the caribbean comes to valletta.
Caribbean-EU Study Visit on Port Sustainability and Decarbonization
A high-level delegation of 11 Caribbean port authorities, united through their regional association, connects with European ports, policymakers, infrastructure providers, and investors at the Caribbean Pavilion and the DTF Ports Hub during DTF 2026, 13–14 October, Valletta Gateway Terminal.
Global Gateway in the Caribbean.
In the framework of the Global Gateway strategy, the European Union is working with the Caribbean region to strengthen maritime connectivity, develop sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure, support the energy transition and advance digitalisation. Facilitating the participation of Caribbean ports in the DTF Conference is part of this initiative, focusing on exchanging know-how and opportunities in OPS development.
The visit is organised with FIAP (Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas), implementing partner of the European Union, and the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC).
Ministers
- 01
Hon. Raymond Landveld
Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism, Suriname
Suriname
Members of Parliament
- 02
Mr. Jorge Leonardo Tavárez Valdez
Member of Parliament, Altagracia Province
Dominican Republic
Chairs and Members of the Board
- 03
Mr. Darwin Telemaque
Chairman of PMAC and CEO of Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority (ABPA)
Antigua and Barbuda - 04
Ms. Dorothy Peters-Nicholls
Chairwoman of the Board, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority (ABPA)
Antigua and Barbuda - 05
Ms. Roxann Linton
Board Member, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)
Jamaica - 06
Mr. Francis Fontenelle
Chairman, St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)
Saint Lucia - 07
Mr. Denasio Frank
Board Director, St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 08
Mr. Silvano Tjong-Ahin
Chairman, Suriname Port Management Company / NV Havenbeheer Suriname
Suriname
CEOs
- 09
Ms. Carolla Belle
CEO/General Manager (Ag.), Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority (DASPA)
Dominica - 10
Ms. Adeola Moore
Chief Executive Officer, St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 11
Mr. Carl James
Chief Executive Officer, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Modern Port Operations Company (MPOC)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Other senior staff
- 12
Mr. Ian Stewart
Chief Operations Officer, Barbados Port Inc. (BPI)
Barbados - 13
Mr. Tedroy Marshall
Manager, Engineering, Barbados Port Inc. (BPI)
Barbados - 14
Mr. Cristian Morel
Executive Subdirector, Port Authority of Dominican Republic (APORDOM)
Dominican Republic - 15
Mr. Franklyn Redhead
General Manager, Grenada Port Authority (GPA)
Grenada - 16
Mr. Josh Victor
Project Manager, Grenada Port Authority (GPA)
Grenada - 17
Ms. Kelly Greenaway
Senior Vice President, Legal, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)
Jamaica - 18
Mr. Ovid Martyr
Civil Engineer, St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)
Saint Lucia - 19
Mr. Oris Robinson
Director, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Modern Port Operations Company (MPOC)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 20
Mr. Philip Julien
Founder and Chairman, Kenesjay Green Limited
PMAC - 21
Mr. Dale Ramlakhan
Head of Development at HDF Caribbean and Project Director at NewGen Energy Limited
PMAC
European Union and implementing partner
- 22
Ms. Mariana Arias
Programme Manager, Delegation of the EU to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States and the OECS
European Union - 23
Ms. Raquel Val Rivas
Coordinator, FIAP (Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas)
Spain - 24
Ms. María Jesús Blanco Montero
Project Officer, FIAP (Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas)
Spain
- 01
Exchange about and see shore power systems, renewable energy integration, electrified equipment, smart port systems, and alternative/green fuel infrastructure.
- 02
Networking and dialogue between Caribbean port authorities and leading EU ports, private sector technology providers, potential investors and policymakers.
- 03
Exchange lessons learnt on green port planning, investment promotion and implementation.
- 04
Identify potential investment and partnership opportunities.
- 05
Enable participants to identify feasible solutions and next steps that could be adapted and implemented in Caribbean ports.
The global energy transition agenda creates additional challenges for ports, particularly for small ports. But it also creates opportunities. This reality makes collaboration among ports essential, and more so among small island ports. The participation of Caribbean Ports at DTF 2026 in Malta represents an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation between Caribbean and European ports and other industry stakeholders around port electrification, shore power and integrated energy systems, while exploring solutions that could support the sustainable transformation of our ports in the Caribbean.
Meet the Caribbean delegation.
Ports, technology providers and investors can meet the delegation during DTF 2026 at the Caribbean Pavilion.