QUARTERLY UPDATE (Q1, 2016)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR MARITIME CLUSTER

Arthur Lok Jack MBA Students visit S&R Cluster Shipyards on 30 th January 2016.

QUARTERLY UPDATE (Q1, 2016)

Diversifying of our Economy, one Ship at a time…

Hello S&R Stakeholders, RE: Thanks to you for your continued interest in the on-going expansion of the S&R Industry in T&T.

Quite a lot has happened in the development of our local maritime sector, since a change in Government administration lead by the Prime Minister Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley, MP after the September 2015 General Elections held in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

WELCOME TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The SRDC and our maritime Cluster Stakeholders were pleased to facilitate the inward visit of a Maritime Graduate from the Universidad Maritima del Caribe (UMC) a leading Venezuelan Maritime University to our shores, during the period 18th - 22nd December, 2015.

Visit included tours to scenic sites, ports, shipyards and meetings with our Stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago. Visit their UMC website here: http://www.umc.edu.ve/ View additional photos of inward visit to Trinidad & Tobago here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/ttshipbuildingandrepair/eK4Feg

ARTHUR LOK JACK GSB STUDENTS VISIT SHIPYARDS On January 30, 2016 students enrolled in the MBA International Trade, Logistics and Procurement programme at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business visited both Inter-Isle Construction & Fabrication and Maritime Preservation (Trinidad) Shipyards, located at Chaguaramas Bay and the port of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

This field trip afforded them a hands-on appreciation of the workings of a shipyard, a most invaluable experience given that this industry is one of the sectors being targeted for expansion as part of the country’s economic diversification thrust.

View additional photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsktwKMmV This event was organized by the Shipbuilding and Repair Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, with the kind assistance of their S&R Cluster Stakeholders. The visit was much appreciated and a great eye-opener, as expressed unanimously and resoundingly echoed by the students.

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SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AT MTI The Honourable Senator Paula Gopie-Scoon, Minister of Trade & Industry together with MTI Staff hosted two Stakeholders Consultations on the 27 th November, 2015 and on the 27th January, 2016 respectively. These consultations successfully held at the Ministry’s Head Office, signalled the intention of the new Government Administration to urgently create an Action Plan to fast-track the immediate expansion and development of our Shipbuilding & Repair industry, bearing in mind the continued decline in the local energy sector, due to falling oil and gas prices globally.

View additional photos of S&R Stakeholders Consultation here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskuUnkUS We present our Quarter Update (Q1, 2016) and wish you and your families a prosperous 2016!

Sincerely, T&T SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR MARITIME CLUSTER.

Wilfred de Gannes

Wilfred de Gannes.

Deputy Leader.

Tel: +1(868)325-6282 or 753-6057 Email: ttshipbuildingandrepaircluster@yahoo.com

MARITIME CLUSTER ESTABLISHED IN 2007/8 WHEN THE NOW PRIME MINISTER, THE HONOURABLE DR. KEITH ROWLEY WAS THE MINISTER OF TRADE & INDUSTRY.

The Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Elected Sept 2015)

The start of the initiative‌

S&R Cluster Presentation at Cara Suites Hotel & Conference Centre, Claxton Bay, South-West Trinidad on March 13, 2008.

THANKS FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM OUR S&R CLUSTER STAKEHOLDER (LOCAL & GLOBAL) INCLUDING, THE MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WE CELEBRATE OUR EIGHT-YEAR MILESTONE.

S&R Cluster Stakeholders at the Trade & Investment Convention, Hyatt Regency Trinidad.

We welcome new Stakeholders to join our T&T Shipbuilding & Repair Maritime Cluster, as our industry has been targeted by the new Government Administration in 2016, to lead the much needed diversification of our economy, away from the energy sector.

S&R Cluster Stakeholders at the Trade & Investment Convention, Hyatt Regency Trinidad.

Our Developmental Programmes and S&R Cluster activities, include the rapid expansion of existing Shipyards and the construction of a new World‐Class Shipyard at La Brea, as we continue to establish strong linkages with our maritime neighbours to successfully compete in the global Shipbuilding & Repair industry. This bearing in mind, the increasing number of ocean‐going ships that will transit the Caribbean Sea, with the opening of the 3rd lock in the expanded Panama Canal in June 2016.

Visit to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan Maritime Graduate in Dec 2015.

Continuous S&R Media Communications

First up Early Morning Television Programme – June 6, 2013.

‘One on One’ Interview on IETV 1 Television - December 14, 2015.

View Interview online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4i6jBvuY8

THE SRDC HAS PROMOTED THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS SHIPYARD AT LA BREA, SOUTH-WESTERN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, SINCE 2010.

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Held nine (9) community meetings in La Brea and surrounding communities, including Aripero Village, Sobo, Vessigny, Vance River, Point Fortin to name a few.

Arranged visit to Shipyards in North Trinidad for the benefit of La Brea residents.

Received signed letter of Project Endorsement from Environmental Activist, Community Leaders and Residents.

SRDC Shipyard Presentations at La Brea with community residents.

S&R Stakeholder’s meetings in-progress at Ministry of Trade & Industry Head Office located at Nicholas Tower in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Our S&R Cluster comprises of some Fifty-Six (56) Active Stakeholders (Local & Global).

Arthur Lok Jack MBA Students visit S&R Cluster Shipyards on 30th January 2016.

We continue to share our initiatives & encourage your Organization, to come on‐board.

To learn more about becoming part of the initiative, please feel free to contact us.

Publisher: Shipbuilding & Repair Development Company of T&T Limited P.O. Box 2853, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, West‐Indies.

Copyright © 2016 Shipbuilding & Repair Development Company of T&T Limited.

E‐mail: ttshipbuildingandrepaircluster@yahoo.com An initiative started by the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to diversify the economy from the energy sector.

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