
Port St. Maarten on the verge of rolling out Port Community System
PORT ST. MAARTEN - Port St. Maarten Management is on the verge of launching its Port Community System (PCS) that involves data-sharing among stakeholders and third parties covering cargo and cruise operations at More...

Staff employees of the American Congress and Senate visiting CPA
WILLEMSTAD - During the visit to the island of the staff members of the US Congress and the Senate, they also paid an introductory visit to Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA). During this visit, the delegation received More...

Cargo repairs underway as Port St. Maarten builds back better for continued operational excellence
PORT ST. MAARTEN – The resurfacing of 4000 square meters at Port St. Maarten's cargo container terminal is currently underway for an investment of approximately US$400,000. The contract was awarded after evaluation More...

Port St. Maarten Senior Management meets with Dutch Secretary of State Knops
PHILIPSBURG - Port St. Maarten Interim Directors T. van Kooten and R. van der Mark hosted Dutch State Secretary for Interior and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and his delegation of 11 at the Dr. A.C Wathey Cruise More...

Port calls on all stakeholders to be ready for RCL December return
PHILIPSBURG - Royal Caribbean Line's (RCL) announced mid-week that they will now be returning to the destination in December instead of November 5. Port St. Maarten Management encourages the business community and More...

Signature under loan second Mega Pier
WILLEMSTAD - Funding for the Second Mega Pier was sealed yesterday by the concerned parties with their signature under the documents. Previously the General Pension Fund (APC) already indicated that they will invest More...

CPA conducts successful simulation
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Port Authority (CPA) conducted yesterday a successful 360 degrees simulation (virtual reality) at Starcenter in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to simulate the docking of cruise ships at the More...

Mayor of Riohacha visits CPA
WILLEMSTAD - Mr. Fabio Velazquez, the Mayor of the city Riohacha (Colombia) recently paid a visit to Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA). The Mayor was accompanied by a delegation of Colombian authorities. Mr. Koopmans More...

Protected coral on spot where second mega pier is planned to be built
WILLEMSTAD – It seems like the construction of the second mega pier in downtown Willemstad will suffer a significant delay. Protected corals have been found exactly where this second pier will be built. This is More...

Chamber of Commerce: “Port too important for the economy and future Curaçao”
WILLEMSTAD - This last week we have followed very closely the CPS / CPA discussion over the harbor, and with great concern. From 2008 there is a debate about the contract with CPS, including the maintenance of cranes More...