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Foreword

Dear ISSA Members and Maritime Colleagues

With this edition of The Ship the 2016 ISSA Register of Members.

Supplier we bring to a close Once again this will go to a global
another successful year and audience of ship owners and managers

another milestone achieved.making it easy for our customers to

Milestones is my theme for this ind us wherever they sail. Please let
relective Foreword.the Secretariat know of any changes to

This year we celebrated ISSA’s 60th your contact information.
Anniversary in great style in Singapore. More and more we are seeing

This milestone is a tribute to the visitors to the online Register being the
visionaries who founded ISSA all those irst choice when a customer is seeking

years ago and the many followers who an ISSA Member to contact. Your Board
have devoted so much time and energy will be considering innovative delivery

continually improving the Association. To methods of the Register information to
all I say a big thank you.make this process even more convenient

Another milestone during 2015 was for you and your customers.
Also, by the time you read this we
the celebration of the 40th Anniversary
of the founding of the Sri Lanka Ship will have our long awaited new version

Suppliers Association, one of ISSA’s 43 of the ISSA Catalogue Back Ofice
stalwart national associations. I had the System fully functioning and available

pleasure of attending the celebrations – for purchase.
see the report and picture in this issue.There is a pent-up demand for this

Looking back on the year, we have to product and it will assist members and
be conscious of the maritime industry your customers alike by stream-lining

as a whole continuing to sail in less than response time to RFQs.
favourable waters. A softening of Far Preparations are well underway

East markets and reduced demand for for our 61st ISSA Convention & Trade
primary commodities relects in historic Exhibition to be held in Dubai from 31st

low freight rates and ships strugglingOctober to 2nd November 2016 in

to turn a proit. This deinitely has an conjunction with Seatrade Middle East.
impact on the ship supply industry.Please save the date in your diary as it

However, from my travels around the will be my great pleasure to meet you
world I am heartened by the pro-active personally in Dubai.

way in which members tackle this down- Now, with a cheery nod to the past,
turn and I for one remain optimistic that let us focus on the future. I wish you

we will see better times eventually.every success in the year ahead. We at
There is no doubt that the world glut ISSA will be doing our best to fulil our

of crude oil is also having an impact on Mission Statement – protecting the
You can keep up to date with the many national economies. The pundits economic interests of ship suppliers
latest news on the ISSA website at
inform us there is no early sign of a rise worldwide.
www.shipsupply.org and send in your
comments and views to the ISSA in the price of oil and certainly no return May I wish you all the very best for
to the triple digit numbers per barrel of the festive season and the year ahead.
Secretariat either by phone on +44
(0)20 7626 6236; Fax +44 (0)20 recent years.
7626 6234 or alternatively email Soon after you receive the Abdul Hameed Hajah

secretariat@shipsupply.orgmagazine you will also be receivingISSA President

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