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Bahamian stay-at-home hits cargo volumes Arawak Port profits off 30% year-over-year
By NEIL HARTNELL
nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
The Nassau Container Port s top executive yesterday said Bahamian cargo shipping rates could be impacted for the better in early 2021 after a major carrier signalled its plans to service this market.
Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company s (APD) president and chief financial officer, told Tribune Business that CMA/CGM, the French transportation company, had voiced interest in one of its vessels calling on Nassau in the New Year. In recent weeks we ve had some expression from CMA/CGM, one of the largest carriers in the world, he revealed. They re definitely in the top five. They ve expressed interest in having a vessel call here to Nassau, certainly in the New Year.