- The SAJ has positioned itself for sustained growth and readiness for the international and national economic and social times of 1999-2009.
- This decade can also be seen as the rise of women in shipping. Pauline Gray became the eighth (8th) General Manager of the Association (2001) and Paula Pinnock (2002) became the first female to be a member of the SAJ’s Managing Committee. In 2003, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester became the first female president of the Caribbean Shipping Association and in 2005, became the second female to be a member of the SAJ’s Managing Committee. And in 2009, Denise Lyn Fatt became the third female to join the SAJ’s Managing Committee.
- The SAJ also took steps to improve its relevance in the industry. The Association signed Memoranda of Understanding with the Port Trailer Haulage Association, Jamaica Customs, and the Caribbean Maritime Institute, among others.
- The Association is an executive member of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica; and a full member of the following national organisations: The Jamaica Employers Federation, the Jamaica Exporters Association and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce.
- Under its current leadership, the Association has undertaken the most comprehensive training and certification programmes ever implemented among its workforce.
