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 2006, November 30:
The Caribbean Shipping
Association (CSA) elected new leadership at its 36th Annual General Meeting,
held recently in Panama City.
Fernando Rivera of Puerto Rico was elected
unanimously by member-delegates at the Caesar Park Hotel to be the 14th
President of the regional body which is recognized as the voice of the Caribbean
shipping industry. Carlos Urriola Tam of Panama was elected, also unanimously,
as Vice President.
Mr. Rivera, Vice President of the CSA for the
past three years, was formerly President of the Puerto Rico Shipping Association
(PRSA). He served the PRSA in that capacity for nine years. He has been sitting
on the CSA’s General Council for the past six years and has represented the CSA
at various conferences. He has served the Association on the Port Awards
Committee. He replaced Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester of Jamaica, who served
three terms as CSA President.
Mr. Urriola, the new Vice President, a native of
Panama, has been sitting on the CSA’s General Council for the past six years and
was Chairman of the Association’s marine ports and terminals group (Group B) at
the time of his election to the number two spot in the Association.
Over 250 shipping executives from all four
language groups of the Caribbean, as well as North America, South America and
Europe attended the 36th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition in
Panama in October. They elected the following persons to join the governing body
of the Association - the General Council: Michael Bernard, presently President
of the Shipping Association of Jamaica; Ian Deosaran of Trinidad and Tobago;
Trevor Philip of Saint Lucia; and, David Jean-Marie of Barbados.
Of this group, two have previously given service
in the leadership of the CSA.
Trevor Philip is no stranger to the policy-making
machinery of the CSA. In fact, the founding President of the Shipping
Association of Saint Lucia was elected to the General Council in October 1999
and served for three years as Group A representative.
Michael Bernard has been a part of the
policy-implementation organization of the CSA for over six years. A member of
the CSA’s Silver Club, he has been a member of the CSA’s Port Awards Committee
since 2000 and in this regard has been a part of the process of selecting the
winning ports in this annual CSA competition
The General Council of the Caribbean Shipping
Association for the year 2006-2007 is:
Fernando Rivera, President; Carlos Urriola Tam,
Vice President; Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester, Immediate Past President.
GROUP A (Ships' agents and private stevedoring
contractors including national shipping associations): Robert Foster, Chairman;
Michael Bernard, Ian Deosaran; Trevor Philip.
GROUP B (Port and terminal owners and operators):
Grantley Stephenson, Chairman; and, David Jean-Marie.
GROUP C (Shipowners/operators): Johan Bjorksten,
Chairman; and, Cyril Seyjagat.
The Executive Members of the General Council are
Stephen Bell, General Manager of the CSA and Michael Jarrett, Director of
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