This special edition of the Newsletter reports on FONASBA’s 50th Annual Meeting held in Miami on 1st – 3rd October. A copy is available to download here.
The contents include:
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The Keynote Address by Rear Admiral Richard Timme, US Coastguard
Participant Feedback
Report on the ECASBA plenary meeting
Chartering & Documentary plenary meeting
Liner & Port Agency plenary meeting
Host Association Seminar
The inaugural Association Best Practices plenary meeting
Entries are now open for the 2020 Young Ship Agent or Ship Broker Award. Applicants must be aged under 40 at the time of making their entry and be employed by a company that is a member of FONASBA national association or is itself an Associate or Club Member.
As in previous years, candidates are invited to submit a short (one page) synopsis of the subject and coverage of their proposed entry to the Review Committee, this year by 31st March 2020.
The 2020 Award entry criteria, can be found here. Synopses and entries should be sent to admin@fonasba.com
FONASBA marked its 50th anniversary with the launch at the Miami Annual Meeting of a book entitled “FONASBA, the First Fifty”, which reviews the history of the Federation since its foundation in London in 1969, examines its current role and then looks forward to the next 50 years. It includes contributions from all of FONASBA’s current past Presidents, the Chairs of its Committees and the winners of the Young Ship Agent and Ship Broker award.
Copies of the book are being presented to all FONASBA member associations and to all the contributors. An electronic copy of the book can be downloaded from Dropbox using this link. Please note that this is an 86mB file so may take a significant time to download.
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 FONASBA Young Ship Agent or Ship Broker of the Year Award is Stefan Gielen of MSC Belgium, based in Antwerp.
Stefan’s paper, entitled “Crusade towards correct Dangerous Goods declarations – A comprehensive overview of the current document flow” was described by the Award Review Committee Chairman, FONASBA Past President and Honorary Member Gunnar J. Heinonen as being “an excellent, intelligent, informative and forward-looking analysis, spotting and analysing the problems of Dangerous Goods declarations. It was well set out, well referenced and provided much food for thought for the challenges of future development”.
As is customary, Stefan received his prizes, once again very generously sponsored by BIMCO and ITIC, during the Gala Dinner held at the close of FONASBA’s 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Miami. Pictured below Stefan Gielen, centre left, receives his prizes from, left to right, Education Vice President Capt. Jakov Karmelić, Award Winner and BIMCO Documentary Committee Chair Francis Sarre.
The presentations and minutes from the plenary and Council meetings held during the 2019 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Miami (1st – 3rd October 2019) are being made available in the Documents Download page in the Members’ Area.
Coverage of the welcome address to the 2019 Annual Meeting by Rear Admiral Richard Timme, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy at the US Coast Guard, can be found here. This link opens in a separate website.
European Update – a summary of recent actions in European maritime sector legislation. Presented by General Manager Jonathan C. Williams FICS, Customs Working Group Coordinator Hilde Bruggeman (Belgium) and Dr. Alexander Geisler (Germany)
ECASBA Position Papers 2019/20 – an introductory presentation on the subject-specific papers developed by ECASBA. Presented by Marco Tak, ECASBA Chair.
2019 Ship Broker Survey – a presentation on the representation of ship brokers in member associations and the issues being addressed on their behalf. Presented by Mohamed El Mezouar, Committee Vice Chair
BIMCO Documentary Committee Report – an update on work currently being undertaken by the Documentary Committee of BIMCO. Presented by Søren Larsen, Deputy Secretary General.
INTERTANKO Documentary Committee Report – an update on work currently being undertaken by the Documentary Committee of INTERTANKO. Presented by Michele White, INTERTANKO General Counsel.
ITIC Claims Review 2019 – a summary of recent claims against ship brokers and ship agents. Presented by Andrew Jamieson MICS, ITIC Claims Director.
The FONASBA Quality Standard 2019 – a report on the associations and companies currently covered by the FONASBA Quality Standard. Presented by General Manager Jonathan C. Williams FICS
The Ship Agent’s Role in Preventing the Trade in Illicit Goods – an introduction to the work of United For Wildlife and Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and FONASBA’s participation in both. Presented by FONASBA Past President John A. Foord FICS
The meeting also included a discussion panel entitled “Disruptive Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for
FONASBA Members”. This opened with an introductory presentation by FONASBA Regional Vice President for Europe Antonio Belmar da Costa, following which Jason Kelly, Executive Vice President of Moran Shipping Agencies moderated a panel comprising Capt. John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, Capt. Bryan Bender, CEO of Portcall.com, Evangelos Efstathiou, CEO of Skysail Advisors and Adrian Challinor, Founder of Osiris Consultants Ltd.
Host Association Seminar
The host nation seminar for 2019 featured a presentation by the Florida Ports Council that provided an overview of trade and developments at Port Manatee, Pensacola and Tampa Bay.
This newly created committee is dedicated to the exchange of views and best practice in the operation and financing of FONASBA member associations. At its inaugural meeting, FONASBA President Aziz Mantrach set the scene and then introduced the following speakers to present the experiences of their own associations in enhancing income generation: Cristian Bennet Lira, AMANAC MEXICO Rui D’Orey, AGEPOR Portugal Gian-Enzo Duci, FEDERAGENTI Italy Julio Delfino, Centro de Navegación Argentina
President’s Introduction – a summary of developments across the Federation over the last year. Presented by FONASBA President Aziz Mantrach.
Finance Report – summary extracts from FONASBA’s formal annual accounts. Presented by Executive Vice President and Honorary Treasurer Botond Szalma.
Regional Reports – reports on the current status of membership, the FONASBA Quality Standard, Port Procedures Survey and other membership matters. Presented by the Regional Vice Presidents: Mohamed Mouselhy – Africa Javier Dulce – Americas Takazo Iigaki – Asia Antonio Belmar da Costa – Europe
Development Issues: Education – a presentation on FONASBA’s current education and training initiatives. Presented by Education Vice President Capt. Jakov Karmelić.
FONASBA/WCO Customs Training – A short video by Dimitris Politopoulos of the World Customs Organisation to introduce the WCO Academy customs training programme. To view the video on YouTube, click on the thumbnail below.
Revision of the Annual Meeting format – a summary of the results of the survey carried out amongst FONASBA members, May 2019. Presented by General Manager Jonathan C. Williams FICS.
External Relationships: a report on the activities undertaken by FONASBA in conjunction with other international maritime bodies. Presented by General Manager Jonathan C. Williams FICS.
FONASBA Annual Meeting Genoa 2020 – a preview of FONASBA’s 51st Annual Meeting to be held in Genoa in 2020. Presented by Gian Enzo Duci, President of FEDERAGENTI. Please note this link opens a Prezi file. Executable files may therefore require to be downloaded for this link to function correctly.
FONASBA Annual Meeting 2021 – a video introduction to Antwerp, the host city for the 2021 Annual Meeting. To view the video on YouTube, click on the thumbnail below.
Mexican Ports Today – A presentation by Fernando Gamboa, General Director of Promotion and Port Management, General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine, the Secretariat of Communications and Transport
ECASBA Plenary Meeting
2018 European Customs Update – A summary of recent developments in EU customs legislation – Hilde Bruggeman, ECASBA Customs Coordinator
ECASBA Position Papers – An introduction to the launch of ECASBA position papers on specific topics – Marco Tak. ECASBA Vice Chairman
BIMCO Documentary Committee Update – An overview of the work of the Committee in 2018, presented by Søren Larsen, BIMCO Deputy Secretary General
INTERTANKO Documentary Committee Update – A summary of recent documentary issues under consideration by the INTERTANKO Committee, presented by Michele White, General Counsel
ITIC Claims Review 2018 – A summary of issues giving rise to claims against shipbrokers and agents by Andrew Jamieson, ITIC Claims Director
Technologies and Impacts on Shipping Agents – a presentation on the anticipated impacts of blockchain and other new technologies on the ship agency profession – Andre Zanin, Executive Director of FENAMAR
Reviewing the UNCTAD Minimum Standards – an introduction by General Manager Jonathan C. Williams FICS to FONASBA’s project to review and update the UNCTAD Minimum Standards for Ship Agents
FONASBA Quality Standard 2018 – a summary of the current status of the Quality Standard and its coverage of associations and companies
Developments in E-Maritime – an update on the current status of the IMO and European Maritime Single Window projects – Jonathan C. Williams FICS, General Manager
Reports from FONASBA Regional Vice Presidents on membership, Quality Standard and other activities in their regions over the past year :
Africa and the Middle East – presented by Aziz Mantrach, Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East
The Americas – presented by Javier Dulce, Regional Vice President for the Americas
Asia – presented by Takazo Iigaki, Regional Vice President for Asia
Europe – presented by Antonio Belmar da Costa, Regional Vice President for Europe
FONASBA Education 2018 – an update on the status of FONASBA’s education programmes and initiatives – Capt. Jakov Karmelić, Education Vice President
FONASBA² – details of the new members-only website for companies in membership of FONASBA associations – Jonathan C. Williams FICS, General Manager
External Relations – a summary of FONASBA’s relations with international organisations, other industry bodies and other relevant entities – Jonathan Williams FICS, General Manager
Annual Meeting Miami 2019 – a presentation by Jeanne Cardona of ASBA (USA) Inc. on the location and programme for the 2019 Annual Meeting.
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