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Galisbay

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 ...

Panama Canal

Panama Canal tightens capacity as water constraints reshape transit planning

The Panama Canal has reduced booking availability as below-expected rainfall puts renewed pressure on water resources in Panama. The September ...

Trinidad

Trinidad & Tobago connects ports and shipping through a new Port Community System

Trinidad & Tobago launched its Port Community System in March 2026 to connect vessel-clearance, port and logistics stakeholders through a ...

Spotlight

PMAC – 29GA- Marine Pilotage : The strategic skill ports too often overlook

A port can invest in deeper berths, new cranes, digital platforms and larger terminals. But none of those assets creates value until a vessel can reach the quay safely. At...

PMAC – 29GA- Marine Pilotage : The strategic skill ports too often overlook

A port can invest in deeper berths, new cranes, digital platforms and larger terminals. But none of those

Manzanillo

Manzanillo prepares for the 24,000-TEU era

Mexico’s leading container gateway is moving into a new operational class. With Contecon Manzanillo now cleared to handle vessels of ...

AI

Where AI Is Actually Working in Cruise Operations

Artificial intelligence is becoming more visible across the cruise industry in 2026, but some of its most consequential applications remain ...

Guyana

Can Guyana’s Ports Keep Up With Its Economic Boom?

Guyana is expanding its maritime capacity at a remarkable pace, but demand is rising just as quickly. Vessel traffic has ...

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Can a Port turn Sargassum into a Maritime Value Chain?

French Guiana’s SARGASOL project is testing more than ways to convert sargassum into energy. It raises a broader question for ...

Latin America

Latin America ’s Port Leaders Change When Efficiency Enters the Equation

The hierarchy of Latin America and the Caribbean’s container ports looks familiar when measured by volume. Santos leads, followed by ...

Dominican

The multi-port logic Behind Dominican cruise growth

The Dominican Republic is adding more than cruise capacity. New infrastructure in Samaná, year-round homeporting in La Romana and a ...

Barbados

Barbados is raising the bar on Seafarer Compliance

Barbados has approved a sweeping new seafarer framework that reaches well beyond certificates and crew contracts. For a ship registry ...

Cruise

A new economic benchmark is coming for caribbean cruise destinations

More than 30 cruise destinations across the Caribbean and Latin America are entering a new cycle of economic-impact measurement. The ...

Panama

Panama’s next logistics bet is 5–6 Million TEUs of new transshipment capacity

Panama’s port system handled about 9.9 million TEU in 2025, reinforcing its position as one of Latin America’s largest container ...

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Can a Port turn Sargassum into a Maritime Value Chain?

French Guiana’s SARGASOL project is testing more than ways to convert sargassum into energy. It raises a broader question for ...

Barbados

Barbados is raising the bar on Seafarer Compliance

Barbados has approved a sweeping new seafarer framework that reaches well beyond certificates and crew contracts. For a ship registry ...

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The human infrastructure behind Caribbean green shipping

A port can build an ammonia bunkering facility. A shipping company can order a methanol-fuelled vessel. Neither investment delivers much ...

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A new economic benchmark is coming for caribbean cruise destinations

More than 30 cruise destinations across the Caribbean and Latin America are entering a new cycle of economic-impact measurement. The ...

Cruise

More cruise passengers are coming. Who captures the spend ?

The Caribbean/Bahamas/Bermuda remained the world’s largest cruise destination region in 2025, welcoming 16.27 million cruise passengers, up 8.4% from 15.01 ...

Port of Spain

CMA CGM and MSC tighten their grip on Port of Spain ’s container traffic

Two global shipping groups dominated container activity at Port of Spain in 2025, reinforcing the concentration trends shaping Caribbean liner ...

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The multi-port logic Behind Dominican cruise growth

The Dominican Republic is adding more than cruise capacity. New infrastructure in Samaná, year-round homeporting in La Romana and a ...

maritime

A new maritime Rulebook for the world’s leading passenger-ship flag

On April 1, 2026, The Bahamas brought into force a modernised maritime framework built around the Merchant Shipping Act 2021 ...

Mexico

Mexico’s cruise passenger fee just doubled — Does it change port competitiveness?

Mexico has doubled the effective charge applied to eligible foreign cruise passengers, from the equivalent of US$5 to US$10 per ...

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PMAC – 29GA- Food Security and Disaster Response: The Overlooked Role of Caribbean Schoone

When major shipping services are disrupted, the smallest vessels can become some of the most important. Across the Caribbean, schooners ...

MV Barima Disaster Puts Guyana’s Ferry Safety and Hinterland Connectivity Under Scrutiny

At least ten bodies have been recovered after the MV Barima capsized off Guyana’s coast, as an expanding search operation ...

Caribbean port strength comes with growing network exposure

The Caribbean remains one of the most strategically important container spaces in Latin America and the Caribbean. Several of the ...

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Why authenticity may become the Caribbean ’s strongest cruise advantage

Across the Caribbean, destinations continue investing in port infrastructure, terminal upgrades and visitor facilities to accommodate growing cruise traffic. Yet ...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations Are Increasingly Competing as Brands

For decades, Caribbean cruise competition was largely shaped by geography, climate and itinerary logistics. Ports competed for ship calls, destinations ...

ultra-luxury yachting

Seatrade Cruise Global 2026. Redefining luxury at sea: how Aman is shaping the ultra-luxury yachting segment

At Seatrade Cruise Global, much of the discussion around cruise development continues to focus on scale, demand and destination strategy. ...

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Galisbay

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 ...

Panama Canal

Panama Canal tightens capacity as water constraints reshape transit planning

The Panama Canal has reduced booking availability as below-expected rainfall puts renewed pressure on water resources in Panama. The September ...

Manzanillo

Manzanillo prepares for the 24,000-TEU era

Mexico’s leading container gateway is moving into a new operational class. With Contecon Manzanillo now cleared to handle vessels of ...

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Trinidad

Trinidad & Tobago connects ports and shipping through a new Port Community System

Trinidad & Tobago launched its Port Community System in March 2026 to connect vessel-clearance, port and logistics stakeholders through a ...

AI

Where AI Is Actually Working in Cruise Operations

Artificial intelligence is becoming more visible across the cruise industry in 2026, but some of its most consequential applications remain ...

Panama Links ISO Recertification to Broader Ship Registry Performance Push

Panama’s Directorate General of Merchant Marine has renewed the ISO 9001:2015 certification of its Quality Management System as the country ...

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