president, sales and marketing, was the recipient of the Jamaican Milestone Award for International Trade from the Jamaica/USA Chamber of Commerce...

Roger Hinds (second left), Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) president, holds the attention of (from left) Michael Bernard, SAJ past president; Lam Yi Young, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore CEO; Rear Admiral Peter Brady, director...

Caribbean Feeder Services Limited (CFS), established in 1999 as an independent feeder operator, celebrated its 12th anniversary on March 19.In a ceremony held at Fort Charles in Port Royal, Frank Wellnitz, a founding partner of CFS, described ...

Shanroy Shirley, safety officer at Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), and deputy chair of the Shipping Association of Jamaica Safety Committee has vowed to use the knowledge gained during a two-week Occupational Health and Safety Administrators (OSHA)...

Well established shipping company in Kingston invites applications for the position of boarding representative:Key responsibilities include: General vessel husbandry including: Liaising with shipping lines. Liaising with government authorities...

Jamaica will be enforcing the adopted International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) regulations ISPM#15, for solid-wood packaging material in international trade, as of January 1, 2011.The regulation covers: pallets, dunnage, crating, packing blocks,...

The Jamaica Customs Department has implemented a number of strategies which demonstrate their flexibility for the busy Christmas season. Both Montego Bay and Kingston Port Handlers will be extending their work hours to facilitate the usual increase...

"Challenging, interesting, awesome," that's how Andrine Higgins describes her experience in the shipping industry to date. "I have worked in shipping all my life. I eat, sleep and breathe shipping," said Higgins.

Over 200 students, including 50 of the officer class, recently celebrated the completion of their studies at the Caribbean Maritime Institute's (CMI) 30th annual graduation ceremony.The ceremony, which took place on November 11 at the Jamaica Conference...