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Foreword

Dear ISSA Members and Maritime Colleagues

W
elcome to our latest edition of I am delighted to report that Capt

The Ship Supplier, full of news Geoff Marchant, ISSA Vice-President
and views of our ever more (Quality), has just issued the 500th ISSA

diverse industry, which I hope you will enjoy.Quality Certiicate to Italian Member
ISSA’s focus at the moment is on Ligabue. Our Quality Standard has gone

preparation for our 61st Convention from strength to strength and is now
& Trade Exhibition in Dubai from 31st recognised as the industry standard when

October to 2nd November.it comes to ship supply and relied upon by
Already we have an impressive line- the world’s ship owners and managers.

up of speakers and an increasing number Work has started on updating
Members’ information for the 2017 ISSA
of delegate registrations. I do hope to
meet as many ISSA Members as possible Register Book. Your national association

at our premier event and urge you to will be seeking any updates in contact
register (if you have not already done so) information from you and passing to us.

via the dedicated website: Associate Members can send any updates
www.issa2016dubai.comdirect to the ISSA Secretariat at the usual

As you may know our Trade email address secretariat@shipsupply.org.
Exhibition is integrated this yearOur important IMO work continues

with Seatrade Maritime Middle East. and we will again be attending IMO
This major exhibition attracts several Council in July and monitoring on-going

thousand visitors so it would be well legislative work to protect Members’
interests internationally. We remain
worth your while taking a stand in the
ISSA Pavilion to show off your company keen to ensure you have proper access

to a much larger audience than usual. to ships so any Member experiencing
In addition we have some sponsorship dificulty should let us know so we can

opportunities left - full details on directly intervene with the Member
Convention website.State concerned at IMO and try and

This month sees the celebrationresolve any dificulties.
of OCEAN’s 40th anniversary whichOn a more sombre note, ISSA has

will be marked by a lunch at which a lost three family members in recent
number of EU oficials, together with the months and we pay tribute to these

Secretary-General of the World Customs staunch supporters in this edition of
Organization, will speak. OCEAN – the the magazine. Our deepest sympathy is

ISSA Committee which looks after EU extended to their families and friends.

member companies’ interests and interacts I was delighted to join the Finnish
with the EU – has a long and distinguished Ship Suppliers Association for their

record of service and on behalf of everyone 70th anniversary celebrations which
in ISSA I warmly congratulate Chairman you can read about in this edition. It

Dirk Cupido and his team on achieving this was a vintage occasion and once again
signiicant milestone.I congratulate Matti Kokkala and his

Many of you will know that the colleagues on the longevity of their
International Standards Organisation association, and wish them many more

has revised ISO 9000 and published a years of success ahead.
You can keep up to date with the new Standard known as ISO 9001:2015. Finally, I wish you all continued
latest news on the ISSA website at
ISSA has taken this opportunity to, success in what remains a dificult
www.shipsupply.org and send in your
comments and views to the ISSA irstly, update its own ISO Procedures time for the shipping industry. ISSA
and will be audited shortly under the will continue to strive to do all it can to
Secretariat either by phone on +44
(0)20 7626 6236; Fax +44 (0)20 new Standard and, secondly, to revise support you.
7626 6234 or alternatively email and update the ISSA Quality Standard Abdul Hameed Hajah
ISSA President
secretariat@shipsupply.orgfor Members.

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