Borrowed time: Cayman’s cramped cargo port nears ‘precipice’
The Cayman Islands port is handling more than 10 times the amount of cargo it was originally built for in a facility that has not been meaningfully expanded since it opened in 1976.
As the population and demand for imports has grown, the port and the islands’ supply chain face increasing strain.
The Cayman Compass joined the night shift on a busy Saturday to chart one of the key choke points in Cayman’s under-funded national infrastructure. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Jun 01, 2026 11:27 AM