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Ferry

IMO and 12 Caribbean States Review Domestic Ferry Safety Standards

Maritime authorities from 12 Caribbean countries met in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to review domestic ferry safety regulations, crew training and emergency preparedness, drawing on the International Maritime Organization’s model regulatory framework. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), in cooperation ...

LATAM

LATAM International Traffic Grows 8.8% as Domestic Markets Diverge

LATAM Airlines Group carried 7.6 million passengers in September 2026, up 3.7% year on year. International traffic grew faster than ...

Air cargo

Latin American Air Cargo Demand Outpaces Capacity Growth in August

Air cargo demand among Latin American and Caribbean airlines grew faster than available capacity in August 2026, reversing the pattern ...

women

WAGA 2026: Retaining women in aviation requires more than recruitment

Angeline Flemming speaking at the Women in Airports session during WAGA 2026 in Lima. At WAGA 2026 in Lima, the ...

Spotlight

MSC Cruises: Building the Caribbean’s European Hub — From Fort-de-France to La Romana

In conversation with Patrick Pourbaix — Managing Director, MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys France & Monaco There is a statistic that Patrick Pourbaix, CEO of MSC Cruises France, delivers with...

MSC Cruises: Building the Caribbean’s European Hub — From Fort-de-France to La Romana

In conversation with Patrick Pourbaix — Managing Director, MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys France & Monaco There is

Caribbean

Las Américas: From Gateway to Caribbean Hub?

Q1 : Santo Domingo is often presented as a potential Caribbean hub. Do you share that vision? What are you specifically aiming to achieve: adding more point-to-point destinations or generating...

Caribbean

Las Américas: From Gateway to Caribbean Hub?

Q1 : Santo Domingo is often presented as a potential Caribbean hub. Do you share that vision? What

IDB

IDB Outlines $130M Cargo Pass Initiative to Tackle Central America’s Freight Bottlenecks

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is advancing a US$130 million regional freight connectivity initiative aimed at reducing border delays and ...

Contour

Contour Airlines Restores Dominica–Trinidad Air Link Following Caribbean Airlines Exit

Contour Airlines launched twice-weekly nonstop flights between Dominica and Trinidad on October 5, 2026, restoring a direct connection discontinued by ...

WAGA

WAGA 2026: Rafael Echevarne highlights LAC’s persistent connectivity gap

Latin America and the Caribbean recovered passenger traffic rapidly after the pandemic, but the breadth of the region’s air network ...

Manzanillo

Manzanillo Container Traffic Grows 11% in First Eight Months of 2026

Mexico’s leading container port handled nearly 2.83 million TEUs in the first eight months of 2026, with export volumes rising ...

Caribbean

Las Américas: From Gateway to Caribbean Hub?

Q1 : Santo Domingo is often presented as a potential Caribbean hub. Do you share that vision? What are you ...

Venezuela

Venezuela tops global liner shipping connectivity growth in Q3 2026

Venezuela recorded the world’s strongest annual increase in liner shipping connectivity in the third quarter of 2026, according to UNCTAD ...

Latin America

Latin America’s SAF Pipeline Is Moving Beyond Announcements

Latin America’s sustainable aviation fuel industry is beginning to move from announced projects to investment commitments and commercial production. An ...

SITA

SITA: Data orchestration could reshape the airport passenger journey – WAGA 2026

At WAGA 2026 in Lima on September 28, SITA outlined a vision of airport digitalisation built less around adding isolated ...

IA

IATA Sets Three Safety Tests for AI and New Aviation Technologies

As artificial intelligence, automation and data become more deeply embedded in aviation operations, IATA says new technology should improve situational ...

CARICOM

CARICOM Turns to CASSOS to Strengthen Caribbean Aviation Safety Oversight

Front row: Hon. Brigadier (Retd) Mark Phillips, Prime Minister of Guyana – 4th, left; Hon Deodat Indar, Minister of Public ...

maritime

Maritime Connectivity Remains a Bottleneck for Caribbean Food Trade

Caribbean governments are seeking to expand intra-regional food trade, but weak and costly maritime connections continue to limit the movement ...

port

Beyond the Landlord Model: Why Latin America Is Rethinking Port Concessions

The landlord model remains the dominant framework for port concessions across much of Latin America and the Caribbean. But an ...

DELTA

Delta–LATAM Capacity Is Up 31% as Joint Venture Deepens Connectivity Across the Americas

Four years after launching their Joint Venture, Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines have carried 17.4 million passengers across their ...

Mexico

Is Mexico City Emerging as a New Gateway Between Latin America and the Caribbean?

Aeroméxico will launch nonstop services from Mexico City to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on March 18, 2027 and to Nassau, The ...

Queen Emma

Queen Emma Bridge: How Curaçao Electrified a Port-City Landmark

Curaçao has brought the Queen Emma Bridge in Willemstad into a new operating phase after replacing its fuel-powered propulsion with ...

saf

Guyana and Dominican Republic Put SAF and Carbon Markets Into Aviation Cooperation

Guyana and the Dominican Republic have signed a bilateral aviation sustainability agreement covering sustainable aviation fuel, CORSIA-compliant carbon units and ...

Cartagena

Cartagena Strengthens Homeport Role With 30 Cruise Embarkations in 2026-27

Cartagena, Colombia, has opened its 2026-27 cruise season with 30 embarkation operations scheduled and 33,600 passengers expected to begin their ...

Port of Spain

Transshipment Accounts for 44% of Port of Spain Container Activity Through August

Transshipment represented 44.2% of reported container activity at the Port of Port of Spain through August 2026, according to Port ...

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Martinique: Bordeaux and Fort-de-France linked by a direct air bridge with CORSAIR

On December 15, 2025, Aimé-Césaire airport welcomed the first direct flight from Bordeaux to Fort-de-France, operated by CORSAIR. This new route marks a strategic turning

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Martinique: Bordeaux and Fort-de-France linked by a direct air bridge with CORSAIR

On December 15, 2025, Aimé-Césaire airport welcomed the first direct flight from Bordeaux to Fort-de-France, operated by CORSAIR.

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