Immediate
Past President David Harding is of the view that the CSA may soon have to
consider whether to continue approaching training as a single entity, or
otherwise establish links with other Caribbean organizations which also have
training programmes and budgets earmarked for the purpose.
In this regard, he noted that the Association of Caribbean
States, CARICOM, Caribbean /Latin American Action and the Maritime Security
Council all have training and human resource development embedded in their
annual programmes.
The Immediate Past President made his comments following
the Second Meeting of the Executive Board of the Inter-American Committee on
Ports of the OAS, held December last in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Mr. Harding reported that the meeting primarily discussed
port infrastructure and training. In respect of training, he said, discussions
highlighted the fact that there were many entities outside of the shipping
industry seeking equal attention.
He said the OAS meeting highlighted inadequate port
equipment and poor turnaround time for vessels as areas in which the Regional
industry must improve.
The Shipping executives in attendance were urged to
understand the future direction of trade for their individual survival, Mr.
Harding said, noting that this word of advice was also important for CSA
members.
