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Regional Focus

East Asia

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President’s East Asia trip full of promise

t was with great excitement that Jens in China to be allowed into the CFESA certification. They have translated the

Olsen, ISSA President, made a trip and to become ISSA members, Mr complete ISSA quality brochure to
to China and South Korea, where he Olsen said he found Mr Shengju and Ms Chinese and are telling all members

met with ISSA friends old and new, to Li very open towards discussing about the certification at their AGMs.

discuss issues of importance to suppliers this subject: “They informed me that The meeting was held in an
in the East Asia region.
the Ministry will now allow the extremely friendly and open

Association to receive applications from First stop was Beijing, to meet with atmosphere and has cemented the
potential new members, providing representatives from the China close relationship between CFESA

they hold the following five Friendship External Supplier Association and ISSA.
licensees/certificates: License to enter the of Commerce (CFESA), of which Liu Next on Mr Olsen’s trip was a visit to

ports issued by the Port Authorities; Shengju, Chairman and Li Li, Secretary Busan, South Korea, where he was met
license to enter vessels issued by the Port General, made the ISSA President by two representatives from the Busan

Authorities; Security license issued by the feel extremely welcome. Ms Li Port Authority; the host organisation of a
Port Authorities; License to supply tax created a packed programme for special seminar. Danny Lien, Chairman

exempt goods, issued by Customs; license Mr Olsen, allowing him to explore of SASS (The Singapore Association of

to handle food issued by the Veterinary sites of importance in Beijing and a Ship Suppliers) had also been invited as a
Authorities (if included in the supplier’s day of meetings also led to some VIP for the seminar.

offered service).”
vital discussions.
Busan has a ship supply association
On the subject of how ISSA can Mr Olsen was also interested to know consisting of around 25 to 30 members

assist CFESA in allowing more privately how CFESA members are working (of which many are ISSA associates).
owned ship supply companies operating
towards the ISSA Quality Standard
There are plans to enlarge this

Association, re-name it and bring all certification. Approximately 15% of
other Korean ship supply companies into CFESA members are presently certified,

a consolidated association – a plan which is just below the average
which was received positively at worldwide, but Mr Olsen explained that

the seminar.
to increase this, a strategy must be found
whereby the Association can open up to The seminar was a great success and

allow more members but without filled beyond its capacity of 200 people,

allowing in ‘cowboy’ suppliers.
with some individuals standing
throughout the seminar. Participants Mr Shengju assured Mr Olsen the

included South Korean ship supply Association is doing everything possible
companies, port authorities from to encourage its members to get

different Korean ports, Ministry
employees and other maritime

representatives.
Mr Olsen presented the ISSA Road

Show, followed up by a suitable overview
of the present and future ship supply

environment. Danny Lien gave a

presentation about SASS. At close of the
seminar, Mr Olsen presented the ISSA

shield to the President of Busan Port,
who reciprocated by presenting a hand-

painted Korean picture to Mr Olsen, in
addition to ginseng which in Korea is a

great honour, demonstrating the gift giver
is thinking about one’s health.

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