Castries – Thursday 6^th June, 2013 - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), a trade association representing the leading port authorities within the Western Hemisphere, has selected SLASPA to receive an Award of Excellence at the AAPA’s 46^th annual Communications Awards Programme to be held on October 16^th, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. The award will be presented to SLASPA for its intranet, iAccess, which was designed and built by the Information Systems Department. 

“We are indeed both honoured and humbled to be receiving our fourth Award of Excellence from the AAPA, during its annual Communications Awards Programme. This year the award for iAccess, speaks to the exceptional level of creativity and dedication the Information Systems Department puts into their product,” said Grace Parkinson, Director of Information Systems. “It is an even greater honour to be the recipient of such an esteemed award, competing against other regional and international ports, which have budgets and staff complements, usually more accommodating than ours,” she said.  Mrs. Parkinson concluded by commending her team for the creation of an exceptional product, that is both effective and efficient within the work environment.

SLASPA was the only regional port to be selected as a recipient for an award during the programme this year. Some of the other ports receiving awards this year include Port of Long Beach, Port Miami, Georgia Ports Authority and Canaveral Port.

On behalf of the management and staff at SLASPA, we would like to congratulate the IS Department for their hard-work and determination during the creation of an impeccable product.