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Seaport
Consultants Canada Inc. conducted the management, operational and planning tasks on this
study of reforming and expanding the Port of Bridgetown. Barbados Port
Authority (now
Barbados Port Inc.) awarded the
overall study, funded by Inter-America Development Bank, to Delcan International Corporation in
1994. Delcan subsequently engaged Seaport for its specialized
port
expertise.
In the port master plan phase (1994-95), Seaport:
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Conducted an assessment of port infrastructure,
marine services,
operations and equipment maintenance related to the container terminal,
cruise and multi purpose cargo handling activities
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Reviewed the port's recent financial performance, evaluated
the tariff structure, level and adequacy, reorganized port accounts into appropriate
profit centres, and developed a pro forma financial model for the port authority
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Conducted economic and financial analyses
of the projects that evolved from the master plan
In the restructuring phase (mainly 1996),
Seaport's work
comprised four separate programs:
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Specialist advisory to the General Manager
and Board to achieve change in organization, management, operating systems,
processes and work practices at the
Port of Bridgetown
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Study of management information system.
Seaport led a team of MIS specialists that defined the port's needs for
cargo and container control, accounting, statistics and executive
information in a mixed mainframe-personal computer environment
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Total rewrite of the port tariff.
Seaport's work included development of the structure of the tariff,
writing all sections and building up all individual rates, and testing the
results in a financial model
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Review of maintenance procedures and
establishment of a maintenance management system. The project
extended to selection of maintenance management software
In the implementation phase (1996-97), Seaport:
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Provided ongoing management advice
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Assisted with implementation of the new tariff
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Assisted with development of the port's
management information system, including a new
cargo
control and billing system, and
provided related training
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Assisted with implementation of the port's
maintenance management software
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Provided
engineering services for the rehabilitation of the port and the design of
a new cruise pier
In subsequent years, Seaport:
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Updated port traffic forecasts and the
economic and financial evaluations of the final project defined by the
study (1999 – 2000)
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Reviewed existing port regulations and
drafted changes and additions to the regulations in preparation
establishing Barbados Port Authority as a corporation (2000)
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Reviewed establishment of a central
container examination facility for port and customs security, the
specifications for container cranes and handling equipment, and the design
concepts for the container wharf (2003)
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Reviewed port operations, labor agreement,
company bylaws, port market and competitiveness, benchmarked the port with
selected regional ports and formulated of an overall competitive strategy
(2005)
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