ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC—Antigua and Barbuda have been included in a Guadeloupe-led KARULINK undertaking to ascertain a fossil fuel-free ferry community within the Japanese Caribbean.
The undertaking will even embody St Kitts-Nevis and Dominica, and a staff from the French Caribbean island visited Antigua and Barbuda to evaluate the feasibility of a green-energy-powered ferry service below the European Union-funded INTERREG Caribbean KARULINK undertaking.
Led by Guadeloupe’s non-public transport firm STEPS, the initiative goals to attach Antigua, Dominica, and St Kitts to Guadeloupe with an eco-friendly ferry community by 2027. The Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) facilitated the go to, and the delegation met with a number of key stakeholders, together with the Port Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, to debate logistics.
They’ve recognized appropriate harbors for the pilot part in 2026.
ABCC director Martin Cave, who helps the undertaking, spoke of its potential to spice up regional commerce and align with worldwide maritime rules.
Officers say that if the undertaking proves viable and worthwhile, nationwide governments will resolve how you can maintain the service long run. They word that the broader imaginative and prescient of the KARULINK undertaking is to develop a complete technique for opening new maritime routes utilizing environmentally pleasant options.
The officers added that the ferry community will leverage smaller ports round Guadeloupe to facilitate seamless and sustainable inter-island journey.
