For Barbados Port Authority (now Barbados Port Inc.), Barbados.

Review of port operations and market. Barbados Port Inc. retained Seaport Consultants Canada to review its port operations, labour agreement, traffic and market competition, and company bylaws. The work involved discussions with senior managers, preparation of divisional operating policies, recommendations regarding restructuring of operations, a review of the labour agreement with the port union, and an evaluation of the company bylaws created when Barbados Port Authority became a corporation. The market review comprised compilation of traffic statistics for regional ports, development of a matrix of container shipping services for the Caribbean region, benchmarking the Port of Bridgetown with selected regional ports for container handing performance and costs of services for container and cruise trades, an assessment of the container transshipment market for Bridgetown, and formulation of an overall competitive analysis.

Establishment of central container examination facility. Seaport Consultants Canada worked with the General Manager of the port to address a number of issues the port is facing. One involved establishing a central container examination facility to strengthen port and customs security, control and inspection procedures. Other issues addressed included the review of the specification for the acquisition of container cranes and handling equipment, and design concepts for rehabilitating the existing container wharf and new wharf structures.

Review of port regulations. Seaport Consultants Canada reviewed the existing port regulations and developed a proposed draft of changes and additions to be incorporated into the Port Regulations for Bridgetown Port and the maritime sector of Barbados. This work was a preparatory step to the Government of Barbados establishing Barbados Port Authority as a corporation.

Update of economic and financial evaluations. This project was an extension of earlier work for Barbados Port Authority. Seaport Consultants Canada updated the port traffic forecasts from a 1999 base, conducted economic and financial evaluations of the final project defined by the study, and prepared pro forma financial analyses of Barbados Port Authority with the final project.

Engineering services for the rehabilitation of the Port of Bridgetown and the design of a new cruise pier to be built under a build-operate transfer (BOT) arrangement. Seaport Consultants Canada provided engineering expertise to assist with this project.

Continuing assistance to the management of Barbados Port Authority. The work of Seaport Consultants Canada included a specialist advisory to the General Manager and Board, implementation of a new port tariff, improvements to the port's management information system and development of a maintenance management system.

Specialist advisory to the General Manager and Board to achieve change in organization, management, operating systems and work practices at the Port of Bridgetown. A Seaport Consultants Canada advisor spent over half a year working with the management of Barbados Port Authority.

Study of management information system. Seaport Consultants Canada led a team of MIS specialists that defined the port's needs for cargo control, accounting, statistical and executive information in a mixed mainframe - personal computer environment. Over 1996-97, Seaport provided specialists to implement the recommendations of the study.

Port tariff development. Seaport Consultants Canada worked with Barbados Port Authority staff to rewrite the port tariff. Our work included development of the structure of the tariff, its clauses and individual rates, and testing the results in a financial model.

For Delcan International Corporation for Barbados Port Authority, Barbados. Port reform and expansion study. Barbados Port Authority awarded Delcan this study of the Port of Bridgetown (funded by Inter-American Development Bank). Delcan subsequently engaged Seaport Consultants Canada to conduct particular tasks: