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MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY GETS NEW MINISTER

Senator, The Honourable Dr. Lenny K. Saith has been appointed the new Minister of Trade and Industry, with effect from Wednesday 23rd April, 2008. An engineer by training, Dr. Saith is also Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.

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AUSTAL SECURES ORDER FOR FAST PATROL CRAFT FLEET

Following the recent completion of Australia’s 14-vessel Armidale Class Patrol Boat fleet, Austal announces the contract to build six 30 metre aluminium fast patrol craft for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This significant order includes additional contracts for scheduled & unscheduled maintenance and crew training services and adds to Austal’s track record [...]

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MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY UPDATES WEBSITE

S&R Cluster Presentations are available online, at the recently updated M.T.I. Website at http://www.tradeind.gov.tt/ and at our new S&R Maritime Website at http://www.tts-r.com/.

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THE OCEAN PEARL

The Caribbean’s first floating hotel or ‘floatel’, is a locally refurbished passenger and cargo vessel which is now open to the public as a fully operational hotel and conference centre. Captain Basil Joseph, Managing Director has had success with the ‘Treasure Queen’ Tour / Party Cruiser and his most recent venture is Trinidad’s newest hotel which [...]

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PT. LISAS COMPANY AWARDED DNV CERTIFICATION

A manufacturing firm operating at the Pt Lisas Industrial Estate has won international certification for its locally-built offshore containers from Norwegian-based Det Norske Veritas (DNV), one of the world’s leading maritime classification societies. The local firm - Industrial Welding Equipment Sales & Rentals Limited (IWES) - is the first manufacturer of offshore containers from Trinidad and [...]

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PRESENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS FOR MARITIME CLUSTERS

Maritime Industry Development Committee Final Presentation of Sub-Sector Development Plans

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VT GROUP STARTS OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL (OPV) ORDER

Shipbuilding company VT Group has been contracted to build and manage three (3) Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), including associated training and long-term maintenance support, that are to be supplied to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. The programme, which was part of a proposal from the Government of the United Kingdom and VT Group [...]

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Manning Hails New Industrial Revolution in T&T

Article - January 5th 2008

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ON THE MOVE

Congratulations to the dedicated staff of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, on their office relocation from Riverside Plaza, to Nicholas Tower “Boat Building” on Independence Square, Port of Spain. The Ministry of Trade and Industry occupies six (6) levels from floors 11 to 17.

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HIGH TECH ‘SEA-AXE’ MAKES STOP AT T&T

Express Business Newspaper Article – October 19th 2007.

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