The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) hosted its 48th annual general meeting on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at The Hotel Four Seasons....
This is the conclusion of a three-part article on the logistic hub by Dr Fritz Pinnock.Ongoing passion for self-renewalA passion for constant self-renewal will be a 'must' in the future.
In the decades ahead, the movement of goods, services, ideas and people around the world will get progressively easier and more prevalent than ever before...
I wish to record sincere congratulations to the Shipping Association of Jamaica as it celebrates 75 years of active participation in the development of all aspects of Jamaica's maritime industry...
Against a backdrop of uncertainty, economic turmoil and unprecedented change, a new picture is emerging of the skills and traits for success (and, perhaps, even simply survival) in the modern era...
With the logistics hub on the horizon being touted in many circles as the last chance for Jamaica's sustainable economic growth, education about logistics becomes critical to build support among ordinary Jamaicans.To this end, the Caribbean Maritime...
The Shipping Association and its members were on display last week during the JEA/JMA Expo held at the Nation Arena from April 3 to 6. Member companies that were on hand to promote...
Happy students of the Tavares Gardens Primary School wait patiently to have their eyes tested during the Shipping Association of Jamaica's 75th Anniversary Health Fair.
Rear Admiral Peter Brady, director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, has been reappointed to the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University (WMU) with effect from March 2014 for a further two-year period...
"The economic recovery in Jamaica is now under way," Brian Wynter, governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), told members of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) last week...
Students from across the island - from the primary to the tertiary level - were last Thursday educated on how mathematics is utilised in the shipping industry...
Michael Bernard, director, Jamaica Freight & Shipping Company Limited With Jamaica's projected growth for 2014 being 1.2 per cent, the economic outlook is going to be challenging, at best.While Jamaica has passed three of the International...
Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported the world economy will grow by 3.7 per cent in 2014, the IMF, World Bank, and the United Nations have all agreed that the growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean...
FOR 2014, international trade is expected to grow between 4.5 and 5 per cent. Growth in the shipping industry is directly linked to growth in international trade, but I believe that this projected growth will have only marginal impact on the volume...
SINCE OUR return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for funding support in May last year, economic activity in Jamaica has been trending in a positive direction, notwithstanding ...
Standing well over six-foot tall, Robert Kinlocke's height can be intimidating, but get to know him and you'll realise that the chief executive officer (CEO) of Gateway Shipping Limited is a gentle giant.It was on August 31, 1970 that his illustrious...
Maersk Line has appointed long-serving employee, Rodrigo Artavia, as its new managing director for the Caribbean Country Cluster comprising Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Surinam, Guyana, and the Caribbean islands.Artavia joined the AP Moller...
More than 70 members of the shipping industry last Thursday participated in a Logistics 101 Course hosted by the Shipping Association of Jamaica.The course, developed by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in collaboration with the Ministry...
