Category Archive for: ‘CEO DESK’

MESSAGE FROM GRANTLEY STEPHENSON, C.D., J.P. Chief Executive Officer Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) is always honoured to join our local partners in celebrating Maritime Awareness Week, and to come together with the international shipping community to observe World Maritime Day which, this year, marks the 70th Anniversary of the adopting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention and 60 years since it became operational. The 2018 theme, IMO 70: Our Heritage—Better...

As the Chairman captured in his message, 2015 was a year of tremendous progress in moving forward the KWL agenda. We reported strong financial results and continued the transformation of our business; we are now focused on port operations and logistics services. We achieved record results at the end of the 2015 Financial Year, a 22% rise in revenues and 53% increase in profits before tax over the previous year with Group Revenues at J$4.7billion and Operating Profits at $1.6 billion; their...

This milestone 70th anniversary represents an interesting and exciting time for the KWL Group, as we seek to build on the successes of the past and continue to pursue a future of sustained growth in an industry of increasing global significance. Much has changed since we first opened our doors 70 years ago, but with passion and determination, we have created a resilient corporate culture and ethos that is built to withstand the uncertainties of the contemporary economic climate. From the...

A Global Gateway in the Making Our Diversified Business Model of Port Operations and Lead Logistics Provider, the opening of the Kingport Warehouse Complex (KWC) as the pilot for the Total Logistics Facility (TLF), and the Government of Jamaica’s approval of the KWL facility as a Free Zone, means that we were not only prepared but are living the future – Creating the Gateway to the Global Supply Chain. In 2014, we broke ground to Jamaica’s Gateway to the Global Supply Chain...

Kingston Wharves Limited Group (KWL Group) has taken a bold step in defining and assessing our performance. In addition to our usual annual performance review, we have completed a comprehensive 5-year performance assessment, a longer-term time horizon that is better aligned to our journey to achieving our vision of Best Multipurpose Port in the World. The Group’s performance can be described as excellent: the results show exceptional financial performance over the period and all...