The financial services industry has thrown its support behind the Bahamas’ first **International Maritime Conference and Trade Show**. The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has made a $10,000 contribution to … Read More
Maritime
Profiling The Bahamas as a Leading Maritime Jurisdiction
Nassau-based shipping companies are intensifying their efforts to attract more Bahamians to careers in the maritime industry. *“There are a lot of opportunities,”* says John Moyell, Vice President, Clipper Group … Read More
Opportunities in Trade and Maritime Services
The eyes of the international maritime community will be focused on Freeport, Grand Bahama when it hosts the three-day **Bahamas International Maritime Conference** and Trade Show beginning November 19. The … Read More
Bahamas Ratifies ILO Maritime Labour Convention
**Sen. the Hon. Dion Foulkes Minister of Labour & Maritime Affairs** The Bahamas has handed over its Instruments of Ratification for the historic **ILO Maritime Labour Convention**. *”The Bahamas had … Read More
Ship Registry Linkages
**Sen. the Hon. Dion Foulkes Minister of Maritime Affairs & Labour** Minister Foulkes says the Ministry of Maritime Affairs is committed to the continued growth and development of the Port … Read More
Promoting Ship Registry Growth
The Bahamas Shipowners Association (BSA) held its annual meeting in The Bahamas earlier this month. Addressing delegates, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport & Aviation, pledged the Bahamas Government’s … Read More
Bahamas Ship Register Expands
Bernadette Christie, wife of the Prime Minister, last week named and launched the “Clipper Target”, the first of six bulk carriers being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) for the … Read More
Maritime Careers
The Bahamas Maritime Authority and the Bahamas Shipowners Association are offering attractive scholarships to young academically sound Bahamians who are keen to train for an exciting and challenging career in … Read More
Bahamas Ship Registry Maintains Position
The Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, M.P., Minister of Transport and Aviation, says the outlook for the continued growth of the Bahamas Ship Register is excellent. Noting that the shipping industry continues … Read More
Quality Ship Registry
**Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, M.P., Minister of Transport and Aviation** Addressing the 29th Annual Interferry Conference, recently held in Grand Bahama, Minister Hanna-Martin pointed out that ferry transportation plays a fundamental … Read More