Grantley Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of Kingston Wharves Limited, who serves as honorary consul general for Norway, has been awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by King Harold V. He received the honour for his outstanding service to the Kingdom of Norway. The award was presented by Ambassador John Petter Opdahl, ambassador […]
Correction & Clarification The panamanian Ambassador to Jamaica is Jorge Constantino Gonzalez and not Lorenzo Chiari as published. ——————————————————————— The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), the region’s centre for maritime excellence, is set to train Jamaicans to seek employment in Panama to facilitate the expansion of the Panama Canal. This follows a visit last Thursday by […]
Best known for its unique shipping-industry-specific programme offerings, applied research, and innovation, the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) recently gained additional attention from its thriving co-curricular activities. The Jamaica Inter-Collegiate Sports Association and the JAMFIT All-Star Cheerleading Competition provided the platforms on which the institute excelled in sports last semester. The CMI competed in netball, football, […]
The country’s efforts to establish a port community system (PCS) is progressing steadily, according to a recent presentation by manager for the project, Dwain Powell. A port community system is a central database which provides integration of commercial and logistics activities among companies involved in the export and import process. Such firms include trading companies, […]
As a result of extensive discussions with the United Kingdom-based Cunard Cruise Lines, the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has secured calls from the Queen Elizabethand Queen Victoria. The Queen Elizabeth will call on the Historic Falmouth Port and the Queen Victoria will call on the Port of Montego Bay on January 22 and 23, respectively. The PAJ, which is an agency […]
CMA CGM Jamaica, the local representative of the French shipping Line CMA CGM, has relocated its local offices from Newport West to the Kingston Mall, 8 Ocean Boulevard, downtown, Kingston. The CMA CGM group has been offering its services to Jamaica for many years from its Newport West location. “Over time and as a result […]
The Port Authority of Jamaica initiated discussions with the Finnish cruise lines Kristina, four years ago to schedule calls to Jamaica and, as a result, we welcome the Kristina Katarina to Montego Bay for the 2013-2014 winter tourist season. The schedule includes three calls to Jamaica lasting three days, which provides a port-of-call experience on day one, […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is supporting the Annotto Bay Hospital with its hurricane-recovery process through the loan of its mobile health clinic. The hospital, which was extensively damaged by Hurricane Sandy, is without the use of its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, its Paediatric Department, and other key areas. Since October 31, 2012, […]
The Port Authority of Jamaica, in its normal role of maintaining access to the shipping channels and berths in Kingston Harbour and at the Port of Kingston, has been carrying out routine dredging operations over the last few weeks using the services of the trailer suction dredge, Al-Idrisi, which arrived in Jamaica on December 20. […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) on December 14 spread Christmas cheer in the Greenwich Farm community with its annual Christmas Treat. The treat was held at the Holy Name Catholic Church located on East Street in the community. Held each year for the elderly of the Greenwich Farm and the students of the SAJ-sponsored […]
