The Caribbean Shipping

Association (CSA) welcomes all its

delegates to Port of Spain, Trinidad

for what promises to be an

energetic series of meetings and

discussions at the 46th Annual

General Meeting, Conference &

Exhibition.

From October 17-19, 2016, some of

the largest and most influential supply

chain interests comprising shipping

lines, ship’s agents, customs and

maritime authorities, agencies, ports

and terminals across this hemisphere

gather in the twin-island republic for

Port of Spain for a conference which

has earned a reputation as one of the

Caribbean region’s premier shipping

calendar events.

The Shipping Association of Trinidad

& Tobago plays host to the CSA’s

AGM which will be juxtaposed with its

international maritime executives’

conference and a business

exposition. The organisers seek once

again to provide exceptional

networking opportunities for

delegates who hail from not only the

Caribbean, but North, Central and

South America as well as Europe.

The three-day event is being held at

the Hyatt Regency Port of Spain

hotel, where CSA President David

Jean Marie welcomes delegates on

Monday, October 17, 2018.

The Caribbean Shipping Association

(CSA) deliberates on its internal

operations at its Annual General

Meeting on Sunday ahead of the

meeting. A special highlight of the

day’s activities will be a presentation

by National Energy Corporation of

Trinidad & Tobago Ltd (NEC).

The second and third days of the T&T

conference will focus on

presentations by international and

regional maritime sector leaders that

will allow delegates a chance to hear

current information on various

industry trends including

developments in Cuban cruise

shipping, Port & Cyber security, port

privatisation, technology and US

Election Campaign Issues’ potential

impact on the Caribbean Maritime

space. A port tour by sea will follow.

The highly engaging agenda this year

includes a spouses programme and

nightly social activities which are the

hallmark of any CSA conference.

Time has been set aside for

networking activities, allowing

participants to initiate contact with

potential partners and network with

suppliers. This includes Svitzer

sponsored cocktails on Tuesday

night.

The highlight of the conference is a

masked gala where the 2015 Port

Awards will be announced.

October 2016 Issue

The Voice of the Caribbean Shipping Industry

In This Issue

• Trinidad & Tobago Welcomes CSA

Delegates to Port of Spain

• Regional ports compete for top CSA

prize ahead of AGM

• 46th AGM to explore post Panama

Canal expansion with the experts

• AGM Conference Agenda

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Regional ports compete for top CSA prize ahead of AGM

Last year, the Port of

Cartagena/Sociedad Portuaria de

Cartagena (SPRC) walked away with

the coveted top prize - Best Container

Terminal (2014) and earned bragging

rights for a year at the Caribbean

Shipping Association’s (CSA) 45th

annual conference. This year, the

competition is poised to be just as

intense with applications coming into

the CSA Secretariat from ports across

the region vying for the top spot.

Each year, the CSA’s Port Awards

Committee compares the performance of

participating ports to determine who is

deserving of recognition, based on port

dependability and flexibility, port efficiency and productivity,

port growth and development, security, health, environment

and safety.

Any port in the Caribbean stands a chance of winning, as

awardees are not selected based on the size of their

operating port or terminal. The CSA assesses the

improvement, performance and security of the different

ports and terminals and, determines the awards, or any of

the various sectional prizes, once its management systems

are up to standard and its corporate functionality is

progressive. At the end of the process, the CSA is able to

announce to the world those Caribbean ports and terminals

that have achieved high standards of operational

performance.

The CSA’s Port Awards Competition is the high point of the

upcoming 46th Annual General Meeting, Conference &

Exhibition in Trinidad in October. This year organisers will

be hosting a masked ball, giving delegates a chance to

bring their personal style and creativity with their masks and

outfits for the evening of festivities.

The Caribbean Port Awards competition has helped to

attract new business for regional seaports and has helped

to validate the efforts and initiatives taken by local port

authorities and terminals to upgrade and improve their

facilities. One of the aims of the competition is to promote

regional growth for all ports and terminal operators in the

Caribbean and Latin American region. This competition

therefore serves as a significant marketing platform for

Caribbean ports and terminals to introduce their

development and expansion programmes to a global

audience.

The Voice of the Caribbean Shipping Industry

Executives at the Port of Cartagena (right) beam with pride after

CSA President, David Jean-Marie, handed over the trophy for Best

Container Terminal of the Year at the 2015 AGM Awards Gala

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‘Big Won’t Be Beautiful’ – 46th AGM to explore post

Panama Canal expansion with the experts

Continuing the CSA’s tradition of providing platforms which advance the development of the

region’s shipping industry, the 46th Annual General Meeting, Conference & Exhibition in Port

of Spain, Trinidad in October will provide a space for thought-leading discourse and

networking with influencers and other high-level professionals at the forefront of global

shipping and logistics.

With the global industry focus on the impact of the recent opening of the expanded Panama

Canal, the questions about what this new era of ‘big shipping’ will mean for the Caribbean, as

well as for North and Latin America are many. Leading the line-up of experts addressing the

topic at the CSA’s conference is Michael Kristiansen, President of CK Americas, who will

speak on the topic: A New Era of Liner Shipping in the Americas - ‘Big Won’t Be Beautiful’.

Mr. Kristiansen has a broad base of

experience having

worked in various

divisions of the A. P.

Moller – Maersk Group

for some 24 years. He

has served Maersk in 8

different countries

(Denmark, USA, Brazil,

Singapore, Uruguay,

Russia, Japan and

Panama). He has deep

functional experience

in shipping, having

worked in operational

areas including Business Development,

Marketing, Product Management,

Terminal Projects and other

Infrastructure Investments, Operations,

Procurement and Country Management,

including Human Resources and

Finance.

Kristiansen served as Head of

Operations for Maersk Line, Caribbean

and Latin America from 2008-2012 where

he had responsibility for all Terminal,

Depot and Vessel operations, and

Procurement initiatives amounting to

US$ 1.2 billion annually. From 2012-2013,

he was Managing Director for APM

Terminals Inland Services, Latin

America, overseeing 50 logistics

facilities and transport assets in 13

countries, involved in Container Depots,

Container maintenance, repair and sales,

Warehouse and Distribution Centers and

Trucking and Rail services.

Michael Kaasner Kristiansen Owner/President CK Americas

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MONDAY OCTOBER 17

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION EXHIBITION SHIPPING INSIGHT 2017

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

OPENING CEREMONY

Greetings & Opening Remarks

Invocation

President's Address – David Jean Marie

Welcome Remarks and Official Opening of Conference

Vote of Thanks – Juan Carlos Croston, CSA Vice President

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM C O F F E E B R E A K

10:30 AM - 12:15 PM SPECIAL PRESENTATION

BUSINESS OF THE 46TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OF THE CARIBBEAN SHIPPING ASSOCIATION

AGENDA:

Identification of Delegates

New Members Presentations (if any)

Confirmation of Minutes of the 45th AGM

Matters Arising

Approval of Accounts

Appointment of Auditors

Report on Training

Election of President and Vice President for 2016-17

Future Meetings

Any Other Business

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM ENERGY AND SHIPPING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Gerry C Brooks, Chairman – National Energy Corporation

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM N E T W O R K I N G L U N C H

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Concurrent Group Meetings (Members only)

Groups A & B

SHIP TO SHORE TO…GONE

Al Gorril | Mike Proska

Burl-Oak Investigative Services

Group C

CONTRABAND

WHAT VESSEL OWNERS CAN DO

William Lusk, Program Manager

O.C.E.A.N.S. LLC

Group D

TARIFF COMPLIANCES – FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Willie Jefferson

Dart Maritime Service

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM N E T W O R K I N G C U L T U R A L E V E N T

D r e s s - w e a r s o m e t h i n g w h i t e !

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 18

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION EXHIBITION SHIPPING INSIGHT 2017

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

NEW ERA OF LINER SHIPPING IN THE AMERICAS - “BIG WON'T BE

BEAUTIFUL"

Michael Kristiansen

President - CK Americas

Moderator: Carlos Urriola, Immediate Past President, Caribbean Shipping Association

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

STRENGTHENING PORT SECURITY & ADVANCING NON-PROLIFERATION IN

THE CARIBBEAN - THE ROLE OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1540

O'neil Hamilton

CARICOM Regional Implementation Coordinator, UNSCR 1540, CARICOM Secretariat

Moderator: E. Joanne Edwards, General Manager, Shipping Association of Trinidad & Tobago

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM C O F F E E B R E A K

10:45 AM - 11:30 PM

PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION IN JAMAICA

Pascal Ollivier

Director of Corporate Development - Soget

Moderator: Rhett Chee Ping, President, Shipping Association of Trinidad & Tobago

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

VALUE DEPLOYMENT: SHIPPING BEYOND THE SEAS

Miguel Carrillo, Ph.d

Executive Director and Professor of Strategy

Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business

Moderator: Marc Sampson, Immediate Past President, Shipping Association of Barbados

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12:15 PM - 1:30 PM N E T W O R K I N G L U N C H

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

THE CUBA EXPERIENCE AND LOOKING AT THE CARIBBEAN FROM A LINER

PERSPECTIVE

Jay Brickman

Crowley

Tony Otero

Crowley

Moderator: Cyril Seyjagat, Director, Pricing, Seafreight Agencies USA, Inc – A Crowley Company

CURRENT STATE & POTENTIAL FOR CRUISING IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Henry Yanis

Newport Maritime Group

Martin Ince

Foster & Ince Group

Moderator: Nathan Dundas, General Manager, Bryson’s Shipping

4:00 PM P O R T T O U R

7:00 PM

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Max J. Bobys

Global Strategies

Pete Odell

Swan Island

Moderator: Hernan Ayala, Vice President of Operations at Luis A. Ayala Colon Sucrs

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9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

RAISING THE TOWING INDUSTRIES SAFETY & AWARENESS IN THE

CARIBBEAN

Agustin Diaz

Business Development Manager | Svitzer

Stephen Bell, Vice President, Seaboard Marine Limited

10:15 AM - 10:45 am C O F F E E B R E A K

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

EFFECT OF CHANGING SHIPPING TRENDS AND CLIMATE CHANGES ON

PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Dan MacDonald

Senior Project Manager, CBCL Limited

Moderator: Juan Carlos Croston, Vice President – Caribbean Shipping Association

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

WASHINGTON CALLING: ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN ISSUES FOR A

NEW US-CARIBBEAN 2017-2020 AGENDA

David Lewis

Manchester Trade Ltd. Inc.

Moderator: Jeanine Liong-A-Sang, Managing Director, VSH-United (U.S.A) L.L.C.

12:15 pm - 12:30 PM 2017 CARIBBEAN SHIPPING EXECUTIVES’ CONFERENCE

HOST’S PRESENTATION

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM N E T W O R K I N G L U N C H

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

TABLING OF REPORTS

President's Report

Group Chairman's Report - Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D

Outgoing President's Remarks

Incoming President's Remarks

Installation of General Council 2016-2017

7:00 PM C S A G A L A B A N Q U E T A N D A W A R D S

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