Category Archives: Newsletter

NEW HORIZON Issue 65

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  • President introduction
  • FONASBA Annual Meeting in Istanbul
  • Commitees Compositions
  • NEW MEMBERS
  • EDUCATION
  • FONASBA at IMO: Celebrating 60 Years of the FAL Convention
  • FONASBA President’s Message: European Shipping Summit 2025
  • ASSAGENTI Event April 2025 – Wake up call
  •  FONASBA and ECASBA Join Forces at European Ports
  • Reclaiming Italy’s Maritime Identity
  • Breakbulk Americas – Special Offer for FONASBA Members
  • FONASBA Joins 21st CIANAM Annual Meeting
  • New Leadership Elected at ASONAVE A.G. for 2025–2027 Term
  • Recognition in Brazil for Marcelo Nero, FONASBA Regional Vice-President for Americas
  • Strategic Dialogues on the Future of the Suez Canal
  • e-BL and ACI Implementation in Egypt
  • SERVICE FOR MEMBERS
  • FONASBA ARTICLES

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 64

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  • President Introduction
  • FONASBA representatives convened in Dubai during BreakBulk Middle East.
  • FONASBA Executive Committee Members 2024 – 2027
  • MEET THE MEMBERS
  • NEW MEMBERS
  • EDUCATION
  • EMSWe developments Membership Webinar
  • Egypt Inaugurates IMO Regional Office in Alexandria
  • WOMEN IN SHIPPING
  • STATEMENTS
  • ECASBA BULLETIN
  • FONASBA-ECASBA Co-Sponsors Key Panel at the European Shipping Summit in Brussels
  • FONASBA ARTICLES

NEW HORIZON Issue 63

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  • President introduction
  • FONASBA Annual Meeting in Athens
  • Amendment 07-23 of International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes
  • FuelEU Maritime Clause
  • Balancia Ship Agency joins FONASBA
  • FONASBA Strengthening relations with ASBA
  • FONASBA involved in the AMANAC Annual Meeting
  • Fulvio Carlini attended the 75th anniversary of FEDERAGENTI
  • Launch of New Schengen System (EES) Postponed to Spring 2025
  • FONASBA in Italy to meet ASSAGENTI
  • EDUCATION
  • AFRICA
  • COP29
  • WOMEN IN SHIPPING
  • ASSOCIATION’S BEST PRACTICES
  • FONASBA ARTICLES

NEW HORIZON Issue 60

   – President introduction
   – Executive Committee Meeting
   – FONASBA Business Trip in Asia
   – FONASBA meets with ASMEX
   – Meetings took place at the FONASBA headquarter in London
   – ROUNDTABLES
   – After several years of honorable service, Jonathan Williams FICS will
   retire
   – Cpt. Mike Robarts appointed as new IMO Goodwill Ambassador
   – Mohamed Mouselhy elected President of the Alexandria Chamber of
   Shipping
   – EDUCATION
   – STATEMENTS
   – PARTNERSHIPS
   – SOCIAL & UPCOMING EVENTS
   – VIDEOGALLERY
   – Spokeperson: Cpt. Jakov Karmelic
   – Spokeperson: Mr. Marco Tak
   – FONASBA ARTICLES

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 59

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 59

* President’s introduction
* FONASBA Annual Meeting
* General Meeting
* Quality Standards
* Meetings & Events
* ESPO Award Ceremony
* FONASBA’s actions in the International Maritime Congress
* Eisbeinessen 2023
* FONASBA to the conference of the Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centres
* Aziz Mantrach to Asmex conference
* ShortSea/Huelva Annual Conference
* ECASBA present during European Shipping Summit
* News from members
* New members: Seaharbor Group of Curaçao
* VIDEOGALLERY
* Spokeperson: Mr. Fulvio Carlini
* Social & Agenda
* Education
* Asia Region
* Visit to VISABA, Vietnam
* Africa Region
* Next Executive Commitee meeting

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 58

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 58

* President’s introduction
* Executive committee updates
* FONASBA annual meeting
* Meetings & events
* European Shipping Summit 2023
* FONASBA docks in Asia
* Madeira Maritime Week
* 107th Anniversary of Centro de Navegación de Uruguay
* Quality Standards
* Education
* Winner of 2023 YABA Award
* Courses
* ECASBA
* News from members
* Navigation Center of Argentina Celebrated its 123rd Anniversary
* Shipping Association Malaysia (SAM) joins FONASBA as a full member
* Videogallery
* News from the industry
* IMO new Secretary General
* World Customs Organization
* American Region
* Communication from Marcelo Neri, VP for the Americas

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 57

The first edition of FONASBA’s redesigned Newsletter, issue no 57, was distributed to Members on 22nd May.  This edition covered the following topics:

  • A welcome from President Javier E. Dulce
  • A report on the Executive Committee Meeting held in London in March and
  • The nomination of Marcelo Neri of Brazil as RVP Designate for the Americas
  • The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Worldwide Shipping Agencies Association (WWSA)
  • An update on progress in implementing the FONASBA Communications Plan, of which the Newsletter is a key element
  • Update on the 2023 Annual Meeting in Jordan and the awarding of the 2024 and 2025 Annual Meetings to Greece and Turkey respectively
  • Information on the ECASBA European Seminar in Brussels in June
  • Reports on the FQS and education programmes
  • An update on recent maritime policy developments in Europe
  • Member Association News from:
    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • France
    • Great Britain
    • Jordan
  • And links to the new FONASBA Spokesperson videos, featuring President Javier Dulce, and Regional Vice Presidents Antonio Belmar da Costa (Europe) and Takazo Iigaki (Asia).

NEW HORIZON ISSUE 56

2022 closed with issue 56 of the New Horizon which reported on the following:

  • The appointment to the Executive Committee of Niklas Soltow of Germany as Vice Chair of the Ship Agent Committee and Julio Carrasco of Spain as a Co-opted member
  • The first meeting of the Executive Committee at the new FONASBA Secretariat and the virtual Council Meeting held to attend to the Federation’s financial affairs
  • The launch of the FONASBA Executive Committee Action Plan
  • The 2022 ECASBA European seminar held in Athens and co-hosted by the International Maritime Union
  • An announcement of the winner of the 2022 FONASBA Young Ship Agent or Ship Broker of the Year Award, Nicolas Henrique Marques Esperança de Souza, of Brazil
  • An update on European maritime policy
  • Reports from member associations on their local and regional initiatives over the past year