ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

Inter-American Committee on Ports

SIXTH MEETING OF THE OEA/Ser.L/XX.1.6

EXECUTIVE BOARD CECIP/doc. 31/04

December 1-3, 2004 December 2004

Managua, Nicaragua Original: Spanish

RESOLUTIONS

CECIP/RES. 1 (VI-04)

INCORPORATION OF MEMBER COUNTRIES INTO
THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

CONSIDERING:

That the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), to establish the Subcommittees of the Executive Board for implementation of its Action Plan; and

That several member countries have expressed an interest in becoming members of the subcommittees,

RESOLVES:

To incorporate the following countries into the indicated Subcommittees:

a.  Subcommittee on Port Development for Cruise Tourism: Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, and El Salvador;

b.  Subcommittee on Training: Honduras and Nicaragua; and

c.  Subcommittee on Regional Port Development: Bolivia and Honduras.

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CECIP/RES.2 (VI-04)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON POLICY AND COORDINATION

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Subcommittee on Policy and Coordination of the Executive Board; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on Policy and Coordination, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 2 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on Policy and Coordination must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. The CIP and the Executive Board

  1. Ensure full implementation of the 2004-2007 Action Plan;
  2. Establish an advisory group chaired by Panama and also made up of the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States, to keep the Subcommittee properly informed of maritime transportation matters that might affect the port system of the Hemisphere;
  3. Establish policies to be followed in the case of countries that are in arrears in their contributions to the Special Port Program Fund of the CIP and, among said policies, have the Chair of the Executive Board of the CIP send a communication to the presidents of those countries to inform them of the status of their countries’ contributions to the Special Port Program;
  4. Establish mechanisms for promoting the participation of countries that regularly fail to attend meetings of the CIP;
  5. Organize the Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports; and
  6. Organize the Seventh Meeting of the Executive Board of the CIP;

b.  Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)

i.  Evaluate the operations of the TAGs;

ii.  Follow up on the recommendation of dividing the TAG on Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection into two separate TAGs; and

iii.  Follow up on the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the CIP that have to do with the TAGs;

c.  Promote the presence of the CIP in other international forums

i.  Follow up on and implement the Memorandum of Understanding between CIP/OAS and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA);

ii.  Prepare and promote the signing of a cooperation agreement between CIP/OAS and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH);

iii.  Promote the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CIP/OAS and the Association for the Collaboration between Ports and Cities (RETE).

iv.  Strengthen relations with international integration and cooperation organizations;

d. Encourage port relations with the OAS observer countries

  1. Maintain and strengthen ties with Spain;
  2. Promote continued ties and increased common undertakings with France, Russia, and any countries that join as regular observers; and
  3. Establish closer ties with Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal, among other countries;

e. Cooperation, integration, and commercial ties

  1. Promote the signing and ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance among Inter-American Port Authorities;
  2. Follow up on developments in the area of ports in the framework of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA); and
  3. Promote mutual cooperation among member countries;

f. CIP Magazine

i. Promote and circulate the magazine; and

ii. Follow up on the recommendation that member countries, associate members, and other related institutions collaborate by generating articles and advertising support.

2. To entrust the delegation of Mexico, which chairs this subcommittee, with ensuring compliance with this resolution; and also to urge all member countries, in particular those that are members of the subcommittee (Barbados, El Salvador, United States and Uruguay), to provide the necessary support for implementation of the 2005 Work Plan.

CECIP/RES.3 (VI-04)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND PORT MANAGEMENT

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Third Meeting of the Subcommittee on Planning and Port Management of the Executive Board; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on Planning and Port Management, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 3 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on Planning and Port Management must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. Participation of women in port affairs of the Hemisphere (Coordinator: Venezuela)

i. Establish a bilingual Web page for this working group;

ii. Establish national and regional networks on women’s participation in the sector, pending the formation of the hemispheric network;

iii. Conduct a survey to identify the needs of women in the sector and encourage their integration;

iv. Prepare an annual plan for training and skills development;

v. Conduct a comparative analysis of national port laws to detect factors that may have a positive or negative impact on gender mainstreaming;

vi. Hold a working meeting and a training seminar during the next meeting of the CIP, in September 2005 in Venezuela; and

vii. Prepare the 2006 Work Plan;

b. City-port relations and port master plans (Coordinator: Brazil)

i. Compile national experiences on city-port relations and port master plans; and

ii. Hold a seminar in Brazil in 2005 on port cities (date to be decided);

c. Port management and quality control (Coordinator: Chile)

i. Identify planning methodologies used in the ports of the Hemisphere; and

ii. Prepare and distribute documents providing information on these methodologies;

d. Privatization and modernization of the port sector (Coordinator: Ecuador)

i. Review of the study of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia “Assessment of the Ports of South America: Institutional, Technical, and Economic Analysis”;

ii. Updating and validation of the study by countries; and

iii. Holding of a seminar on the topic in 2005 (date and place to be decided).

2. To entrust the delegation of Chile, which chairs this subcommittee, with ensuring compliance with this resolution; and also to urge all member countries, in particular those that are members of the subcommittee (Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela), to provide the necessary support for implementation of the 2005 Work Plan.

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CECIP/RES.4 (VI-04)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATISTICS, COSTS, AND TARIFFS

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on Statistics, Costs, and Tariffs; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on Statistics, Costs, and Tariffs, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 4 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on Statistics, Costs, and Tariffs must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. Examine the statistical procedures followed in the various countries in order to identify common aspects that could be useful in drawing up a proposal for a standardized format for preparing port statistics (Coordinator: El Salvador);

b. Compile and analyze the port cost methodologies used by the member countries (Coordinator: Peru);

c. Ask the member countries to provide information on the methodologies they use for setting or revising port tariffs in order to prepare a database of said methodologies (Coordinator: Mexico);

d. Reiterate the request for information from each country on the forms prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in connection with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) Code in order to maintain an updated database (Coordinator: Peru); and

e. Hold the following courses:

i. Port tariffs, for the Andean countries, to be held in Venezuela;

ii. Port tariffs, for the English-speaking Caribbean countries, to be held in the Dominican Republic;

iii. Port statistics, to be held in Mexico; and

iv. Port costs (country to be decided).

2. To entrust the delegation of Peru, which chairs this subcommittee, with ensuring compliance with this resolution; and also to urge all member countries, in particular those that are members of the subcommittee (Argentina, Barbados, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela), to provide the necessary support for implementation of the 2005 Work Plan.

CECIP/RES.5 (VI-04)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PORT DEVELOPMENT FOR CRUISE TOURISM

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on Port Development for Cruise Tourism of the Executive Board; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on Port Development for Cruise Tourism, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 5 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on Port Development for Cruise Tourism must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. Continue to work on the inventory of passenger terminal designs in order to identify those most appropriate for the member countries (Coordinators: Dominica and the Dominican Republic);

b. Examine the possible inputs of each country so as to try to generate clusters of suppliers for passenger vessels (Coordinators: Bahamas and Jamaica):

c. Study the economic impact of cruise ship tourism and its special pattern of massive numbers, of short-term passengers, on the tourism industry of the hinterland of cruise ship ports (Coordinators: Dominica and El Salvador);

d. Establish the web page of this Subcommittee (Coordinator: Barbados); and

e. Prepare a common strategy for the ports of the Caribbean area, for negotiation with cruise ship lines (Coordinators: Mexico and the Dominican Republic).

2. To entrust the delegation of Barbados, which chairs this subcommittee, with ensuring compliance with this resolution; and also to urge all member countries, in particular those that are members of the subcommittee (Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela), to provide the necessary support for implementation of the 2005 Work Plan.

CECIP/RES. 6 (VI-04)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON RIVER AND LAKE PORT DEVELOPMENT

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on River and Lake Port Development of the Executive Board; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on River and Lake Port Development, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 6 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on River and Lake Port Development must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. Request information from member countries with river or lake ports for the purpose of determining common elements in their design, physical features, operations, and management, in order to develop models for increased efficiency, in keeping with their specific characteristics (Coordinator: Venezuela);

b. Based on the aforementioned information, develop a model of basic elements for contingency plans in these ports in the areas of environmental management and safety (Coordinator: Brazil);

c. Study the status of specific navigation and port regulations in each country with ports of this type in order to improve the management of internal waterways (buoyage, continuity of navigation, pilotage, dredging, etc.) (Coordinator: Argentina); and

d. Design training programs for the administrators and operators of these ports (Coordinator: Brazil).

2. To entrust the delegation of Brazil, which chairs this subcommittee, with ensuring compliance with this resolution; and also to urge all member countries, in particular those that are members of the subcommittee (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela), to provide the necessary support for implementation of the 2005 Work Plan.

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CECIP/RES. 7 (VI-04)

SUBCOMITTEE ON TRAINING

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on Training of the Executive Board; and

CONSIDERING:

That, by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 37 (III-03), the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) decided to establish the Subcommittee on Training, the objectives and functions of which were adopted by resolution CECIP/RES. 7 (V-03);

That the 2004-2007 Action Plan of the CIP, which is implemented through the Executive Board and its subcommittees, was adopted by resolution CIDI/CIP/RES. 42 (III-03); and

That the 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee on Training must be established,

RESOLVES:

1.  To adopt the following 2005 Work Plan of the Subcommittee:

a. Conduct the Inter-American Training Program

i.  Ibero-American Course on Port Management (Spain); and