ESPECIALISTA SUGIERE REPUBLICA DOMINICANA MEJORE CALIDAD NAVIERA / EXPERT CALLS FOR BETTER QUALITY SHIPPING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

El presidente de la Asociacion de Transporte Maritimo de la Region del Caribe, Carlos Urriola Tam, recomendo a la Republica Dominicana considerar una agenda comercial mas amplia, que incorpore "nuevos" temas, como los costos logisticos de transporte, haciendo enfasis en la calidad de la infraestructura y la competencia en los servicios de transporte (marco-regulatorio).


Urriola dijo que segun el informe " Doing business" del Banco Mundial, existe la percepcion de que America Latina y el Caribe tienen  de las cargas administrativas mas onerosas para el comercio, cuyos costos logisticos se han demostrado pesan en promedio entre el 18 y casi el 40% del PIB. "La competitividad del comercio exterior obliga a la busqueda constante de mejoras y recortes de costos susceptibles de ser traspasados a los productos, por tanto este tema debe preocupar al pais", asevero el presidente de la CSA.


Al participar en el conversatorio 'Retos regionales por la ampliacion del Canal Panama" dijo que "en los paises esos valores oscilan entre el 9 y el 18%, y dada la calidad de la infraestructura de transporte de ALC y la carga de los tramites aduaneros, parece razonable pensar que los costos logisticos de la region sean mayores que en las otras regiones emergentes como Asia".


PETICION.


La Asociacion de Navieros sugirio al Gobierno que replantee con caracter de urgencia la inversion que realiza en infraestructura.


OPINION


Teddy Heinsen, presidente de la entidad, proclamo que la ampliacion del canal de panama traera consigo una revollucion logistica de los mercados.




Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom.
17 de Abril del 2012
Fuente: Periodico El Dia.
Pag. 8. Seccion: Nacionales.


EXPERT CALLS FOR BETTER QUALITY SHIPPING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The president of the Shipping Association of the Caribbean Region, Carlos Urriola Tam, recommended to the Dominican Republic consider a broader trade agenda, to incorporate "new" issues such as transportation logistics costs, with emphasis on the quality of infrastructure and competition in transport services (frame-regulatory).

Urriola said that according to the report "Doing Business" World Bank, there is the perception that Latin America and the Caribbean have the most onerous administrative burdens for trade, logistics costs which have been shown on average weigh between 18 and nearly 40% of GDP. "The competitiveness of foreign trade requires the constant search for improvements and cost cuts that could be transferred to the products, therefore this issue should worry the country," said the president of the CSA.

By participating in the discussion group 'regional challenges by the expansion of the Panama Canal, "said that" in countries such values ​​ranging between 9 and 18%, and given the quality of transport infrastructure in LAC and the burden of customs procedures seems reasonable to think that logistics costs in the region are greater than in other emerging regions like Asia. "

REQUEST.

The Shipowners' Association suggested the Government to urgently reconsider the investment made in infrastructure.

OPINION

Teddy Heinsen, president of the entity, which proclaim the panama canal expansion will bring with it a revollucion logistics markets.
 













Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April 17, 2012
Source: Periodico El Dia.
Page 8. Section: National.