CSA Past Presidents - G. Ainsley Morris

G. Ainsley Morris

1994-1997 Jamaica

Gladstone Ainsley Morris Ainsley was president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica in 1991.

In 1972 and in conjunction with Vance Lannaman (who passed away in 2017), Ainsley set up Lannaman & Morris (Shipping) which today handles around 70 per cent of all cruise ships calling Jamaican ports and represents lines responsible for around 15% of the island’s seafreight. The company also manages the Ocho Rios cruiseship terminal. The company was sold in 1997.

Harry Maragh, who took over Lannaman & Morris said: "From its beginning in 1972, the company was a force to be reckoned with in the shipping industry. The company was unique in that here were two gentlemen – Vance Lannaman and Ainsley Morris – one very versed on the cargo side and the other a true professional in handling cruise vessels, a rare combination that made this company a real success."

Now in his late eighties, Ainsley has lived in Lauderhill, Florida, for many years and still takes an active interest in the Caribbean’s maritime sector.