Eleonora Modde, General Manager at the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents, writes:
2024 was another busy year for FONASBA, with our Federation embarking on a major membership drive in the Asia Pacific region, the election of a new President and Executive Committee, a very successful Annual Meeting in Athens and continued actions in support of ship agents and ship brokers in regional and international fora.
For many years, our presence in the vital Asia Pacific region was limited to Japan, China and Australia, with Malaysia joining in July 2023. To enhance our coverage further, our Regional Vice President for Asia Takazo Iigaki, President Javier Dulce, and President Designate Fulvio Carlini visited Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, meeting with local representative associations and introducing the range of services FONASBA provides to its members.
In Singapore, FONASBA was represented at the 18th Singapore Maritime Week, held in April.
Following the visit of Shipping Australia CEO Melwyn Noronha to the FONASBA Secretariat in June 2023, President Designate Fulvio Carlini FICS returned the compliment during a visit to Sydney this year, meeting with SAL Policy and Communications Manager Jim Wilson.
Further details of FONASBA’s review of 2024 can be found here and part 2 can be found here.
FONASBA was formed in 1969 to speak speak with authority on behalf of the shipping profession in so far as shipbrokers and agents are concerned, to promote fair and equitable practices in those professions, to co-operate with other international maritime bodies and to consult and advise on any matters of concern to the shipping industry.
