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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
is seeking a consultant to undertake a feasibility study for establishing
a fast ferry service in the Southern Caribbean. The terms of
reference are available on the CARICOM website.
.... more
CSA invites applications for the
post of General Manager
... more
CARIBBEAN MARITIME, the
official journal of the CSA has been published and is now available from
the CSA Secretariat. The theme of this fourth issue is: PORTS AND
TERMINALS
PUERTO RICO - national shipping association signs port safety agreement
... more
BAHAMAS ratifies ILO Labour
convention, the third country in the world to do so
... more
CSA increasingly concerned
about port security in smaller Caribbean States
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CARIBBEAN SHIPPING
EXECUTIVES CONFERENCE scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21 in St. Maarten.
CSA AWARDS:
Kingston Wharves and
SPRC Cartagena voted best
seaport terminals in the Caribbean ... more
 CSA
announces start of initiatives to expand maritime training in the
Caribbean ... more
As cruise ships get
bigger, Caribbean people need to study implications carefully
more
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Regional shipping industry heads to meet in Trinidad:
The leadership of the Caribbean shipping industry will meet in Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago, October 13, 14 and 15, 2008 for the Caribbean Shipping
Association’s 38th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition.
The Conference, hosted by the Shipping
Association of Trinidad and Tobago, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The
CSA’s annual business exposition, SHIPPING INSIGHT, is presented as part
of the event.
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The Caribbean Shipping Association has become increasingly concerned
about port security issues, particularly as they affect the smallest of
Caribbean states. President Fernando again raised concern about the security needs of
small Caribbean nations and the cost of acquiring and maintaining the
technologies being demanded, at the General Council meeting, held in
Kingston Jamaica in January 2008. The CSA plans to assist the smaller states
in the Region with port security.
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Also,
CSA General Manager Stephen Bell cites increasing
demands for more port security measures requiring expensive technology and the
various financing facilities being provided for USA ports and asks...
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The Caribbean Shipping
Association (CSA) will be consolidating its relationships with regional
organizations over the coming year so as to implement a number of policy
initiatives with respect to training and human resource development; port and
cargo security; and, data and statistics.
In
this regard, the CSA will be engaging in talks with CARICOM, where it has had
Observer status for many years; and, the Association of Caribbean States (ACS),
where is has Social Partner status. In addition, the Association will be continuing
dialogue started earlier this year with the United States Coast Guard with a
view to supporting and assisting smaller Caribbean States to improve port and
cargo security systems.
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CSA Handbook of Caribbean ports available here...
 The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA)
is preparing to publish its Handbook of Caribbean Ports 2009 – 2011. The
new Handbook will be released to CSA members at the Association’s 38th Annual General
Meeting, Conference at Exhibition to be held in the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago in October 2008. The only handbook of Caribbean ports is published by the
CSA as a service to the regional shipping industry. The
publication, is available free of charge from the CSA Secretariat in
Kingston (e-mail: csa@cwjamaica.com) or from national shipping
associations in throughout the Caribbean.
You may download a copy of the current
Handbook
(approximately 5 MB) by clicking
HERE or the
cover photo above.
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