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Abandonment as defined in the IMO/ILO Resolution A.930 (22) Guidelines on Provision of Financial Security in Case of Abandonment of Seafarers "is characterised by the severance of ties between the shipowner and the seafarer.

The annual Jamaica Wellness Tour made its first stop for the 2013-2014 calendar year last Saturday at the Jamaica Rifle Association, providing medical services to students and the elderly from the surrounding communities of Mountain View.The tour, which...

The Caribbean Maritime Institute will host a shipping industry awards ceremony and dinner as part of its celebratory plans for Maritime Awareness Week next month. The week is being celebrated from September 23 to 27....

The Shipping Association of Jamaica and the Joint trade Unions should be congratulated, on the signing of this historic four-year wages and fringe benefits agreement.

The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is pleased to have, along with the unions representing its employees, successfully negotiated a historic four-year Heads of Agreement.This marks the first in the history of the Port of Kingston that such an...

I would like at the outset to commend the consistent effort on the part of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) to forge and maintain a healthy and enduring relationship with the unions and the stakeholders operating on the Port of Kingston.

I extend congratulations to the Shipping Association of Jamaica and the Joint Industrial Council on the signing of a historic four-year contract for workers at the Port of Kingston.

A major player in the maritime sector, Lannaman & Morris Shipping Limited, one of Jamaica's leading logistics, cargo and cruise ship agents, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The company, established in 1973, says it represents over 70 per cent...

As the world celebrates the Day of the Seafarer today, June 25, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), while joining in recognising their tremendous contribution to world economy and commerce, makes a special appeal to seafarers to pay keen attention...

Jamaica Trading Services (JTS), a local logistics provider, celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 14. The company was established in 1988 by Philip Jackson to provide services to Jamaicans returning home from the United Kingdom....

Israeli Shipping line Zim Integrated Shipping Services, with local offices in Jamaica, celebrated its 68th anniversary on June 7.ZIM was established in 1945 by the Jewish agency, Histadrut Labor Federation and the Israel Maritime League...

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has secured calls from MSC Cruises, a division of the Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world's second-largest shipping company.The agreement stipulates...