CARIBBEAN PORT SECURITY CHALLENGES REMAIN

摘要

The Caribbean Basin is critical important to the U.S. economy. Caribbean ports provide transshipment points for cargo containers and are major cruise ship destinations, serving nearly 7 milion North American cruise passengers in 2006. Additionally, Trinidad and Tobago, for example, supplies 70% of the imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Venezuela and Mexico are major suppliers of petroleum.