The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), in its most recent overseas training initiative, provided 19 stevedores from the Barbados Port Inc (BPI) and the Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) with ‘Stevedoring Operations Level III’ and ‘Essentials of Occupational Safety & Health Standards for Maritime Port Operations Level I’ qualifications. The training provided the participants with critical […]
Dr Fritz Pinnock, executive director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, is the Jamaica Association of Administrative Professional’s (JAAP) 2013/14 islandwide ‘Boss of the Year’. Pinnock, from the Kingston and St Andrew chapter, emerged the winner, with Dr Richard Meggo, acting area manager of National Water Commission for the parishes of St James and Trelawny, getting […]
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) hosted its second annual three-day research initiative from Monday, March 25 to Wednesday March 27. The event was conceptualised in 2012 to showcase the CMI’s role in maritime and related research, encourage a culture of research among students, create an avenue for intellectual exchange among various stakeholders, and recognise excellence […]
Michael Bernard, a past president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), has been elected first vice-president of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF). Bernard was elected during a special members’ meeting held on March 21. He and other officers were elected to serve for the period March 2013 to July 2014. He congratulated the outgoing […]
Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has characterised the plan to develop Jamaica as a logistics hub as a critical project at the heart of our (national) growth strategy. Hylton and his team addressed stakeholders in the shipping industry at the monthly Lunch and Learn seminar hosted by the Shipping Association of Jamaica […]
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) has acquired the stevedoring business of Shipping Services (Stevedoring) Limited, a longstanding provider of container stevedoring services on the Port of Kingston. This acquisition, which was concluded on March 4, is an important step for KWL towards strengthening its position as the region’s leading full-service multi-purpose port. Grantley Stephenson, chairman and […]
The Joint Industrial Council (JIC) for the Port of Kingston has a key role to play in the plans by the Government of Jamaica to expand the port and establish logistics parks, Derrick Kellier, minister of labour and social security, said. According to Kellier, against the background of the plans for the opening of the […]
Vigorous discussions relating to priority maritime issues dominated the regional meeting of senior maritime administrators and transport ministers in Montego Bay last week. Hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, the meeting looked at the marine pollution convention (MARPOL), the Voluntary International Maritime Organisation Member States Audit scheme, maritime policy development, search and rescue, port […]
She may only be only five feet tall, but Denise Lyn Fatt epitomises the Jamaican saying ‘likkle but tallawah’. The no-nonsense businesswoman, who has been in the shipping industry for 36 years, is the first female vice-president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ). Her career in the shipping industry began right out of university, […]
French Liner CMA CGM will, on February 20, commence direct service from Trinidad to Kingston with a four-day transit. This latest offering will boost the line’s service in the Caribbean. “CMA CGM is committed to offering the market’s most extensive range of services to deliver just the right solution to your logistic needs,” said Leopold Nesbeth, general […]
