Tristar Port has invested more than $100m on infrastructure that the state has not provided, and plans a further $150m within two years, chief executive Cristobal Schlaubitz told TOC Americas in Cartagena.
Isaac Ray Wingfield, head of ports and global transportation at AECOM, said expiring concessions across Latin America will force new operators into major capital spending within six years.
Terminal safety only works if the safe way of operating is also the only practical one, Antonio Ledesma of ESL Power Systems told a panel on fire, electrical and sensor protection at TOC Americas 2026.
ESL Power Systems, SICK AG, Fogmaker and TT Club set out how overriding electrical, sensor and fire safety systems removes protection entirely, and argued that investment in safety pays for itself in uptime.
From Guyana’s oil-fuelled growth to St Maarten’s tourism economy, panellists from CARICOM, Puerto Bahía and Port of Guyana set out what the Great Caribbean most needs to work as one market.
Port and CARICOM leaders at TOC Americas 2026 in Cartagena assessed capital, congestion and human capital challenges facing the Great Caribbean’s ports, carriers and island communities.
Ocean transport carries about 90% of the region's imports and almost 78% of its food, while the Caribbean's Maritime Connectivity Index has fallen over the past 15 years, CARICOM's Curtis said.