Denise Lyn Fatt, managing director of Freight Handlers Limited, sponsors of Montego Bay's first 'Lunch and Learn' seminar, with Donavan Martin (left), chairman of the Shipping Association of Jamaica's Agents' Committee, organisers of the seminar, and...

Montego Bay's shipping professionals filled the Pelican Restaurant for their first 'Lunch and Learn' seminar staged by the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) last Thursday, March 1.

The seminar, sponsored by Freight Handlers Limited and entitled 'The Logistics of World Cup Cricket: Opportunities for the Transport Sector', was presented by Fritz Pinnock, executive director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute.

The seminar was opened by Donavan Martin, chairman of the SAJ's agents' committee, and participants were also addressed by Clarence Nelson, custos of St. James; and Denise Lyn Fatt, managing director of Freight Handlers Limited, sponsors of the event.

Quarterly seminars

Last week's was the first in a series of quarterly seminars for Montego Bay and was made possible through the kind sponsorship of Freight Handlers Limited, agents for steamship lines and NVOCCs, serving the busy ports of Montego Bay and Kingston.

The next 'Lunch and Learn' seminar is scheduled to take place at the SAJ office in Newport West on Thursday. It will focus on 'Best Practices and Trends in International Port Operations and Vessel Stevedoring'. Karen Adiar will be the chief presenter.

The SAJ launched the monthly 'Lunch and Learn' seminars in July 2006 in an effort to raise the awareness of developments in regional and global shipping for stake-holders in the industry.

Custos of St. James, Clarence Nelson, shares some ideas on the shipping industry with Denise Lyn Fatt, managing director of Freight Handlers Limited, during the first 'Lunch and Learn' seminar staged by the Shipping Association of Jamaica, in Montego Bay at the Pelican Restaurant, last week.- Contributed photos