The Jamaican government has said that the ports of Montego Bay will be converted into a regional multipurpose port but not a dedicated container terminal.
According to the Jamaica Observer, the country’s minister for job creation Horace Chang said that the new multipurpose port will have a berth dedicated to cargo as well as berths for cruise shipping and a liquified natural gas facility. The cargo berth will be able to handle containers but that will not be its primary role.
“While we will be able to unload containers as we improve and expand the port and make it into a modern facility, it will largely be dedicated to domestic use,” Chang said.
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