Port Authority highlights dry‑ports role
Jamaica’s Port Authority explained how sea ports and dry ports collaborate to reduce congestion and support inland distribution—an operational lever for faster, decongested inter‑island supplies. Dry‑port capacity can be a practical way to shorten last‑mile lead times for resort goods. (x.com)
The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) regulates 17 cargo ports nationwide and lists the Kingston Container Terminal with roughly 1.8 million TEU of annual capacity. (portauthority.azurewebsites.net) PAJ and industry reports say cargo volumes at the Port of Kingston surged more than 50% above pre‑pandemic levels, with schedule disruptions and adverse weather blamed for recent terminal congestion and instances of vessels bypassing Jamaica. (radiojamaicanewsonline.com) PAJ has moved to expand on‑dock and near‑dock storage, finalizing agreements with Kingston Freeport Terminal and backing an announced US$80 million expansion with CMA Terminals that includes additional yard space and an automated cargo gate system to reduce vessel wait and container dwell times. (jamaicaobserver.com) The authority has broken ground on the Caymanas Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), committing to build out the first 50 acres as port‑linked logistics land and explicitly planning a direct connection to the Port of Kingston—including rehabilitation of a pre‑existing rail line. (past.jamaica-gleaner.com) National planning documents and stakeholders describe Westlands, Tinson Pen and Caymanas as an assembled block of near‑port logistics lands intended to create the largest contiguous logistics footprint in the region under Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative. (our.today) PAJ’s published capital budget for 2025/26 is J$7,519.69 million to fund port and related infrastructure projects, while multilateral grants (MCDF/CAF) have been directed to update the Logistics Hub master plan and institutional capacity building for the Caymanas SEZ. (jampja.org)
