" The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is by name, content and operation, the Caribbean region’s centre of excellence for tertiary maritime education, training, research and consultancy.The CMI was established in Kingston, Jamaica in 1980 as the Jamaica Maritime Training Institute (JMTI). This initiative was a joint project between the Government of Jamaica and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway (NORAD)." The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is by name, content and operation, the Caribbean region’s centre of excellence for tertiary maritime education, training, research and consultancy. The CMI was established in Kingston, Jamaica in 1980 as the Jamaica Maritime Training Institute (JMTI). This initiative was a joint project between the Government of Jamaica and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway (NORAD). The aim of the school was to train Jamaican nationals to man the Jamaica Merchant Marine (JMM) fleet of five ships.