The 54th issue of the FONASBA Newsletter was issued in December 2021 and covered a wide range of news, updates and new initiatives including:
- A further postponement of the 2021 Annual Meeting due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19
- Publication of the UN/CEFACT Recommendation 45, Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers, a project led by FONASBA
- The start of work on FONASBA’s Infectious Diseases Protocols, designed to protect ship agency staff when visiting ships under infectious disease outbreaks
- Announcement of the winner of the 2021 Young Ship Agent or Ship Broker of the Year Award, Ana Garcia de los Rios of Spain
- The launch of a new FONASBA/ACB Liner Shipping Transportation course
- The issuing of FONASBA’s Sustainable Development Declaration
- Relocation of the FONASBA Secretariat
- A report on the actions of ship agents in supporting seafarer vaccination centres
- An update on developments in European Union maritime policy
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