New Member Interview – Haiti National Port Authority

Interview with Jocelin VILLIER, general manager of Haiti National Port Authority. Can you briefly present your organisation to the other members of our international network? Haiti National Port Authority (APN) is an independent public commercial undertaking with its own distinct legal personality. It is the body responsible for operating all of the ports in the Republic of Haiti, under the authority of the Ministry of Finance & Economy (MEF). Its official role is to: provide services to vessels, shipping agents, and other port users regulate the port sector The APN is led by a team of senior executives, reporting to the Board of Directors which has five (5) members. The Board is chaired by the Minister of Finance. Haiti has two international ports, one (1) in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and the other in Cap-Haitien, the country’s second-largest city. There are also 12 short-sea shipping ports, five (5) of which handle international goods traffic, in Saint-Marc, Gonaïves, Port de Paix, Miragoane, and Jacmel, and six (6) private docks. The APN is the body tasked with managing public port installations and regulating the country’s entire sector. What do you believe Haiti National Port Authority can bring to the AIVP network? Haiti National Port Authority can share its experience of development in a country in crisis. The APN operates in a climate of crisis with major economic, social, and environmental challenges. This means it can share the benefit of its experience and the way it has tackled the task of rebuilding and developing port…