Towards a Sustainable Future in the Shipping Industry

The trail of devastation and casualties left by Hurricane Dorian has cast a sombre mood over the region, as the people of Abaco and Grand Bahama islands continue to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives in the aftermath of one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes of modern times. Described by Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis as “a historic tragedy”, the images and videos of the extensive damage sustained by the island are truly heart-rending.

On behalf of the CSA, I offer my deepest sympathy to everyone affected by this disaster. The US and British Virgin Islands, as well as Puerto Rico, were largely spared any catastrophic damage, and for that we are collectively grateful. As we have consistently and unhesitatingly done in the past, the CSA will support the hurricane recovery efforts in any way we can. It will take some time to restore normalcy in the worst affected areas, but by working together we can demonstrate to the world that while the gale force winds may have bent our spirits, we are not broken.

At the time of writing, Hurricane Dorian was tracking along the coastline of the southeastern United States and posed a potential threat to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as a Category 3 storm. At its peak, Dorian was a Category 5 super storm that registered maximum sustained winds of 185 mph/295 kph and etched its name into the meteorological record books. The recent trend of powerful and destructive hurricane seasons is hard to ignore, and 2019 marks the fourth year in a row the Atlantic basin has witnessed at least one Category 5 hurricane.

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