Sample Sidebar Module

This is a sample module published to the sidebar_top position, using the -sidebar module class suffix. There is also a sidebar_bottom position below the menu.

Sample Sidebar Module

This is a sample module published to the sidebar_bottom position, using the -sidebar module class suffix. There is also a sidebar_top position below the search.

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By Mike Jarrett

When Valrie Campbell arrived in Kingston with her mother, the bright, young high school student from the cool mountains of Clarendon had no idea what her life in the relatively fast-paced Jamaican capital city would be like. She would not have imagined that, in a relatively short time, she would be working in the port sector. And she certainly would not have expected that, within a few decades, she would be carrying the title and responsibilities of General Manager – Group Operations in Jamaica’s largest domestic marine cargo terminal. Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL). 

By Mona Swoboda

As the port and maritime sector recovered from COVID-19’s shipping disruptions, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 20231 predicted a positive trend in global maritime trade volumes for 2024. In addition, shipping connectivity2 was at record highs for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite this promising forecast, the maritime and port sector in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faces challenges that will determine its performance in 2024.

With the trials and tribulations, stresses and uncertainties of 2023 fast disappearing, only to be replaced by new issues and expectations in a new year, the moment was ripe for bringing the needs and expectations of 2024 into sharp focus.

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Mission Statement

To foster operational and financial efficiency and to enhance the level of service to the mutual benefit of
Caribbean Ports and their stakeholders, through the sharing of experience, training, information and ideas.