The shipping industry is poised for a year of crucial decisions, with several factors influencing its future. According to the Lloyd’s List Annual Outlook 2025, the sector will be defined by regulatory clarity, shifting trade dynamics, and increasing volatility. One of the most critical areas to watch is the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) handling of […]
The past few years have been a whirlwind of disruptions, delays, and fluctuating freight rates for shippers, and it seems these challenges are far from over. According to global leader in maritime research and advisory services, Drewry Shipping Consultants, 2025 will mark the fifth consecutive year of high volatility in container shipping rates, continuing a […]
SAJ commences the management of a pool of workers in specialist categories on behalf of the Port Authority of Jamaica SAJ becomes the Registrar of Truckers under the Port Security By-Laws in March 2010 The Port Trailer Haulage Association and the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association joined the membership of the SAJ The SAJ […]
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 […]
The most significant development in this decade was the development of modern flexibility of operations on the Port of Kingston following the Muirhead Commission of Enquiry, which was established by the Minister of Labour to report on the overall operation on the port. The Commission’s recommendations led to the abolition of many restrictive practices which […]
Registration of Port Computer Services Limited (now ADVANTUM) as a subsidiary of the SAJ, in 1982. The Shipping Industry News Feature was started in February 1987. In this same era, the SAJ developed and presented a Maritime Industry Plan to the Government of Jamaica for the development of the industry. SAJ deepens its contribution to […]
The SAJ became the sole employer of portworkers in Kingston Harbour. This decade saw an increasing pace toward industrial harmony on the Port with the Joint Industrial Council (JIC) being established for shipping labour and management. The JIC continues today and provides a forum for discussion and cooperation between the management in the wider shipping […]
