Issue 55 of the Newsletter was issued in August 2022. Another detailed issue covered:

• The Antwerp Annual Meeting
• The election of a new President and Executive Committee
• Publication of FONASBA’s Infectious Diseases Protocols
• The appointment of the Standing Committee Vice Chairs and the members of the ECASBA Advisory Panel
• An update on the FONASBA Quality Standards and the references to it in the UN/CEFACT Recommendation 45, Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers and the soon to be released GENCON 2022 charterparty
• The launch of two new education courses, one for agents in the tramp sector in conjunction with the Barcelona Ship Agents Association and the second for new entrants to the ship broking profession hosted by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
• The regular update on European maritime policy developments
• Picture pages covering the Antwerp Annual Meeting and the election of the new President, Javier Dulce of Argentina