Antigua and Barbuda Creates Strong Impact at CMU Conference in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica, 2nd October, 2025…The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is hosting its annual CMU Industry Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica from 1st to 2nd October 2025, under the theme “Embracing the Blue Economy: Navigating the Future through Sustainable Development”.

The CMU is the Caribbean’s premier maritime training institution and a key partner institution of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for maritime training and education since 2014. Through scholarships offered by the Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) and the Port Authority, over 30 nationals have graduated from CMU with BSc in Marine Transportation or BSc in Marine Engineering.

Nationals trained through these programmes serve both at home in a regulatory or operational capacity for the ADOMS and the Port Authority as well as around the world aboard vessels of all sizes such as superyachts, cruise ships, cargo ships and tankers.

The conference was opened by greetings from H.E. Ambassador Dwight Gardiner, Director/Registrar General of ADOMS and Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the International maritime Organization, who received an honorary Doctor of Laws from CMU in 2024.