Jamaica Producers Group (JP) has deepened its investment in Jamaica and logistics through the recent acquisition of additional shares in Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL). JP, a founding member of KWL, is now the largest stakeholder with a 42 per cent stake following the purchase of 11.59 per cent of 32.59 per cent shares previously owned […]
After a tough morning of going up against 22 students from all over the parish of Portland, Nickolai Roberts of Port Antonio Primary and Kimberlee Miller of Buff Bay Primary stood side by side before spell mistress Marlene Stephenson Dalley, at Hotel Tim Bamboo’s Conference Hall, to battle for a chance to raise The Gleaner’s […]
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Every year at this time Jamaica joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Maritime Week which climaxes into World Maritime Day on the last Thursday of September. The purpose of the celebration is to showcase the activities of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which is the United Nations’ specialised agency responsible for regulating […]
Over the years, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has built up an enviable track record for developing and adopting new international conventions. There are more than 50 altogether. Collectively, they are aimed at either the prevention of accidents or environmental damage; at mitigating the negative effects of accidents when they do occur, or at ensuring […]
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is reporting that it is now oversubscribed for all its programmes, especially its master and bachelor of science degree programmes in logistics and supply chain management. According to the CMI, students enrolled in these programmes could only be accommodated with the creation of three additional streams and rental of additional […]
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) last Wednesday outlined plans for the establishment of a total logistics complex in Newport West and further expansion of its port facility during a stakeholders meeting with members of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ). During the meeting held at the Shipping Association of Jamaica, Grantley Stephenson, chairman and chief executive […]
More than 200 students living in the Greenwich Town community of St Andrew benefited from the Shipping Association of Jamaica’s (SAJ) 75th anniversary back-to-school health fair, held on August 22 and 23, 2014. Aimed at providing students with free medicals for back-to-school, the health fair covered eye screening, dental examination and medical check-ups. The two-day […]
The members of the Caribbean Ship Owners Association have adopted a voluntary guideline calling for the implementation of a 2014 peak season surcharge (PSS). According to a release issued by the association, effective September 28, 2014 through January 3, 2015, a temporary PSS of USD175 per 20-foot equivalent unit will be applied, without exception, on […]
It was an opportunity of a lifetime that steered his professional success. Bertrand Smith, director, legal affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), known to most persons as ‘Bert’, has been in the maritime industry for more than 20 years and has made it his life’s career. But it wasn’t always in his plans. […]
