Practical Tools
This is a compilation of tools on relevant topics including port security, sustainability and legislation for easy access to the CIP Community.
This report presents the results of the consultancy commissioned by the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to Maritime Policy Bureau (MPB), with the objective of analyzing, comparing and proposing improvements to port concession models in ten Latin American and Caribbean countries. The study includes a detailed analysis by country, a regional comparative evaluation, and the development of a new port concession management model called *Smart Public Port Partnership (SP3).
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The document ''Essential Elements for Port Legislation'' is a product of a collaboration of the Associate Member, E&M International Consulting, under the direction of the maritime and port expert, Lludelis Espinal. This document is in Word format so that the CIP Community can incorporate comments and points they consider necessary and send their proposal to the CIP Secretariat.
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The Guide to Environmental Certification and Sustainability Reporting for Ports of the Americas is a reference tool offered by the Inter-American Committee on Ports to ports and terminals in the Americas to highlight the importance of environmental protection in their business setting.
This tool provides ports with general information to establish a plan of action and make a commitment to continual improvement based on the planning and structure suggested in the Guide.
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Study conducted by Dr. Elizalde Director of the Western Regional Law Department of the School of Social Sciences and Government of the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara, Mexico, which aims to provide recommendations and suggestions to generate a national regulatory framework for the use of single windows and disruptive technologies in ports.
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The Improved Disaster Risk Management for Ports in the Caribbean Project was implemented in four phases (capabilities assessment; plan development; training workshops; drills and exercises), and one of the key outputs of this initiative is the Model Emergency Operations Plan (MEOP) for Caribbean Ports. The Plan, led by the CIP Secretariat and prepared by a team of experts from HudsonTrident in consultation with CDEMA, CSA, PMAC, the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) Risk Management Division, and USCG, lays a comprehensive foundation for an EOP that may be adapted based on a Port’s individual characteristics and/or disaster risk management requirements.
The MEOP is available in all four official OAS-CIP languages below.
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The Risk Analysis Matrix was created and written by Dr. Noe Cuervo Vásquez from consulting and training company “Dr. Cuervo Consultores”. The Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports currently holds the rights for the use and dissemination of the Matrix.
The Matrix is a practical tool used to be able to discern in a quantitative way a risk analysis of threats that could occur in ports and thus implement the evaluations to their port security plans in a better way.
The Matrix can be tailored to suit the specific context of each port.
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In the framework of the Improved Disaster Risk Management for Ports in the Caribbean project, comprehensive training materials and technical resources have been developed to assist port authorities, operators, and relevant stakeholders in enhancing their capacity to anticipate, mitigate, and respond effectively to natural and anthropogenic hazards.
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The CIP Secretariat, dedicated to strengthening the technical capacities of port personnel in the Americas, hosts webinars that provide specialized knowledge, foster dialogue on best practices, and promote collaboration among key stakeholders in the port and maritime sector.
To access the webinar materials and recordings, please click here.