With over eighty percent of our trade carried by ship, and a maritime area more than twenty-four times our land mass, Jamaica's prosperity is deeply tied to international trade and global supply chains, which are under constant pressure from geopolitical and climate-related disruption.
This year's World Maritime Day theme, "Fom Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence," speaks to the value of rules-based global system: one that upholds freedom of navigation the implementation of globally accepted shipping rules, and a secure, uninterrupted supply chain.