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Regional Focus

Spain

Members must work together

over late payments

C
ompetition is still a key word in global economic crisis has affected our Customs Code from 1st May, and others
the Spanish ship supply market sector, ship suppliers have restructured such as security formalities, quality

and so the importance oftheir companies to face these critical requirements, port authority rules and
remaining competitive is vital, according circumstances, keeping costs under terminal restrictions. Due to these facts,

to Rafael Fernandez, Chairman of control and maintaining their business ship suppliers have implemented new
AESMAR, the Spanish Ship Suppliers in a - we must highlight - much more management systems and have invested

Association, and Executive Vice competitive market,” he said.in increasing their competitiveness.”
President of ISSA.“Ship suppliers have to deal with Mr Fernandez said business was

“The Spanish ship suppliers market is customs regulations, the most important increasing and igures show how the
a consolidated market and although theat the moment is the new Unionnumber of ships calling at Spanish ports

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