The International Maritime Organization (IMO) last Monday celebrated the role of women in maritime on International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 and highlighted pathways to a more inclusive future with the launch of #MyMaritimeMentor online campaign. In...
ONE YEAR after its creation in 2020, the Department for Partnerships and Projects (DPP) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced bold ambitions to expand its portfolio of global and regional projects. These new initiatives...
March 16-22, 2021 CMA CGM VESSEL ETA KINGSTON APL BARCELONA 16/03 AS FIORELLA 16/03 CONTSHIP PRO 16/03 MATHILDE SCHULTE 16/03 BF LETICIA 16/03 CONTSHIP PRO 16/03 LETAVIA 17/03 SEABOARD SUN 17/03 BOMAR REBECCA 17/03 WATERMARK ST GEORGE 17/03...
French container line CMA CGM is to start deploying the first of six 15,000 teu (twenty-foot equivalent units) LNG-powered newbuildings (newly built vessels) on the trade between China and the US West Coast, starting in October 2021, with all six...
“Price is a major factor preventing increased movement of cargo by small and medium-sized producers within the Caribbean,” was one of the conclusions coming out of a virtual forum on ‘Inter-island Cargo Transportation’, held on Sunday, February 28...
CMA CGM VESSELS ETA KINGSTON AS FILIPPA 09/03 CONTSHIP ZOE 09/03 FALMOUTH 09/03 EXPRESS BRAZIL 10/03 KATHERINE 10/03 ASIAN TRADER 10/03 CONTSHIP LEO 11/03 ILIOS...
The global crew-change crisis could lead to a shortage of seafarers if exhausted crew choose to leave the shipping industry rather than risk another long period trapped at sea, warns the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ). Rear Admiral (retired)...
“Some protection is better than no protection at all,” is the advice of Dr Marc Ricketts of the Ruthven Medical Centre, as he spoke with a group of shipping industry employees in a virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 24. He noted that there are...
CMA CGM VESSELS ETA KINGSTON AS FEDERICA 02/03 CONTSHIP PAX 02/03 NADJA 02/03 BOMAR RESOLUTE 03/03 CONTSHIP PRO 03/03 MARY 03/03 WATERMARK ST GEORGE 03/03 ILIOS 04/03 ORINOCO...
The recent annual general meeting of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) welcomed two new members to their 13-member board of directors, known as the Managing Committee (MC), which is the association’s highest decision-making body. Anna...
CMA CGM VESSELS ETA KINGSTON AS FILIPPA 23/02 AS FIORELLA 23/02 MANDALAY 23/02 DIMITRIS C 24/02 PACIFIC TRADER 24/02 SEABOARD SUN 24/02 BOMAR REBECCA 24/02 ALEXANDRA 24/02...
The recent annual general meeting of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) welcomed two new members to its 13-member board of directors, known as the Managing Committee (MC), which is the association’s highest decision-making body. Anna...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a debilitating impact on the global community. Not least of the consequences is the crisis this created for seafarers – the many men and women on the front line, working on-board ships, ensuring the flow of vital goods...
Alister Cooke, OD, JP, former general manager of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), was awarded with a citation from the Rotary Club of Kingston “for vocational service and a lifetime of helping others to...
February 2-8, 2021 CMA CGM VESSELS ETA KINGSTON AS FEDERICA 02/02 AS FIORELLA 02/02 BOMAR PRAIA 03/02 SEABOARD SUN 03/02 KRISTINA 03/02 BOMAR REBECA 04/02 ORINOCO 04/02 CMA CGM HYDRA 04/02 ASIAN TRADER 04/02 CONTSHIP LEO 05/02 CONTSHIP PRO 05/02...
The sudden and prolonged action of COVID-19 on health, living conditions, and the world economy is being characterised by four fundamental elements: the pre-existence of adverse conditions, the extent of the effects, the speed of the impact, and...
Shipping companies are being warned by the shipping insurer International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) that cybercrime connected with fraudulent demands for payment continues to plague the maritime sector. A recent article appearing on The...
CMA CGM KINGSTON PACON 19/01 AS FEDERICA 19/01 COCONTSHIP PRO 19/01 MANDALAY 19/01 WATERMARK ST GEORGE 19/01 NADJA 19/01 EXPRESS FRANCE 20/01 SEABOARD SUN 20/01...
In a previously published article, The Gleaner’s Shipping Feature discussed how digitalisation is proving its immense value to the shipping industry by helping to keep the supply chain operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digitalisation uses...
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson and members of his senior team visited the offices of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) on Thursday, January 14, and toured Newport West to observe and discuss security and traffic...
Corah-Ann Robertson Sylvester Vice-president – The Shipping Association of Jamaica; Past president – Caribbean Shipping Association A humble dignified gentleman … a family man, a quiet leader, kind, caring, and unassuming powerhouse in...
William Brown President – Shipping Association of Jamaica The news of the passing of Harry Maragh is a sad way with which to start 2021, but the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) also celebrates the life of this outstanding visionary and...
