Miami operated SeaFreight Line announced that it will begin a new weekly fixed-day service calling on Costa Rica and Nicaragua via Puerto Limon in December. The new service was scheduled to commence from Jacksonville, Florida, and Port Everglades. The first northbound sailing from Puerto Limon will be Tuesday, December 14. The six-day transit will be […]
The Jamaica Customs Department has implemented a number of strategies which demonstrate their flexibility for the busy Christmas season. Both Montego Bay and Kingston Port Handlers will be extending their work hours to facilitate the usual increase in the importation of goods. The department endorsed this effort, assessed its performance in previous years and made […]
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) will be open for business on the three Saturdays leading up to Christmas – December 4, 11 and 18. This is part of a number of initiatives to improve service and clearance of cargo throughout the upcoming busy Christmas season. Normal business hours will be observed from 8 a.m. to 4 […]
Over 200 students, including 50 of the officer class, recently celebrated the completion of their studies at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) 30th annual graduation ceremony. The ceremony, which took place on November 11 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, had officers who completed Phase III level in marine engineering and navigational studies respectively, as well […]
Jamaica once again triumphed in the World Gala section of the World Travel Awards by being voted the World’s Leading Cruise Destination, at the annual grand final Gala Ceremony in London on Saturday, November 6. Transport and works minister L. Michael Henry, who has portfolio responsibility for the Port Authority of Jamaica, accepted the award. […]
Jamaica came up trumps once again at the World Travel Awards Gala for the Caribbean on Friday, October 29, when for the sixth consecutive year, the country was voted the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination. For the second successive year, Ocho Rios was voted the Leading Caribbean Cruise Port. The Port Authority of Jamaica’s (PAJ) vice-president […]
Wednesday November 3, 2010, highlighted a cruise shipping record of six ships calling at ports in Jamaica on a single day. In Ocho Rios, the Aurora, Freedom of the Seas and Aida Luna were all in port. In Montego Bay, it was the Coral Princess, Carnival Conquest and Ryndam. The six ships brought a total of 15,090 passengers, many of whom disembarked for local […]
The 40th annual general meeting, conference and exhibition of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), is currently under way in Montego Bay. The conference, which was officially opened by Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry yesterday, has approximately 320 delegates in attendance from English, Spanish, French and Dutch Caribbean territories as well as several countries […]
The annual Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) open golf tournament held on Saturday, October 8, at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course came down to a nail-biting finish. The tournament, which was affected by rain, saw the best nine holes being tallied to determine the winner. Ben Simms, vice-president of sales for Latin America and the Caribbean […]
Miami-based shipping company, Seafreight Agencies, with local offices in Kingston, has leased Port Everglades terminal space in Florida. Seafreight was awarded the contract by the Broward County Commission for a 10-year period. SeaFreight will be the Florida port’s first tenant to start operations on the new container yard as soon as it is complete. […]
