1. World Maritime Day Conference
Collaboration and Cooperation on Protecting Maritime Assets
World Maritime Day Conference
Cozumel, Mexico
Jorge Duran
Chief, Secretariat of the Inter-American Committe on Ports (CIP)
Organization of American States (OAS)

2. OAS Pillars OAS is a POLITICAL organization with four main pillars:
Democracy
Human Rights
Multidimensional Security
Integral Development

3. OAS’s Member States Haiti Antigua and Barbuda Honduras Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Dominicana Republic
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Lucia
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana

4. SEDI Structure EXECUTIVE SECRETARY V. Sherry Tross
Department of Economic & Social Development
Maryse Robert
Competitiveness, Innovation
& Technology Section
Trade & Economic Development
Section
Social Development Section
Culture & Tourism Section
Department of Sustainable Development
Cletus Springer
Sustainable Energy Section
Sustainable Cities, Risk Management & Climate Change Section
Integrated Management of Water Resources Section
Environmental Law, Policy & Governance Section
Department of Human Development,
Education & Employment
Marie Levens
Human Development &
Education Section
Labor & Employment Section
Section of Policies
Monica Villegas
Secretariat for Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL)
(Section)
Section of Technical Cooperation
Kim Osborne
Secretariat for the Inter-American Committee
on Ports (CIP) (Section)
Administrative Management Support Section
Lynn Swenson
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5. Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
The CIP is the Inter-American Governmental Port forum at the Highest Level that promotes development and hemispheric cooperation in the port sector with the active collaboration of the private sector working towards a more competitive, strong and sustainable port sector in the Americas.
CIP Secretariat:
To become a pertinent, relevant and efficient body that facilitates a productive political dialogue and cooperation activities with the private sector with concrete results for the benefit of CIP members.

6. CIP: Objectives and Priority Areas
Objectives of the CIP Secretariat
Thematic Priority Areas
Strengthen Inter-American Port dialogue.
Capacity Building to promote and improve technical and managerial skills of port officials.
Technical Assistance, Regional Cooperation and Associate members.
Dissemination and promotion of the Ports of the Americas and the CIP.
Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness
Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection
Port Protection and Safety
Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation
Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety
Corporate Social Responsibility and Women in Ports
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7. CIP: New Structure Chair: Uruguay Vice Chairs: Barbados Colombia USA
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS
SECRETARIAT
EXECUTIVE BOARD
(CECIP)
Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness
Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection
Port Protection and Safety
Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation
Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety
Corporate Social Responsibility and Women in Ports
Chair: Uruguay
Vice Chairs: Barbados Colombia
USA
Uruguay
Mexico
Venezuela
Panama
Argentina
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8. Ninth Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
POLICY DIALOGUE
Ninth Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
Extended the Action Plan of Cartagena until 2016 on "Innovative and Competitive Ports for Sustainable Economic Development with Social Inclusion in the Americas“.
Elected the Executive Board’s (CECIP) authorities for  Uruguay, Chair;  Barbados First Vice-Chair and Colombia Second Vice-Chair. 

9. TAGs and their members
TAG on Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness
Chair: Mexico
Member States: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, United States, Uruguay and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports, Waterways, Service to Ships and Navigation
Chair: Argentina
Member States: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Suriname and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

10. TAGs and their members
TAG on Social Coprotate Responsibility and Women in Ports
Chair: Panama
Member States: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
TAG on Sustainable Management and Environmental Port Protection
Chair: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Member States: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, United States and Uruguay.

11. TAGs and their members
TAG on Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation
Chair: Uruguay
Member States: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
TAG on Port Protection and Security
Chair: United States
Member States: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Uruguay and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

12. Working Group Chair: Barbados Members: Antigua and Barbuda Haiti
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Colombia
Dominica
United States
Grenada
Guyana
Chair: Barbados
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay

13. Eventos hemisféricos de la CIP
CIP New Associate Members and Strategic Agreements
Eventos hemisféricos de la CIP
New Associate Members
Memoranda of Understanding
American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Customs Brokers Association of Uruguay (ADAU)
Global Institute of Logistics (GIL)
Instituto Nacional de Logística, Uruguay (INALOG)
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC)
International Road Transport Union (IRU)
North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA)
RightShip
Terminal Internacional del Sur S.A. (TISUR)
Western Dredging Association (WEDA)
World Ocean Council (WOC)
Port of Arica, Chile
Port of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Port of Busan, Corea del Sur
Port of Miami, EEUU
SWIC, California
AAPA
Puertos del Estado, España
Port of L’Havre, Francia
PIANC, EEUU
Strategic Alliances

14. TAG on Sustainable Management and Environmental Port Protection
Chair: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Member States: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, United States and Uruguay.
Associate Members: American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) (AAPA), International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), RightShip, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Ocean Pollution Control (Panama).
Inter-American Committe on Ports

15. TAG on Sustainable Management and Environmental Port Protection
ACTIVITY
OBJECTIVE
DATE
Producing an online course on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection
To provide technical and academic skills to port officials of the Americas in areas such as sustainable port management and environmental protection, raising the technical and managerial levels of port staff to cope with the challenges of modernization in ports.
Jan-May 2015
Gathering the ports’ environmental profiles and contingency plans
To underline the importance and necessity of Environmental profiles and Contingency Plans for ports within the region.
Producing a Pilot Plan for the implementation of Annex V of the MARPOL Convention.
To gather information related to Annex V of the MARPOL Convention, including:
a) Procedures conducted for the reception of waste originated by ships.
b) Availability of reception facilities.
c) Final destination or treatment on the ports’ hinterland .
Organizing the IV Hemispheric Convention on Environmental Port Protection
To spread the status of standards and international norms related to environmental port protection on a global scale.
To highlight the improvements on Sustainable Development carried out by the Member States at a governmental level.
To identify frequent issues while providing a solution, based on experiences and best practices implemented on the Hemisphere.
TDB 2015

16. Port Incentive Program
Driving Cleaner Air through Financial Incentives:
The A to G of GHG Emissions Ratings
Port Incentive Programs reward shipowners who are going beyond environmental compliance and significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
Global non-profit, Carbon War Room and RightShip are providing a common platform for Port Incentive Programs.
Contact the CIP to obtain
The A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Rating/Benchmarking
– available at

17. Dissemination and Promotion of Ports in the America’s and the CIP
CIP and NAMEPA
In support of the CIP activities on environmental protection, the Secretariat and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) produced and distributed, in English and Spanish, posters and brochures of the "Save Our Seas" campaign regarding the negative impact of litter to the marine environment.
750 copies distributed to the Permanent Missions (21,000 copies in total)
Digital Distribution to all CIP Members and Associate members. 17

18. Dissemination and Promotion of Ports in the America’s and the CIP
MARITIME AWARD OF THE AMERICAS
Categories and Winning Entries:
1. Award for Environmental Waste Management in :
(a) Commercial Shipping: Transport Desgagnes Inc. - Canada
(b) Cruise Lines: Royal Caribbean Cruises - U.S.
(c) Ports:(i) Waste management: National Ports Administration- Uruguay
(ii) Environmental protection: Port Company of Arica - Chile
2. Award for Sustainable Tourism Port Destination :
Regional Port Society of Cartagena - Colombia.
3. Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in Ports :
Port Authority of Santa Marta- Colombia 18

19. Final Remarks
Tasks too big for any one government or private sector actor.
Requires coordinated efforts, multi-stakeholder with an objective goal.
CIP/OAS facilitator for hemispherical regional cooperation projects.
Hemisphere exchange of best practices implemented on Collaboration and Cooperation on Protecting Maritime Assets.
Dissemination and promotion of Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection.

20. Thank you! Jorge Duran Chief of the Secretariat
Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
Inter-American Committe on Ports