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Hemispheric cooperation for competitive, secure, sustainable and inclusive ports in the Americas.

11th Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)

Date/Time

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - Friday, August 3, 2018 | 8:00 am - 5:30 pm 

Location

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores

Meeting Dates: August 1 – 3, 2018 
Venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City – Mexico 

“Many elements of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be achieved through a sustainable transport sector that facilitates world trade in the global economy. In this context, developing a sustainable port management framework is imperative for socio-economic development and growth”.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Recognizing the importance of a three-dimensional sustainability strategy in ports, which includes environmental, social and economic aspects, the 11th Ordinary Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopts the theme:

Sustainable Management for Port Competitiveness

This Meeting provides a forum for high-level public-private sector dialogue to promote the development of the 4th Generation ports, faster, smarter, cleaner and more interconnected. The Meeting will convened representatives from 34 National Port Authorities of the OAS member States, representatives of international organizations, private sector, and civil society. Industry decision-and-change makers will tackle challenges and discuss trends, blending policy with best practices and technical solutions, to achieve sustainable ports in the hemisphere.

Organized by the Government of Mexico, as Chair of the CIP Executive Board 2016 – 2018, the Meeting will also assess progress in the commitments made during the 10th Meeting of the CIP, and approve the Resolution of Mexico City, a new Biennial Plan of Action and its corresponding budget.

The discussion will revolve around the following panels:

  • Sustainable management for competitive port development.
  • Security and integral port management.
    Risks mitigation and business continuity in the face of disasters and emergencies.
  • Modern port legislation for an efficient management.
  • Sustainable regional connectivity.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and inclusive policies in the maritime and port industries.

For more information, please contact the CIP Secretariat through: kparson@oas.org 

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Important Documents

Agenda and Presentations
Agenda and Presentations

Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

José María Morelos y Pavón Meeting Room 

  • 8:00 – 8:50 - Registration and accreditation of participants
    • Inaugural Session 
    • Eleventh Regular Meeting of the CIP 
    • Inter-American Forum of Successful Experiences in Port Development 
  • 9:00 – 9:40 - Inauguration Ceremony 
    • Carlos de Icaza - Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico 
    • Kim Osborne - Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States 
    • Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa - Coordinator General of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico and Chair of the CIP Executive Board
    • Gerardo Ruíz Esparza - Secretary of Communications and Transports, Mexico
  • 9:40 – 9:50 - Official photo of the Eleventh Regular Meeting of the CIP 
    • Port Authorities and Member States’ Heads of Delegation   

    

Inter-American Forum of Successful Experiences in Port Development 

(Item 3 of the agenda) 

  •  10:00 – 11:30 - Sustainable Management for Competitive Port Development. Moderator: Marliz Bermudez, Commercial Director, APM Terminals, Mexico 
    • Anuj Chopra, Vice-President for the Americas, RightShip, United States 
    • Carleen Lyden Walker, Executive Director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association, United States
    • Maurice de Kok, Director Strategic Business Development, Van Oord, The Netherlands  
    • Francisco González, President, Empresa Portuaria de Arica, Chile 
  • 11:30 – 11:45 - Coffee break
  • 11:45 – 12:30 - Keynote Address - Ports Role in the New Economy 4.0 
    • On behalf of Maria Ornella Chacon, President, Puertos del Estado: Jaime Luezas, Head of Area Services and Port Communities, Spain 
  • 12:30 – 14:00 - Sustainable Regional Connectivity. Moderator: Andrew Baskin, Vice President, Global Policy and Trade, HudsonAnalytix, United States
    • Disney Barroca, Coordinator General, Department of Port Grants, Ministry of Transportation, Ports and Civil Aviation, Brazil
    • Francisco Espinosa, Director General, DAQUA, Mexico 
    • Gonzalo Mórtola, Comptroller, General Port Administration, Argentina 
    • Carlos Daniel Martner, Transportation Integration Coordinator, Mexican Institute of Transportation, Mexico 
  • 14:00 – 15:15 - Lunch
  • 15:30 – 17:00 - Disasters and Emergencies:  Risk Management and Business Continuity. Moderator: Michael Brown, Chief, Office of International and Domestic Port Security Assessment Commandant, United States Coast Guard
    • Michael Edgerton, Vice President, Hudson Trident, United States 
    • Jose Perdomo, Secretary, Latin-American Society for Terminals and Buoy Operators, Colombia
    • Yuri Gramajo, Regional Manager, T&T Salvage, United States
    • Felipe Caselli, Coordinator, Course on Plan Development Ports Business Continuity (BCP/BCM), Human Resources Training Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, KIZUNA Project, Chile 
  • 17:00 – 17:15 - Coffee break
  • 17:15 – 17:45  - Keynote Speech - Challenges in Developing a Sustainable Dredging Strategy 
  • 18:00 – 20:00 - Welcome cocktail

 

 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 

Room José María Morelos y Pavón Meeting Room

  • 9:00 – 9:30 - Keynote Speech - Sustainable and Efficient Port Operations 
    • Miguel Garín, Director of International Development, ValenciaPort Foundation, Spain 
  • 9:30 – 10:55 - Modern Port Legislation for Efficient Management. Moderator: Alberto Diaz, CEO, National Port Administration, Uruguay
    • Lludelis Espinal, President and Founder, Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association, Dominican Republic 
    • Marita Kramp, Corporate Legal Advisor, Havenbeheer – Suriname Port Management Company, Suriname 
    • Claudia Sanchez, President, Mexican Port Infrastructure Association, Mexico 
    • José Ramón Ruiz, Head of Department of Corporative Activities, Port Authority of Santander, Spain 
  • 10:55 – 12:20 - Comprehensive Port Security and Management. Moderator: Michael Brown, Chief, Office of International and Domestic Port Security Assessment Commandant, United States Coast Guard
    • Mervis Edghill, Senior Vice President Engineering & Port Development, Port Authority of Jamaica 
    • James Espino, President, Gnostech Inc., United States 
    • Katey Groves, Program Director, Valiant Integrated Services, United States 
    • Cynthia Hudson, CEO, Hudson Analytix, United States 
  • 12:20 – 12:35 - Coffee break
  • 12:35 – 14:00 - Social Responsibility and Inclusive Policies in the Maritime-Port Industry. Moderator: Jesus Orozco, Director General, Integral Port Administration of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico 
    • Omar Zuniga, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Port Enterprise, Honduras 
    • Vinicio Mella, Director, E&M International Consulting, Dominican Republic 
    • Alejandro Trillo, Director, Maritime Sustainability, TGM, Mexico 
    • Meredith Pinedo, Deputy Director for Ports, Panama Maritime Authority 
  • 14:00 – 15:00 - Lunch
     

  

Nineteen Meeting of the Executive Board of the Inter-American Committee on Ports 

For  Delegations from Member States only 

  • 15:15 – 15:30 - Introduction: Objectives of the 19th Meeting of the CECIP, and adoption of the agreements on the work of the CIP meeting (item 1 of the agenda) 
  • Main Objectives of the 19th Meeting of the CECIP 
    • Annual CIP activity report Presentation. 
    • Draft 2019-2020 biennial budget. 
    • Dates for the 20th Meeting of the CECIP. 
    • Dates for the 21st Meeting of the CECIP and the 12th Regular Meeting of the CIP. 
    • Integration of the Style Sub-Committee 
    • Draft Resolution and Plan of Action of Mexico City. 
  • 15:30 – 16:30 - Report Presentation (item 2 of the agenda). 
    • Activity Report of CECIP’s Chair within the framework of the 2016-2018 Montevideo Plan of Action (item 2.a of the agenda). 
      • Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa - Coordinator General of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico 
    • Activity Report of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP), within the framework of the 2016-2018 Montevideo Plan of Action (item 2.c of the agenda) 
      • Jorge Durán, CIP Secretary
        • Strengthening and Promoting Inter-American Port Dialogue. 
        • Human Resource Training and Institutional Capacity Building. 
        • Direct Technical Assistance for Port Modernization. 
        • Promotion of Ports of the Americas and Cooperation with the Private Sector. 
        • TAG’s Financial Reports 2016 (second semester), 2017 and 2018 (first semester). 
        • CIP Special Port Program Financial Report. 
  • 16:30 – 16:45 - Draft 2019-2020 CIP Budget Presentation (item 2. c.vi of the agenda) 
  • 16:45 – 17:00 - Coffee break
  • 17:00 – 17:55 - Consideration of Draft Resolution, Plan of Action of Mexico City and CIP Budget 2019-2020 
    • Integration of the Style Sub-Committee 
    • Draft Resolution of Mexico City (item 4.a of the agenda) 
    • Draft Plan of Actions of Mexico City (item 4.b of the agenda) 
    • Draft 2019-2020 Budget of the CIP Special Port Program (item 4.c of the agenda) 
    • 2018-2020 Candidacies for the CECIP (item 5 of the agenda) 
    • Venue and dates of the next CIP and CECIP Meeting (item 6 of the agenda): 
      • 20th Meeting of the CECIP in 2019 
      • 21st Meeting of the CECIP and 12th Meeting of the CIP in 2020 
    • Other matters: Change of TAG name proposed by the Delegation of Peru 
    • Conclusions and recommendations (item 7 of the agenda) 
  • 17:55 – 18:00 - Closing Session of the 19th Meeting of the CECIP
  • 19:30 – 21:30 - Dinner

 

Friday, August 3rd, 2018  

José María Morelos y Pavón Meeting Room 

  • 9:00 – 9:30 - Registration and accreditation of participants (continued)

Eleventh Regular Meeting of The Inter-American Committee On Ports   

First Plenary Session Preliminary Session of Heads of Delegation Elections of the Authorities of the Meeting (item 1 of the agenda) 

  •   9:30-10:00
    • Election of the Meeting’s Chair and Vice-Chairs; 
    • Meeting’s final Agenda and Schedule; 
    • Other matters. 

Second Plenary Session 

Port Dialogue 

Execution of the Plan of Action of Montevideo 2016-2018 

Activity Reports of the Chairs of the Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) 

  •  10:00 – 10:10 - TAG on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection Activity Report, chaired by Mexico (item 2.b.ii of the agenda) 
    • Fernando Gamboa, Director General of Port Development and Administration, Coordination General for Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico 
  • 10:10 – 10:20 - TAG on Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness Activity Report, chaired by Panama (item 2.b.i of the agenda) 
    • Meredith Pinedo, Deputy Director for Ports, Maritime Authority of Panama
  •  10:20 – 10:30 - TAG on Port Protection and Security Activity Report, chaired by the United States (item 2.b.iii of the agenda) 
    • Lonnie Kishiyama, Director of International Activities, Maritime Administration, United States Department of Transportation 
  • 10:30 – 10:40 - TAG on Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation Activity Report, chaired by Uruguay (item 2.b.iv of the agenda) 
    • Edgardo Amoza, Head of Legal Notarial Area, National Port Administration, Uruguay 
  • 10:40 – 10:50 - Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Control Activity Report, chaired by Argentina (item 2.b.v of the agenda) 
  • 10:50 – 11:00 - TAG on Corporate Social Responsibility, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Activity Report, chaired by Peru (item 2.b.vi of the agenda) 
    • Julio Reinoso, Peruvian Embassy in Mexico on behalf of the National Port Authority 
  • 11:00 – 11:15 - Coffee break  

Third Plenary Session 

  •   11:15 – 13:15 - Dialogue and Debate Roundtable on Integral Port Development:Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth. Moderator: Jorge Durán, Secretary, Inter-American Committee on Ports, Organization of American States 
    • Antigua and Barbuda: Darwin Telemaque, Chief Executive Officer, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority 
    • Costa Rica: Olman Elizondo, Vice Minister of Infrastructure, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation 
    • Ecuador: Hugo Rodas, Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime and Fluvial Transport 
    • Guatemala: Hector Recinos, Vice Minister for Ports and Airports, National Port Commission 
    • Mexico: Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Coordinator General for Ports and Merchant Marine 
    • Uruguay: Alberto Díaz, President, National Port Administration 
    • Central-American Commission on Maritime Transportation:Otto Noack, Executive Director 
    • Port Management Association of the Caribbean: Bishen John, President 
  • 13:15 – 14:30 - Lunch

 

Fourth Plenary Session 

Consideration and Adoption of the Agreements 

Election of the Authorities 

Venues for future events 

(Item 4 of the agenda) 

  • 14:45 – 16:30 - Consideration and adoption of the agreements reached in the 19th Meeting of the CECIP (item 4 of the agenda). 
    • Resolution of Mexico City. 
    • Plan of Action of Mexico City 2018-2020. 
    • Draft 2019-2020 CIP Special Port Program Budget. 
      • Election of the 2018-2020 CIP Executive Board members, CECIP. 
      • Venue and date of the 20th Meeting of the CECIP 2019 (item 6 of the agenda). 
      • Venue and date of the 21st Meeting of the CECIP and 12thMeeting of the CIP 2020 (item 6 of the agenda). 
      • Change of TAG name proposed by the Delegation of Peru 
      • Other matters (item 7 of the agenda). 
  • 16:30 – 17:00 - Closing Remarks 
    • Jorge Duran - Secretary, Inter-American Committee on Ports, Organization of American States
    • Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa - Coordinator General of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico and outgoing Chair of the CECIP. 2018-2020 CECIP Elected Chair 
    • Kim Osborne - Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States 
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