UPDATE ON SECURITY AND OTHER LOGISTIC SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES WITHIN PMAC

1. UPDATE ON SECURITY AND OTHER LOGISTIC SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES WITHIN PMAC BY Everton Walters Chairman, Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) Presented at Sea Cargo Americas Conference 17 September 2007

2. INTRODUCTION

3. Port Management Association of the Caribbean

4. Security Systems Installed within PMAC • Completing the security assessments and plans • Improving fencing, lighting and signage around the ports • Baggage scanners, walk-through and hand held metal detectors • Installation of CCTV systems • Increased radio communication sets • Increased number of security officers and requisite training • Increased number of patrol vehicles • Improved access control with a more rigid pass system • Mobile X-ray container scanner • And in Barbados specifically, the introduction of a WMD system

5. Cricket World Cup Initiatives (B’DOS) • RFID monitoring system • Radiation sensor system along with portable chemical detection equipment • Additional security officers • Remote underwater surveillance systems (Video Ray) • New CCTV tagging system • New TAG (Pass) system to monitor movement of people • Zoning the Port to control access to certain areas • New security command center for systems monitoring and operations control as critical information is shared with the police, Customs and Coast Guard • Joint patrols • Security Drills and Simulation exercises

6. Financial Human Resources Institutional Operational Challenges

7. Financial Challenges • Procurement of goods and services • Maintenance of equipment • Recovering of costs

8. 24 hr rule Private Terminals Documentation Speed of Operation Hazards?? Schooners and Craft Operational Challenges

9. Assessment Results Aptitude Experience Recruitment Human Resources Challenges

10. Institutional Legislation Collaboration Protocol Cooperation International Policy

11. Conclusion MANDATORY SEARCHES???

12. Thank You