Jacqueline Cole, managing director of International Logistic Solutions Limited, has been unanimously re-elected to serve a second term as president of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica. Cole, who last year became the second woman to head the 47-year-old organisation, was re-elected at the association’s annual general meeting at the Terra Nova […]
The Caribbean region, including Jamaica and other Small Island Developing States, lacks the resources to combat a major oil spill, delegates to a regional convention on oil-spill prevention and response were warned this week. At the opening of the convention to discuss oil-spill prevention, preparedness and response in the Gulf of Mexico, keynote speaker Christopher […]
The Rear Admiral Peter Brady-led Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) now has a new board of directors. The members of the new board are: Dr Peter-John Gordon, chairman of the board and lecturer, Department of Economics – University of the West Indies; Kemel Allen, consultant banker; Saundra Bailey, group managing director – CGM Gallagher Insurance […]
Jeffrey Hall, chief executive officer of Jamaica Producers Group (JP), and Kathleen Moss, a member of the JP board, have been appointed directors of the board of Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL). Mr Hall and Mrs Moss were appointed directors following JP’s equity investment in the port company which was approved by shareholders on March 29. […]
The 11th Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference (CSEC) will bring delegates face to face with the current realities facing world shipping and, against that background, will focus attention on the state and immediate future of the industry in the Caribbean and Latin America. The three-day event, May 21, 22 and 23, will address specific aspects of […]
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) has secured capital to expand and further develop the port following last Thursday’s approval of the issuance of 357,550,000 ordinary shares of KWL to Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JP) by shareholders. The shares were sold to JP at a price of $5 per share, totalling an equity investment of $1,787,750,000. The […]
A cruise ship from the German cruise line Deutschland, which called at the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio recently. The two- day visit was made possible through efforts by the Port Authority of Jamaica and businessman and hotelier Gordon Townsend. The vessel’s visit, with approximately 360 passengers, resulted in numerous benefits to tourism interests […]
German-based shipping company Harren & Partner (H&P) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Jamaica, with plans to expand its operations locally. The company is to establish a specialised workshop at the CMI, which will facilitate repairs and servicing of: ship engines, life rafts, firefighting equipment, radar equipment, compass and GPS […]
Driven by its Blue Ocean Strategy philosophy, the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Port Institute for Education and Research (IPER) – an integral part of Ecole de Management de Normandie, Le Havre, France. The alliance with the French institute is part of the CMI’s quest to […]
Port Computer Services Limited (PCS), the shipping industry’s premier information technology (IT) provider for over 30 years, has rebranded. PCS is now ADVANTUM. The decision to rebrand is a strategic one as the IT company has now moved beyond offering services directly related to the business of shipping. The company, a subsidiary of the Shipping […]
