Topic: shipping

While Cayman’s relationship with seafaring has evolved, the industry remains essential to Cayman’s connection to the world, facilitating trade and tourism.

The Cayman Islands Postal Service is set to debut a new line of shipping packages that will give customers the opportunity to add their personal flair to the exterior of the boxes.

Four shipping containers fitted out as homes on an industrial estate in George Town must be removed within three months, the Central Planning Authority has ordered.

A shortage of space aboard cargo ships, coupled with fewer such vessels being sent to the Caribbean, means hundreds of people in Cayman who purchased used cars from Asian markets will have to wait up to six-to-nine months to get their vehicles.

With the help of Progressive Distributors, the Cayman Compass tracks some of the main ingredients from farm or factory to our table.

As a small island with negligible food production, Cayman relies on a complex global supply chain to keep its stores stocked. A handful of companies source products and produce from across the globe. We take a closer look at how they do it and the multiple factors that drive up costs for Cayman shoppers.

The international trade of goods continued to rebound in the final quarter of 2020. Following the pandemic-induced sharp decline in the first half of last year, G20 international merchandise exports were up 7.2% and imports rose 6.8% in the fourth quarter.

Congress is thinking about giving Puerto Rico a new five-year exemption from the law. That is the least it should do.

Students recently discovered a novel way to navigate George Town harbor.

After hearing a call to Radio Cayman from Raymond Scott of Cayman Brac noting that a large tanker would be passing by George Town, local resident Zeta Bodden made her way to the waterfront and caught the ship passing not far from shore on April 11.

A new conference in early May will bring the global maritime industry to the Cayman Islands.

The International Chamber of Shipping has rated Cayman Registry as top of class for the fifth consecutive year in its 2015/2016 Annual Flag State Performance Table.