Las Américas: From Gateway to Caribbean Hub?
As Santo Domingo strengthens its ambitions as a Caribbean aviation hub, Las Américas International Airport is focusing on connectivity, infrastructure development, and passenger experience. In this Executive Insights Q&A with LATITUDE15, Cyril Girot, CEO of AERODOM, discusses the airport’s regional positioning, future terminal development, and opportunities to support sustainable growth in air connectivity. Q1 : […]
WAGA 2026: Rafael Echevarne maps out Latin America’s airport growth challenge
Speaking in Lima on September 27, ahead of WAGA 2026’s main conference programme, ACI-LAC Director General Rafael Echevarne presented a broad assessment of the airport industry across Latin America and the Caribbean. The region handled 797 million passengers in 2025, but connectivity remains below 2019 levels while airport economics and long-term infrastructure requirements continue to […]
Port transformation begins with people
As ports evolve through new operating models, digitalization and changing employee expectations, skills development, knowledge transfer and talent retention are becoming strategic priorities. Sybiel Jacott, Human Resource Manager at N.V. Havenbeheer Suriname, explains why workforce development, organizational culture and adaptability are central to port transformation. Port transformation is usually measured through infrastructure investment, terminal capacity […]
Galisbay, driving a new balance in port activity
In Saint Martin, the development of Galisbay Port is about more than expanding capacity. It reflects a broader ambition: strengthening the port’s role in a Caribbean maritime landscape increasingly structured around major port hubs and regional distribution networks. For the French side of the island, the challenge is to reinforce its logistical autonomy while acknowledging […]
Passenger Experience in LAC Airports: A Growth Driver
A passenger who spends 45 minutes in an immigration queue doesn’t browse the duty-free. They run to the gate. That’s not just a bad experience — it’s lost revenue. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, traffic is growing fast. The instinctive response is expansion — more gates, more terminals, more concrete. But Rafael Echevarne, Director […]
French Guiana: Turning the Port into a Driver of Production and Exports
In conversation with Stéphane Tant, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Michaël Nicolas, Director of Strategy and Development at the Grand Port Maritime de la Guyane. Cargo traffic at the Grand Port Maritime de la Guyane continues to grow steadily. Yet this growth, largely driven by the territory’s domestic needs, is […]
From capacity building to project support: Darwin Telemaque ’s next vision for PMAC
In conversation with Darwin Telemaque — CEO, Antigua Port Authority and Chairman, Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), at the association’s 29th Annual General Meeting, held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 8 to 10 July 2026. “Shipping is not an option for us.” For Darwin Telemaque, that simple statement explains why Caribbean ports occupy such […]
Air Transport Liberalization in LAC: Reshaping Connectivity
Argentina opened its skies. Foreign carriers flooded in. Traffic exploded. It became the fastest-growing aviation market in the region — almost overnight. No new terminal was built. No runway extended. Just one thing changed: the regulatory framework. For Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC — the association representing 350 airports and 95% of regional passenger […]
Is The Caribbean’s Lunch Being Eaten By The Cruise Industry?
Opinion piece by Robert MacLellan : I read with interest a recent article by Alexander Gumbs, decrying potential increases in cruise ship taxes in the Caribbean. As CEO of the Port St Maarten Group, Mr Gumbs has a vested interest in Caribbean cruise tourism. To be fair, I have a different vested interest through many years […]
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 quiet confidence — and it stops every conversation cold. “Caribbean islanders are the world’s biggest cruise enthusiasts,” he says, seated aboard the MSC Virtuosa in […]