CSA 2025 Signals a Strategic Inflection Point for Caribbean Maritime Competitivenes
The 55th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from October 13 to 15, 2025. The event gathered regional port authorities, shipping executives, development institutions and maritime experts to examine cargo trends, infrastructure modernization, digital transformation, energy transition and climate resilience across the Caribbean basin and Northern South America. […]
Transshipment Up 13% as Guadeloupe Port Strengthens Regional Integration
The Grand Port Maritime of Guadeloupe (GPMG) closed 2025 with largely stable volumes, but beneath that apparent continuity, structural signals point to a port preparing for deeper regional repositioning. According to official figures released by the port authority, total cargo throughput reached 3.4 million tonnes, up 2% year-on-year. Vessel calls increased by 6%, totaling 1,117 […]
Guatemala’s Puerto Quetzal strengthens operational scale in 2025 amid reduced vessel traffic
Puerto Quetzal’s latest figures do more than illustrate year-on-year performance. They reveal a port that is steadily repositioning itself — handling larger volumes, strengthening its container profile and improving operational efficiency within a progressively capacity-driven shipping environment. As of October 2025, Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) reports total throughput of 16.64 million metric tonnes, including offshore […]
Strategic recalibration: Martinique sets €168.8m port course through 2029
The Grand Port Maritime de la Martinique (GPMLM) has opened public consultation on its 2025–2029 Strategic Project, outlining a five-year investment framework designed to reinforce the island’s position within the Antilles–Guyane maritime corridor. The roadmap confirms a projected investment envelope of €168.8 million over the period, with €100 million earmarked specifically for the consolidation of […]
The Caribbean Nearshoring Moment: Opportunity or Structural Illusion?
The Caribbean Nearshoring Moment: Opportunity or Structural Illusion? The Caribbean sits at the geographic heart of the Americas. For decades, that centrality has positioned the region as a crossroads of maritime trade. Today, amid global supply chain fragmentation and renewed US trade recalibrations, that geography is once again drawing attention. The announcement of new US […]
Panama Canal Authority launches tenders for interoceanic pipeline and new container terminals
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched an international tender process for the development of a 76-kilometre interoceanic energy pipeline and two new container terminals on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, marking a significant step in the country’s strategy to expand its logistics and energy infrastructure beyond the canal itself. The prequalification phase, officially opened […]
Veracruz Port Expands: Hutchison’s Phase II and the Strategic Repositioning of Mexico’s Atlantic Gateway
In February 2026, Hutchison Ports formally launched Phase II of the expansion of its Specialized Container Terminal (TEC) at the Port of Veracruz, following an agreement with Mexico’s port authority, ASIPONA Veracruz. The investment, reported at over USD 24 million, adds 350 linear meters of quay, expands operational space by 31 hectares and brings the […]
POLMAR 26 as a real-world test of maritime emergency response capacity in the French West Indies
On 10 February 2026, off the coast of Le Carbet and Bellefontaine in Martinique, the French Armed Forces in the Antilles conducted POLMAR 26, a maritime pollution response exercise organized under the ORSEC maritime emergency framework. Beyond the institutional announcement, the real significance of the operation lies in what it demonstrates: not a routine drill, […]
US Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum 2026: a regional focus on port and maritime issues
On February 20, 2026, Miami will host the US–Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum, an event dedicated to maritime and port-related issues between the United States and the Caribbean. Organised by the Atlantic Council through its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the forum will bring together institutional representatives, port authorities, maritime operators and economic stakeholders from […]
Panama: Supreme Court ruling on port concessions reshapes the operating landscape at the gates of the Panama Canal
Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional the port concession contracts that allowed Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, to operate the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal. Issued in late January 2026, the decision does not affect the operation of the Panama Canal itself, but it significantly alters the institutional and contractual framework governing […]
Caucedo steps up: what DP World’s expansion announcement means for Caribbean logistics
On 11 December 2025, DP World announced a new expansion phase for the Caucedo port in the Dominican Republic. While the announcement highlights capacity increases and new equipment, its implications go further for maritime and logistics professionals. It signals a clear ambition to position Caucedo as a regional platform able not only to absorb traffic […]
Latin American Ports: $55 Billion USD in Investments, an Already Visible Urgency
In brief: — The need for port investment in Latin America is no longer a mere prospective exercise. The estimate of approximately $55 billion USD by 2040, regularly cited in institutional works, now resonates with very real tensions observed in regional supply chains. This estimate is based notably on analyses by CAF, which point to […]