FONASBA’s primary decision making body is the Council, which consists of representatives of all the Full Members. The Council meets at the Annual Meeting, which is held in October in the country of domicile of a Full Member.

Each country represented has one vote, that vote being shared if there is more than one association in a particular country.

Associate and Club Members enjoy all the benefits of Full Membership, but do not have a vote.

The Executive Committee is nominated every three years by Council and is responsible to Council for the management of the Federation and, through the Regional Vice Presidents, for developing FONASBA membership.

Operationally, FONASBA is organised into fours committees: Ship Agency, Shipbroking, ECASBA and Education and Quality. Each committee is supported by a team comprised of senior professionals with direct and relevant experience of the issues covered by the committee.

All committees are further supported by working groups which bring additional expertise and knowledge to assist the committee members.

All FONASBA committees and working groups are made up of dedicated volunteers who generously contribute their time, expertise and experience to support the Federation’s work on a wide range of technical matters. We warmly welcome expressions of interest from anyone willing to get involved, as we continually seek to ensure our committees remain dynamic, relevant and well positioned to help move the Federation’s agenda forward.

The London-based Secretariat, led by the General Manager, serves as the central coordinating body of FONASBA—overseeing all initiatives while working closely with the Executive Committee, members, and stakeholders to guide the Federation’s development and ensure its continued strength and growth.

Organisation chart 2025. Click on the image to enlarge.

Commitees Compositions

SHIP AGENCY ADVISORY PANEL

CHAIR                              ARGENTINA       JULIO DELFINO
VICE-CHAIR                GERMANY            NIKLAS SOLTOW
CMTE. MEMBER       PANAMA                ERNESTO  MOCK ALESSANDRO RISI
CMTE. MEMBER       BELGIUM               RUBEN HEYLEN
CMTE. MEMBER       USA                            KATE TORPEY
CMTE. MEMBER       CYPRUS                  DIMITRIS KOUZAPAS ANDREAS PAPADOPOULOS
PAST PRESIDENT     ARGENTINA        JAVIER DULCE

SHIP BROKING ADVISORY PANEL

CHAIR                              TURKEY                  BAHADIR TONGUC
VICE-CHAIR                 USA                            PATRICK BRENNAN
CMTE. MEMBER       DENMARK            SØREN GAMMELGAARD NIELSEN JESPER SEBBELIN
CMTE. MEMBER       FRANCE                   FABIEN DESCELIERS
CMTE. MEMBER       ITALY                          MAURIZIO GOZZI
CMTE. MEMBER       SWEDEN                  LISA BJÖRKLIND MATHIAS WIDEROTH
PRESIDENT                  ITALY                           FULVIO CARLINI

EDUCATION and QUALITY

CHAIR                              GREECE                     ANTONIOS VENIERIS
CMTE. MEMBER       ISRAEL                        YONI ESSAKOW
CMTE. MEMBER       BULGARIA                STEFAN STANOYKOV
CMTE. MEMBER       CROATIA                   MARKO ŠKRALJSKY
CMTE. MEMBER       ITALY                            PAMELA GODNIG
CMTE. MEMBER       SINGAPORE            AKANKSHA BATURA
CMTE. MEMBER       TURKEY                     MUSTAFA ÖZTAŞKIN

ECASBA ADVISORY PANEL

CHAIR                               BELGIUM                 RAYMOND TROCH
VICE-CHAIR                 POLAND                  JACEK TYMINSKI
CMTE. MEMBER          BELGIUM               HILDE BRUGGEMAN
CMTE. MEMBER          DENMARK            JESPER SEBBELIN
CMTE. MEMBER          FRANCE                 JEAN-PASCAL BIDOIRE
CMTE. MEMBER          ALEXANDER        GEISLER
CMTE. MEMBER          HUNGARY            BOTOND SZALMA
CMTE. MEMBER          PORTUGAL          ANTONIO BELMAR DA COSTA
CMTE. MEMBER          SPAIN                     JULIO FERNANDEZ
CMTE.MEMBER           MALTA                   MATTHEW SULLIVAN
CMTE.MEMBER           ITALY                       MARIA GIOVANNA CACOPARDI

WG – FQS REVIEW

WG MEMBER             ITALY                            ALESSANDRO SANTI
WG MEMBER             MOROCCO              MOHAMMED EL MEZOUAR
WG MEMBER             JAPAN                         TAKAZO IIGAKI
WG MEMBER             USA                               LESLIE CLEMENTS, KATE TORPEY
WG MEMBER             SPAIN                           JULIO FERNÁNDEZ
WG MEMBER             MALTA                        MATTHEW SULLIVAN
WG MEMBER             TURKEY                     HENRYK DROWNIAK
WG MEMBER             PORTUGAL              ANTONIO BELMAR DA COSTA
PAST PRESIDENT     ARGENTINA J        AVIER DULCE
PRESIDENT                  ITALY                            FULVIO CARLINI

YABA 2025 REVIEW COMMITTEE

CHAIR                              MOROCCO                       AZIZ MANTRACH
WG MEMBER              CROATIA                            JAKOV KARMELIC
WG MEMBER              GREECE                               ANTONIOS VENIERIS
WG MEMBER              BIMCO / NORWAY       STINNE TAIGER IVO
WG MEMBER              ITIC / UK                               MARK BRATTMAN
WG MEMBER              GREECE                                ANACREON MATARAGAS