The Port of Kingston is located on the world’s seventh largest natural Harbour. The port is strategically located on the north/south-east/west axis through the Caribbean, approximately 32 miles from the trade routes passing through the Panama Canal.
In 2005, the Port of Kingston moved up eight places to attain a ranking of 56 among the World’s Top 100 Container Ports, while retaining its position as the leading trans-shipment port in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
In 2005, the Fourth Phase of the expansion project at the Kingston Container Terminal was completed at a cost of approximately US$70 million, bringing the capacity of the terminal to 1.5 million TEUs.
The Fifth Phase of the terminal expansion programme began in December 2005 and will increase the capacity of the terminal to 3.2 million TEUs by 2008, at a cost of US$200 million. After 2008, the following phase of expansion will involve the Fort Augusta development and a further increase in its capacity to 5 million TEUs. At this point, the Port of Kingston will achieve the status of a World Mega-Transhipment Hub with a ranking among the top 20 Container Ports in the world.
Port Authority of Jamaica – http://www.portjam.com/index.htm
