About the shipping association of barbados
Our depth of experience
is our greatest strength.
With over 40 years of experience and dedicated service to the shipping industry, we strive to represent, train and position our members to be the best Barbados and the Caribbean has to offer to the world.
Representation
through effective communication
Repositioning
through training and education
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Our History
The Establishment of the Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB)
Prior to 1979, Port Contractors Limited (a private company which administered cargo handling operations at the Bridgetown Port), shipping agents and stevedore contractors formed the Shipping Group of the Barbados Employers’ Confederation.
On the initiative of two founding members, the decision was taken to form The Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) and that organisation became effective 1 January 1981.
The Founding Members of the Shipping Association of Barbados
IN 1980 a small group of ships’ agents decided to form a local shipping association rather than continue as members of the “shipping group” Barbados Employers’ Confederation. The ship agents felt that with the changing dynamic of the shipping industry they needed to chart their own course for the way forward. Barbados was already a founding member of the Caribbean Shipping Association at the formation of the Shipping Association of Barbados and the new national association was welcomed into the fold by other national associations such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) was therefore birthed in September 1980 under the guidance of shipping stalwarts such as Stanley Chapman (DaCosta Musson), John Patterson (Plantations Ltd.), Douglas Medford (DaCosta Musson), and Anthony Moore (Da Costa Musson).
Formation of The Shipping Association of Barbados
The first committee of management included Anthony Moore (DaCosta Musson), President, Leicester Carter (Plantations Ltd), Vice President, Tom Marshall (Cargo Handlers) Trustee, Bruce Evelyn (Barbados Stevedoring Ltd), Trustee, and the committee management members were Captain Eric Hassell (Eric Hassell & Son), Charles Durant (RM Jones), and David Harding (Barbados Stevedoring Ltd). This team took the association from its infancy. Indeed, it was David Harding who designed the SAB logo that features the map of Barbados and a lighthouse.
What We Do
Our Objectives
The Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) seeks, among other things, to provide consultation between members; to ascertain their views on matters of common interest;
to collect and circulate statistical and other information relating to the shipping industry; and to co-operate with or be a member of any organisation, either national or international, whose objects are consistent with those of the SAB.
Service & Corporate Citizenship
Our Mission
The Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) shall be a responsible corporate citizen and serve its members by:
- Providing consultation on all matters relating to the shipping industry
- Collecting and circulating industry statistics and information
- Settling any disputes among its members and the general public
- Disseminating relevant information on the shipping industry
- Providing an avenue for training of the staff of members
- Supporting or opposing any statute or regulation likely to affect its members
- Promoting and protecting the interests of its members
- Looking after the welfare of its members and employees
- Cooperating with and being a member of any national or international organization that will bring benefits to its members
Memories
Memorable Moments of the SAB
Our Voice in the Region
Participation in Regional Shipping
The founders were committed to ensuring that Barbados had a voice in regional shipping through participation in the CSA.
David Harding was the first Barbados agent to be president of the CSA. In terms of training, the SAB helped developed many training modules using the CSA as the platform to develop skills all through the Caribbean Islands. SAB members have developed as agents in Barbados, the region and beyond. SAB has financially supported several measures through the Jamaica Maritime Institute which became the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and now is known as the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU).
Leadership
The Committee of Management
David Harding, MBE
PRESIDENT
Marc Sampson
VICE PRESIDENT
Erica Luke
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Calvin Alkins
TRUSTEE
Wendy Layne
TRUSTEE
Anthony Ali
MEMBER
Kevyn Yearwood
MEMBER
Christina Farias-Saurez
MEMBER
The Committee of Management: A Vital Role
OVERSIGHT of the business of the Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) is entrusted to the Association’s Committee of Management (COM). This eight member committee is elected each year by the members at the Annual General Meeting.
The Trustees have an important function as they take responsibility for all matters which pertain to sponsorship, funding and property. These posts are also elected and appointed each year at the Annual General Meeting.
Apart from conducting the business of the SAB, the Committee of Management is responsible for catering to the various elements within the shipping industry which affect their members. As such, several subcommittees have been formed to appropriately address those matters. The subcommittees, which are comprised of the members of the COM in addition to persons from their general body of membership, include:
- The Occupational Safety and Health Committee
- The Negotiating Team
- Tariff Review Committee
- Value Added Tax Committee
- Relationships with Government Enforcement Agencies
- Staff Pension Plan Trustees
- Port Registration and Disciplinary
- Claims Committee/Stevedoring Liability
- Port Workers Pension Scheme
- Barbados Employers’ Confederation
- The Working Group Cruise Tourism
- Customs Trade and Finance Highlighting the role of a few of the subcommittees
Secretariat
SAB Secretariat - Staff
Julianne Springer
Secretary / Treasurer
Kay Greene
Administrative / Accounts Officer
Keisha Smith
Snr Administrative / Accounts Officer
Coreen Delice
Office Assistant
Connections
SAB Relationships
Barbados Custom & Excise Department
Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Barbados Employers’ Confederation
Barbados Port Inc
Barbados Workers Union
Caribbean Shipping Association
International Maritime Organization
Shipping Association of Jamaica
Shipping Association of
Trinidad & Tobago
