November 19, 2019
Arawak Cay Port.
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Cargo port ‘starts to shrink the gap’
Nassau’s sole cargo port yesterday voiced optimism it has “started to shrink the gap” to pre-COVID business volumes with vehicle imports making up 20 percentage points during May alone.
Vehicle imports down up to 90%
Vehicle import volumes at the Nassau Container Port have dropped by up to 90 percent, its top executive revealed yesterday, as half-year profits dropped by almost 36 percent compared to pre-COVID.
Nassau shipping rates face impact 'for better'
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.
Auto dealer’s fury over port charges
A frustrated Bahamian auto dealer yesterday revealed he “cannot make any headway” in resolving demands for thousands of dollars in port storage fees after COVID-19 left his vehicle imports “stuck on the dock”.
Port suffers 40% May volume fall
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port yesterday predicted it will suffer a “flat” 2020 full year after container import volumes for May to-date dropped by around 40 percent compared to the prior year.Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company’s (
Port eyeing $4m-$6m 'one-stop shop' spend
The Nassau Container Port’s operator yesterday said it plans to make a $4m-$6m investment to complete its “one-stop shop” model after the government approved its 15-acre expansion. Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) president and
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