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CSA completes strategic planning session
CSA completes
strategic planning session ...
2008,
March 25: The General Council of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) had
a rare opportunity to review completely the structure and operations of this
regional organization, when its members met for a strategic planning session in
Florida over two days in March 2008.
The last
such planning retreat was five years ago.
Gathering
at the Hilton Miami Downtown hotel on Thursday, March 13 and Friday the 14th,
members of General Council and the CSA Secretariat discussed virtually every
aspect of CSA operations so as to formulate long term plans for maritime
development in the Caribbean. They discussed the Association’s strengths and
weaknesses and reviewed opportunities for further development of the Caribbean’s
maritime industry.
ASSISTING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Discussions took place against the background of the Association’s mission
statement: "To promote and foster the highest quality service to the maritime
industry through training development; working with all agencies, groups and
other associations for the benefit and development of its members and the
peoples of the Caribbean region." In this regard, the General Council accepted
the need to address issues, ideas and proposed initiatives from a philosophical
perspective, that of “assisting Regional development”.
CSA
President Fernando Rivera chaired the sessions. Dr. Jaime Santiago Canet, Dean
of the College of Business Administration at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, played the role of Facilitator.
Group A Representative Mike Bernard
(r)
and Dionne Gordon (Sec.)
 The
work sessions on the first day started with an overview of the planning process;
a review of the proposals contained in the previous strategic plan “The Way
Forward”, adopted in 2003 at the last CSA General Council planning retreat. The
remainder of the first day was taken by an extensive review of the CSA’s group
structure and all the Standing Committees, including Cruise, Port Awards, Board
of Trustees, NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers) and national shipping
associations.
CSA Vice President, Carlos Urriola
(l.) and
Facilitator, Dr. Jaime Santiago.
On the
final day, the CSA General Council reviewed and discussed in great depth,
Financial Operations; Relationships with other international organizations
(including United Nations organizations); and relationships with regional
Government organizations.
Special
attention was given to security issues and CSA plans to assist smaller Caribbean
territories to effectively secure their port systems and operations.
The draft
document generated from the Miami discussions, prepared by the Facilitator,
Jaime Santiago, will form the basis of a long-term plan of action for the
regional Association, considered the voice of the Caribbean shipping industry.
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