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Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester was elected president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) during its annual general meeting on Friday, November 17. Robertson Sylvester, the chief executive officer of Seaboard Freight and Shipping Jamaica.
The graduating class of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) was implored yesterday to maintain a positive outlook on life as they brace themselves for a challenging post-graduate journey. Nazilia Simone Phillips, president of the Shipping.
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Importers are in line for a reduction in freight costs as officials of the Bridgetown Port Inc. (BPI) press ahead with changing the way port charges are applied.Chief Executive Officer of the BPI David Jean-Marie gave this indication on Monday, adding that he is scheduled to have discussions with members of the business community to see how savings could be passed on to consumers.He explained that the BPI was making progress in moving away from the current hybrid system where some port charges are collected locally and others are collected via the shipping agent.“We have been in discussion with the Florida Shipowners Group, the umbrella body for the shipping lines we trade with out of Florida, to move Barbados to what we call a Free Out port which means that all charges will be collected locally,” said Jean-Marie, explaining that BPI officials met with cruise lines as well as the Group’s operations committee.“We have looked at it and we have identified the port charges that are