Enhancing mari- time transport infrastructure therefore has the potential to fuel the regionalization of CARICOM’s production and exports, in- crease port productivity, and generate sig- nificant cost savings, as well as increase intra-regional trade and partially address spatial concentration of productive activity within the Region. A major objective is ini- tiating an innovative programme of prag- matic investments in port infrastructure and shipping technology, as well as pro- moting regional cooperation in maritime infrastructure development.