Presentations - 3rd Growth and Resilience Dialogue With Social Partners

• Only L'Express des îles operates international services: – Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica St Lucia • Plus the “schooners”: – Cargo with a few hardy passengers • Ferries are cheaper than planes: – Avg. Regional ferry fare: US$1.06/mile = 57% of avg. LIAT fares/mile, as at May 2014 • So why aren’t there more cross-border services? – “It’s a nightmare!” Archaic, cumbersome rules regulating international marine trading

But they don’t join up the dots: