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3 Introduction FONASBA is an international shipbrokers and ship agents association, founded in London in April Its objective: To promote and protect the professions of shipbrokers and ship agents worldwide

4 FONASBA Structure FONASBA COUNCIL Fill, Associate & Club Members Executive Commitee President Marygrace Collins USA General Manager Jonathan C.Williams FICS, UK Linear & Port Agency Commitee Chartering & Documentary Comitee European Community Association (ECASBA) Chairman Fulvio Carlini FICS Italy Chairman Antonio Belmar Da Costa, Portugal Chairman John A Foord FICS UK Advisory Panel Advisory Panel Working Groups Advisory Panel

5 Action for Members FONASBA provides direct support to individual member associations in relation to issues they may be facing with national authorities. The lack of understanding by national authorities of the specific role, conventions and requirements of the ship agency sector, as well as counter pressure from other vested interests, can put an association at a considerable disadvantage when negotiating with the authorities on local issues. FONASBA can assist the association to level the playing field by providing the association with information on international conventions and accepted practice in other countries both locally and internationally. In addition, FONASBA can make direct representations to the relevant national authorities to further reinforce and support the views of the national association. Member associations are encouraged to bring such issues to the notice of FONASBA so that the appropriate level of support can be provided

6 External Relations As mentioned previously, FONASBA works in close cooperation with other bodies in the maritime sector to achieve it aims. These include: Consultative status with I M O, granted in November 2007, the only organisation within IMO representing the ship broking and ship agency sectors. Its role is technical and advisory, so provides input to relevant IMO Committees and correspondence groups on issues of importance to the membership Close relations with UNCTAD, UNICTRAL, signed Memorandum of Understanding with WCO FONASBA works closely with international and regional associations representing shipowners, ports, terminals, port service providers and others, including the Baltic Exchange, BIMCO, INTERTANKO, Intercargo, ITIC, World Shipping Council, European Community Shipowners Assn., European Seaports Organisation, European Port Community Systems Assn.

7 Current FONASBA Actions The Agent as Port Single Window Quality Standard Port Procedures Survey Standard Document Review Education European Issues Press and PR Activities

8 Black Sea Overview Excluding its northern arm, the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea occupies about 436,400 square kilometers. It is connected to the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, and has been of critical importance to regional commerce throughout the ages. Today the Black Sea serves as a primary highway for the transport of energy to Europe from Russia and western Asia. Main Ports: Constanta, Varna, Burgas, Istanbul, Poti, Batumi, Odessa, Novorossiysk, Samsun and others.

9 Black Sea Containerized Goods Deep Sea Containerized consumer goods Far East to East Med/Black Sea 224 % North America to East Med/Black Sea 257 % Much faster growth in the East Med/Black Sea Deep Sea Containerized industrial goods Far East to East Med/Black Sea 191 % North America to East Med/Black Sea 91 % Much faster growth in the East Med/Black Sea Deep sea Containerized food goods Far East to East Med/Black Sea 378% North America to East Med/Black Sea 141% Growth is concentrated to the East Med/Black Sea Source : MDS Trans modal

10 Black Sea Container Market Country MAIN PORTS 2012 TEU Ukraine 2010/ Odessa / Illychevsk Russia 2010/ Novorossiysk Romania 2010/ Constantsa Georgia 2010/ Poti / Batumi Bulgaria 2010/ Varna / Burgas Source : HPC Odessa Direct services: Black sea to Far East; and 1 to South America; 2011 Top 5 carriers control over 77%. MSC is a leader in feeder calls to BS ports MSC 28 %; Maersk -18% ; CMA/CGM 12% ; ZIM 10% ; CSAV 10%;

11 Black Sea Development Positive More BS alliances More modern BS ports: Odessa, Ilichevsk, UA; Taman, Novorossiysk, RU; Poti, GE; Samsun TR; Constanta, RO; More Global Port Terminal Operators: Hamburg port HPC, DP World, APM Terminals; More direct line/terminating services Negative The Bosphorus Traffic Ecological Concerns Tension between Russia and Ukraine: the conflict between Ukraine and Russia may disrupt exports from the Black Sea region.

12 Russia, Ukraine and the Black Sea On the 14th of August it was revealed that Russia and Ukraine, both major Black Sea grain exporters, are poised for strong sales campaigns despite political crisis and economic sanctions with their near record harvests. The countries combined will account for about a fifth of global wheat shipments this year, the U.S. government estimates. On the 18th of August - wheat futures fell as concerns eased that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia will disrupt exports from the Black Sea region. Russia supplies 27% of the EU s gas (125 Gm3 in 2013) and 32% of its oil (4.2 million barrels/day). No other source in the world can replace it in the short term. Russia exports 56% of its oil and 84% of its gas to the EU. No other market in the world can replace such a loyal customer in the near future, despite recent efforts by Russia to diversify into Asia. While Russian grain remains unaffected, sanctions have already limited access to Western money for Russia s biggest oil producer Rosneft, which accounts for 40 percent of Russian oil production. The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted the interdependence between the European Union, Ukraine and Russia,

13 Cargo Flows Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey Country Bulgaria Romania Turkey Total: Source: Eurostat

14 Cargo Flows - Containers Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria handled TEU for 2013, including empty containers, excluding transshipment. Total growth reached by these five countries in 2013 is 12,01% compared to the same period last year. Full containers turnover by countries Country 2013 TEU full 2012 TEU full Ukraine % Russia % Romania % Georgia % Bulgaria % TOTAL Growth % 12.01% Source: Think Railways Source: Think Railways

15 Cargo Flow - Ukraine In July 2014, Cargo throughput at Ukraine based Odessa Commercial Sea Port (OCSP) in January-June 2014 increased by 13.2% from H to million tonnes. The Port Authority reported: 2.1 times more petroleum products, to 1.98 million tonnes +30.8% liquid bulk segment, to 2.62 million tonnes +6.2% of dry bulk cargo, to 4,004 million tonnes % of grain shipment to 2,687 million tonnes +11.2% of unitized cargo, to 5.31 million tonnes +46.1% of metals, to 2.12 million tonnes % of crude oil, to 171,000 tonnes % of oar, to million tonnes - 0.3% of containerized carg, 3.03 million tonnes % container traffic, to TEUs. More than 60% of Ukraine's exports go to other post-soviet states, with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan the most important. Natural gas is Ukraine s biggest import at present and is the main cause of the country s structural trade deficit. Source: Blackseagrain

16 Cargo Flow Russia export Russian goods exports go mainly to its European and other neighbouring countries, like China and those of the CIS. Russia is a very important part of the European economy, an indispensable complement and the only growing market around the European Union. The political tension on its Western borders can only force Russia and the CSI to look East, towa rds China,for a more stable economic partnership, which implies also an international policy option. Source:Stratfor 2014

17 Cargo Flow Russia - import Russian imports come from neighbours. China is by far the first source of Russian imports in goods, followed by Germany. Source:Stratfor 2014

18 Cargo Flow Russia main products Source:Stratfor 2014 It is well known also that oil and gas are the main Russian exports to the EU and the rest of the world. Source: Eurostat

19 Cargo Flow Georgia - Import In 2013, Ukraine and Russia were the 3rd and the 4th largest importers to Georgia, respectively. The graph on the left depicts the top five importers to Georgia, which together make up about 50% of total imports. The imports from Ukraine and Russia are mainly comprised of consumption goods. Source:Stratfor 2014 The crisis in Ukraine will almost instantaneously affect trade and capital flows between Georgia, Ukraine, and Russia. The effects will likely be negative

20 Cargo Flow Georgia - Export As can be seen in the graph on the left, Russia and Ukraine are among the top 5 destinations for Georgian produce, together absorbing about 14% of total Georgian exports in Source:Stratfor 2014

21 Cargo Flow Romania Source:Port of Constantza 2014

22 Cargo Flow Romania Source:Port of Constantza 2014

23 Cargo Flow Turkey Import The EU is Turkey's number one import and export partner while Turkey ranks 7th in the EU's top import and 5th in export markets. Imports into Turkey come from the following key markets: the EU, Russia, China, USA, Iran and South Korea. EU exports to Turkey are dominated by machinery and transport material, chemical products and manufactured goods. Source: Turkish Exporters Assembly TIM

24 Cargo Flow Turkey Export Turkey's main exports markets are the EU, Iraq, Russia, USA, United Arab Emirates and Iran. Turkey's exports to the EU are mostly machinery and transport equipment, followed by manufactured goods. Source: Turkish Exporters Assembly TIM

25 Cargo Flow Turkey and the Black Sea

26 Cargo Flow Bulgaria Total Cargo Flow in Bulgaria for Sea ports River ports Total: Source: Maritime Authorities Source: Maritime Authorities

27 ISTFIX Black Sea & Mediterranean Freight Index Report: 2014 Week 17 ISTFIX is an independent research company which since 2008 concentrates on to dwt bulk carrier / general cargo vessels trading across Black Sea - Mediterranean waters. Reports are compiled from information and fixture data gathered from owners, brokers and operators in the region.

28 Transport Chains Source : Living Black Sea Railway: The Black Sea railway system is generally well developed.. More and more transport companies develop new railway depots to deal with transport from Asia to Europe and vice versa. In addition, the new Bosphorus tunnel connecting the Middle East and Europe will further influence the transport chain. Roads: Relatively well developed, certain regions require improvements. Rivers: An important feature of the Black Sea is an unusually high river discharge into the relatively small semi-enclosed Sea. The largest river is Danube flowing through 10 European countries, other big rivers are Dnieper, Bug, Dniester, Don, Kuban, Rioni.

29 Multimodal Road River Railway Road Black Sea Oceans

30 Conclusion Black Sea has a great strategic and commercial importance in the world trade, connecting Europe and Asia and providing access to essential goods. Despite the temporary political tensions, the six countries bordering the Black Sea have developed strong interdependence between eachother, the European Union and the rest of the world, lowering the risk of trade disruption. Europe is already showing interest in further developing the Black Sea region, investing in research and innovation.

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