Port Strategy reports that the head of the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Sanchez, has said that Latin American governments need to "redefine their port policies" as a means of integrating coastal ports with the region's industrial and production sectors.
The head of the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Sanchez, has said that Latin American governments need to redefine their port policies as a means of integrating coastal ports with the region's industrial and production sectors.
He believes that many governments are less focussed on ports as they are no longer seen as key objectives for economic policy.
Mr Sanchez pointed out that some countries no longer have port policies, while others are only just beginning to develop them.
However, he singled out Brazil as a good example for other countries in the region to follow, given that the government set up the Port Secretariat (SEP) in 2007 thereby giving more weight to the industry.
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