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Caribbean shipping execs to meet in Colombia in May


T op names in the regional
 shipping industry, includ-
 ing owners, shipping
executives and industry leaders,
are expected at a three-day
Caribbean Shipping Executives
Conference in Cartagena,
Colombia in mid-May.
 The eighth conference, set
for May 18-20 at Hotel Las
Americas Global Resort, is
scheduled to feature speakers
from several countries world-
wide.
 Issues to be discussed will
include the following:
 Is the shipping industry
in the Caribbean and Latin
American region ready to deal
with the current global finan-
cial crisis?
 Are businesses equipped
to seize the opportunities that
will present themselves during
this time?
 What is the future of the
cargo and cruise shipping
industries and how can stake-
holders in the region position
their businesses to stay "afloat"
and maximize growth?
 Is it time to implement
National Port Community
Systems throughout the region
to improve supply chain effi-
ciency, security and customer
satisfaction?
 The conference is being
presented by the Caribbean
Shipping Association (CSA) in
collaboration with Sociedad
Portuaria Regional de Cartagena
(SPRC).


 Scheduled sessions include:
"The Business and Economic
Outlook for Global Trade";
"Repercussions of the Global
Recession on Port Operators:
Liner Companies, Shipping
Agents and Labor"; "Today's
Opportunity for Tomorrow's
Growth"; "Strategic Positioning
of Cruise Tourism to Maximize
Growth for All Stakeholders";
"The Luxury Yacht Sector:
Business Opportunities for the
Region"; and "Secured
Commerce for Economic
Growth".
 Among the scheduled
keynote speakers are: Dr.
Walter Kemmsies, chief econo-
mist, Moffatt & Nichol; Robert
West, principal, trade and trans-
portation, Halcrow; Rupert
Conner, president and chief
executive officer, Luxury Yacht
Group; Michael Horton, princi-
pal Latin America, Moffatt &
Nichol; Michael McFadden,
vice president, Halcrow; Iker
Allison, senior commercial
manager, SSA Mexico; Dr.
Andrew Coggins, professional
consultant School of Hotel &
Tourism Management, The
Chinese University of Hong
Kong; Giovanni Benedetti,
director of marketing and sales,
Sociedad Portuaria Regional de
Cartagena; and Joseph
Cervenak, principal, Kemper-
Joseph LLC.
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 More than 52 years ago,
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in Newark, New Jersey, and
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trucks and reusable rectan-
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industry standard.
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mechanical engineering
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lapsible concept for three and
a half years.
 "We made at least two
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