Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge and a team from the ACS met with consultants on the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP) Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Framework to discuss how to avoid duplication of efforts on trans-boundary MSP issues. CROP is a project funded by the Global Environment Facility through the World Bank which aims to move the Caribbean towards a blue economy - sustainable use of the ocean’s resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, as well as maintenance of ocean ecosystem health to ensure continued benefits.

Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge met with Deputy Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority Ana Reyes. Panama is the current chair of the ACS Special Committee on Transport.

Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge paid a courtesy call on former ACS Secretary General Rubén Silié. They exchanged views on the need to strengthen the relevance and branding of the ACS. They also discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and the role that the ACS should play. Ambassador Silié served as Secretary General from 2004 – 2008. At present, he is Vice Minister of External Multilateral Policy of the Dominican Republic.

Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge met with Italian Ambassador to the Caribbean Massimo Ambrosetti. They discussed deepening Italy's cooperation in the region. Italy has been an Observer of the ACS since 1996 and in 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed and discussion on mutual areas of interest began.