Security Administrators Limited (SAL), a recognised security organisation using certified International Maritime Organisation (IMO)-trained instructors, in conjunction with the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), will be offering an Advanced Port Facility Security Officers certification course from May 3-7 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. The theme of the course will be ‘Mastering the Art of Security Assessments […]
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) last week gave more Jamaicans the opportunity to purchase educational as well as recreational books by hosting the Logos Hope book ship at its multi-purpose terminal. Grantley Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of KWL, said the terminal made the decision to host the Logos to afford more young Jamaicans the […]
Several members of the shipping industry recently gave back to the youth by participating in Junior Achievement Jamaica, a programme aimed at educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. The programme helps to prepare young people for the ‘real’ world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it; how to […]
TAIWAN’S largest container line, Evergreen Marine, and rated third in the United States (US) top 100 carriers for 2009, expects its business to return to the black in 2010 following net losses of T$2.6 billion ($81.6m) in the third quarter of last year. However, analysts are cautious that climbing fuel prices could cast uncertainty over […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) continues to deepen its commitment to the nation by aggressive leadership in the development of training for staff and other members of the shipping industry. While much has been written about the ongoing dynamic training opportunities in several shipping and port-related areas, the wider training opportunities opened by the […]
Port Authority of Jamaica announces new arrangement for trucker registration The Port Authority of Jamaica, the regulatory body for the island’s ports, has announced that the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has been appointed the delegated authority under the amended Port Management and Security by-laws, and will on March 15, be the registrar for all […]
The chairman and chief executive officer of Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Grantley Stephenson, has rejected media reports of a bid by Chinese interests to purchase that facility. His response came as a result of ongoing confusion in the media with regards to Kingston Wharves, a multi-purpose, listed port company located at Port Bustamante, and its […]
Norwegian-based Höegh Autoliners has launched its new motor vehicle transhipment hub, in what the company’s representative, Tore Listad, has described as the “heart of the Caribbean”, Kingston. Speaking at the launch of the partnership with Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) last Friday, Listad said the move will see Höegh operating a direct service from Europe to […]
‘When we get to that stage, I want Customs to be a meritocracy.’ The Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) system introduced by the Jamaica Customs Department in May last year has been yielding rewards, Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker said. According to Walker, some importers have benefited from some 70 per cent of cargo being issued […]
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has been conferred with the coveted International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001:2008 certification by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Inc. CMI now enjoys the elite status of being the only International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved maritime education and training institution in Jamaica. The institution received the certification last Wednesday. The ISO certification […]
