Colin Young 

Colin Young joined the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in February 2009 as a Regional Maritime Adviser, Caribbean responsible for facilitating the IMO's input into national and regional development policies and providing active field-level participation in the development, execution and coordination of the delivery of the IMO's Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP).

He possesses over twenty-five (25) years experience in port management at the Port of Port of Spain (PPOS), Trinidad having held held various positions in Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Planning and Cargo Handling Operations, the last being Port Operations Manager.

In 2005, he played a leading role in the implementation of PPOS’s Terminal Operating System for productivity improvement and real time container tracking. Industry specific activities included lecturing at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in its M.Sc. Operational Maritime Management programme and holding the position of Vice-Chairman Group B (Ports) of the Shipping Association of Trinidad and Tobago.

Colin holds an M.Sc. in Maritime Affairs from the World Maritime University, Sweden, specialising in Port Management, a B.Sc. in Management Studies and a Certificate in Public Administration from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.