Bridgetown, Barbados — Between US$8 billion and US$10 billion of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) annual imports, roughly one quarter to one third of the Region’s non-fuel import bill are exposed to the transit restrictions now taking effect at the Panama Canal, according to preliminary analysis by the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO). The CPSO is advising … Continue reading Panama Canal Restrictions Put Up to US$10 Billion of CARICOM Imports at Risk, CPSO Warns
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The "Battle of the Caribbean" There is much talk today of the Caribbean as a 'Zone of Peace". It certainly wasn't always. Last year we featured a very interesting story in the London Review of Books, written by Colin Douglas, of the place of the Caribbean in World War 2. The image below summarizes a … Continue reading Honouring Remembrance Week #2
A cruise ship docked in Sydney, N.S., continues to spew smoke. Many ships continue to burn diesel while in port to power electricity on board unless they can plug into shore-based power. (Holly Conners/CBC) We posted a few days ago of the issues that the cruise industry poses to the Caribbean environment. Canada, it would seem, … Continue reading Ports stop polluting ships from idling by installing ‘shore power’
From left: Radcliffe Spence, Lecturer in Shipping and Logistics at the Caribbean Maritime University; Dr Eric Deans, Managing Partner at DeepSight Maritime Intelligence Corporation; Valerie Campbell, Director of Logistics and Customer Service at Campari Group Jamaica; Dr Devant Maharaj, Director of Professional Services at ECO Canada; and Dr Ruth Potopsingh, Technical Advisor at Environmental Solutions … Continue reading CHARGE THE SHIPS!