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...
Effective July 1, 2016, no shipping container leaving any port in the world will be loaded on to a ship unless accompanied by a shipping document signed either electronically or in hard copy by the shipper listing its verified gross mass.
Maritime partnership projectMembers of Jamaica's National Task Force on the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) two-year global maritime energy...
The marine transportation and logistics industry is built on the mathematics of distribution. In fact, one of the most important parts of the logistics business is data. Gathering...
SAJ directors meet Minister HenryMembers of the Managing Committee of the Shipping Association of Jamaica join Minister of Transport and Mining Mike Henry for a photo after a special luncheon held by the association to share industry concerns and...
Ports security manager awarded top honoursBEVERLEY STEWART, security manager, Ports Authority of Jamaica, was among three American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) members recently honoured by its Jamaica Chapter for outstanding contribution...
Forty-six new port workers have received their formal certification under the Shipping Association of Jamaica's (SAJ) National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institute (NCTVET)...
Graduates - SAJ/NCTVET - level one certification in stevedoring operations: Bernard Paul Allen, Ricardo Brown, Miguel Bartley, Leroy Byfield, Christopher Brown, Melvin Carr, Dane Campbell, Gregory Collymore, Calvin Chambers, Nigel Coulson, Lowell CowanCamall...
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has opened a condolence book in memory of Alvin Sinclair, senior vice president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union and father of the association's...
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will start enforcing the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) requirements regarding the verification of the gross mass (VGM) of packed...
The Toronto Trader is Crowley Maritime's first vessel to call on Jamaica in more than 16 years. The brand new ship, with a capacity of 1102 TEUs, called at Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) last week...
Jamaica, the shipping industry, and the trade union movement have lost a patriot, an outstanding negotiator and nation-builder. I met Alvin Sinclair over 30 years ago on joining the Gleaner Company as a subeditor. In those days...
The shipping industry has been sent reeling with news of the passing of yet another union stalwart who worked tirelessly to secure the stability and continued viability of the Port of Kingston.Colleagues and...
No impact of seismic surveys on recreational boating - MAJThe Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has said the recent exploration of areas on the south coast of the island for oil and natural gas will not impact recreational boating.With the signing...
Team SAJ does Sigma 5KThe Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) team did its part in support of the recently held Sagicor SigmaCorporate Run, which set out to raise $50 million for three worthy causes.This year's beneficiaries were children with...
As part of the thrust to increase the cadre of skilled labour in logistics, the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has reduced the cost of its slate of port equipment training options.The training and...
Newport West police chief meets shipping communityFrom left: Deputy Superintendent of Police Mark O. Allen, the new chief at the Newport West Police Station, makes a point at his first official meeting with stakeholders in the shipping and logistics...
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), in keeping with its mission to bring health care to various communities across the island, last week co-sponsored Camperdown High School's Annual Health Fair,...
