The Port Authority would like to wish our customers a safe and happy 2024 holiday season.
Our operating hours will be as follows:

All documents related to the Cargo Port Development Project can be found in the links below.

Cargo Port Presentation

Cargo Port Expansion Survey

Cargo Port Strategic Outline

With the all clear given after the passing of Hurricane Beryl, the Port Authority will be resuming normal business hours on Friday, July 5th, 2024. This includes normal collection and return of containers.

The Port Authority of the Cayman Islands would like to remind all customers that storage charges will be applied if cargo is not collected in a timely manner.

Customers are advised to collect their cargo within 5 business days of the cargo’s arrival on the island. Please note that public holidays and weekends are exempt from this 5-day period.

If cargo is not collected within this 5-business day window, storage charges will begin to accrue. As these fees can accumulate rapidly, we strongly encourage all customers to make the necessary arrangements to retrieve their cargo as soon as cargo is unloaded and available for collection.

For any questions or concerns, please contact the Port Authority Billing Office at 914-3788.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

UPDATE 1:40PM: Our systems have been returned to normal. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

ORIGINAL POST:
We regret to inform you that our system is currently experiencing an unexpected outage. Our team is working diligently to resolve the issue and restore full service as soon as possible.

During this time, we will be unable to process any transactions or provide our usual level of service both at our offices and online. We anticipate the system to be back online by 2:00 PM today.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any urgent matters that require immediate attention, please contact our customer service team directly at 914-3788.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Port Authority Management

The last Northwester has left us with damaged channel lights by Rum Point.
The affected sites are –
The Rum Point outside red pole is broken and the green light is missing.
While the Main Channel outside red pole is broken, the green pole at Gustus is broken and the inside red light at Rackleys is out.

We request that the vessel captains out there exhibit caution while we endeavor to fix them at our earliest.

The Port Authority would like to inform our valued customers of the following rate changes that came in to effect January 1, 2024.

• Cargo dues for vehicles weighing less than 6 tons is now $300.  Vehicles weighing 6 tons or more is now $500 (regulation 116.5A).
• Storage charges for vehicles are now calculated at $25 per vehicle per day after 5 business days grace period (regulation 128.2B).
• The fee for the trucking of containers from the dock to the Cargo Distribution center is now $60 for a 20’ container, $120 for a 40’ container and $135 for a 45’ container (regulation 120.1A).
• Dedicated containers (containers holding cargo for a single consignee) are now charged $400 for a 20’ container, $800 for a 40’ container and $900 for a 45’ container (regulation 122.1A).
• Loose cargo, both dry and refrigerated, is now charged at $20 per ton or cubic ton (whichever is greater).  One ton is calculated as 2000 lbs or 40 cubic feet (regulation 122.4B/C/D).
• Storage charges for cargo other than vehicles is now charged at $5.25 per whole ton (round the weight up to the next ton) per day after 5 business days grace period (regulation 128.2A).
• The passenger fee for cruise passengers is now $5.74 per passenger (regulation 129.8).

Please see the Port (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (gazetted in Legislation Gazette No. 42 dated 21^st December, 2023) for full details of the changes.

On February 20th 2024, The Port Authority Staff attended the RF Group HR Leadership Forum conference at the Grand Cayman Marriot Beach Resort.