The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) was founded on November 15, 1965, to represent the interests of local customs brokers.Now a mature organisation, at 50 years, it has...
WTO boss meets shipping interestsFrom left: Patricia Francis, chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force; Ambassador Roberto AzevÍdo, director general of the World Trade Organization; Victor Cummings, trade administrator and CEO of the Trade Board Limited...
Michel Azrak appointed general manager for CMA CGM Jamaica LtdThe French shipping line, CMA CGM, has appointed Michel Azrak as general manager of its Jamaican shipping agency.Azrak succeeds C. Leopold Nesbeth, who is leaving to take up a new...
SAJ hosts estate planninginformation sessionfor JIC membersMembers of the Joint Industrial Council (JIC), which represents stakeholder and labour interests on the port of Kingston, were exposed to pertinent information about estate planning at its...
Members of the shipping and logistics industry in Jamaica packed themselves into the conference room at the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) at its Newport Boulevard offices recently to hear...
As a result of the expansion of maritime transport in recent decades, flexible and fast exchange of information has become a key competitive factor in the logistics chain as a whole or between individual ports. The aim of the Port Community System (PCS) is to ultimately reduce the net cost for trade and logistics transactions.
Jamaica's plans to improve its cargo and trade logistics capabilities have taken a step forward by way of the acquisition of a port community system (PCS). This project, the largest of its kind in the Americas, covering multiple seaports and airports, will reinforce the country's position as a major regional trade hub.
When Kisha Williams-Hare began her journey in shipping some two decades ago, she perhaps never knew where it would take her. Today, she is the deputy general manager of Carib Star Shipping Limited, the Jamaican agent for ZIM, one of the premier...
The SAJ brings Christmas cheer to the elderly in Greenwich TownOne hundred senior citizens, including the disabled and shut-ins in the Greenwich Town community in Kingston, received special Christmas packages containing groceries, courtesy of the...
Pensioners of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) were last week fêted during the annual Kingston Portworkers Superannuation Pension Fund and SAJ Staff Pension Funds Christmas luncheon.Hosted by pension fund managers,...
A step in theright directionSAJ endorses SEZ billThe Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has come out in support of the bill that will establish the creation of geographical clusters or Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under Jamaica's Global...
Congratulations to the Port Bustamante Pensioners Association as it celebrates its 13th anniversary, which was marked by a special church service held on Sunday, November 29, at the St Andrew Scots Kirk United Church in Kingston.
JPS CEO woos shipping industry collaboration on LNG hub developmentIn the wake of its recent announcement of the much-anticipated US$22.54 million (J$2.5 billion) Bogue Gas Conversion Project, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has urged the country's...
