The Jamaican Government has given approval for United States (US) company AECOM to conduct a comprehensive port security assessment at Jamaica's three principal commercial port facilities, an April 29 letter to Port Authority of Jamaica Chairman Professor Gordon Shirley has stated.

The letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade said the assessment was built on previous discussions and "will evaluate security infrastructure across the facilities and identify opportunities for modernisation, aligned with United States and international industry standards”.

The facilities to be assessed are identified as Kingston Wharves, Kingston Freeport Ltd and Montego Bay.