The Caribbean Transportation Hub Think Tank is working to develop and implement a multi-hub mechanism that improves movement of mail throughout the region, creates greater access to other postal networks, and improves customer service experience.
The hub, which is being promoted as a long-term solution to improve and strengthen connectivity among several regional postal administrations, will be administered by Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Martin, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Addressing the opening ceremony for the Think Tank which includes representatives from Jamaica Post, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), and the Caribbean Postal Union (CPU), Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, Jamaica, Lincoln Allen, said for the global logistics network to function effectively and efficiently, especially within the Caribbean, “it will require the forging of strong strategic partnerships among key stakeholders to ensure the safe, secure and timely movement of all mail items through postal administrations from the point of receipt to the point of delivery”.
He noted that the postal service within the Caribbean region forms part of a global logistics network that is dynamic and heavily relied upon by various persons in various sectors of any society,” he said.
The three-day Caribbean Transportation Hub Think Tank meeting, hosted by Jamaica Post/Post and Telecommunications Department, sought to address challenges in the industry.
Among these are the lengthy delays that threaten to cripple postal administrations across the region.
Mail transportation in the Caribbean often exceeds seven days from one airport to the another, irrespective of the distance between countries, thereby impacting the global end to end quality of postal service.
The Caribbean Postal Hub Think Tank meeting was conceptualized to address these challenges.
Currently, only nine airlines are widely used by regional postal administrations, with Caribbean Airlines being the main partner.
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