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Newsletter

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
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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
Newsletter, Uncategorized

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

Newsletter, Uncategorized

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

Newsletter

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).
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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
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NEW HORIZON ISSUE 55

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
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NEW HORIZON ISSUE 54

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