In October, SAJ’s Communications team provided planning and execution support for one of the most active celebrations of Maritime Awareness Week in recent years. The SAJ also sponsored the inaugural hosting of the Women in Maritime industry dinner held during the weeklong celebration: Industry Church Service – The Industry was graciously hosted by the Fellowship […]
Women from across the local maritime sector gathered in the Air Jamaica building on Harbour Street, Kingston recently for the first meeting of the national Chapter of the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC). Organisers deemed the event a success with attendees exposed to the association’s mission and benefits of membership. Specifically, they were educated […]
The CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, has announced that the port of Montego Bay has been added as an additional call on its Caribbean Feeder Service. The first call will be tomorrow. With CMA CGM’s investment in the port of Kingston, operating under Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, the additional call to […]
Members of the Managing Committee of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and directors of the association’s affiliate companies and subsidiaries discuss a ministerial brief on the state of the shipping and logistics sector with Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a recent courtesy call at Jamaica House.
An assessment team related to a CARICOM-United Nations initiative looking at improving port security in the region met recently with members of the Shipping Association of Jamaica’s Managing Committee and other industry stakeholders to get a better understanding of related risks and challenges for Jamaican companies and organisations involved in the regional and global supply […]
Hundreds of delegates representing stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America shipping and logistics sector will gather in Cocoa Beach, Florida, in a few weeks with emerging maritime opportunities in Cuba at the forefront of their minds. The delegates will be participating in the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 15th Caribbean Shipping Executives’ Conference (CSEC), set […]
Condell Stephenson (left), chairman of the Joint Industrial Council (JIC), greets Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ealan Powell, who was the guest speaker at a recently held meeting. ACP Powell shared the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s current efforts to stem crime and violence in Jamaica with union leaders and other stakeholders involved in shipping and logistics […]
Confusion and concern about the new, impending Safety of life at Sea (SOLAS) container-weight rules are mounting among shippers and those that help them move their containers globally. The stakes are high as the new regulations means that ships will reject any container unaccompanied by verified gross mass (VGM) declarations and proper weight certification. Locally, […]
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) held an inaugural meeting of its new Alumni Association last Wednesday, April 20, at the CMI’s Workforce Development Centre at the Air Jamaica Building in downtown Kingston. The event was widely supported by dozens of graduates including Marjorie Kennedy, former Jamaica Exporters’ Association president, who endorsed the formal creation of […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and some of its member companies joined hundreds of Jamaican businesses in promoting Brand Jamaica to the world at Expo Jamaica 2016, held at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston from April 14-17. Shipping and logistics services took centre stage in the SAJ booth as […]
