THE AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers Association has joined the Asian Shippers Alliance, a regional coalition of peak trade organisations.
APSA, affiliated with the Freight and Trade Alliance, is the Commonwealth-appointed peak body that represents the interests of shippers and cargo owners.
Malaysian National Shippers’ Council chair and ASA chair Dr Andy K.H. Seo welcomed APSA to ASA.
“This allows us to collectively build on the opportunities of our geographic proximity, economic complementary, mutual need for trade diversification and network of trade agreements established by our respective governments,” he said.
“As a part of our strength through a growing membership, we have an opportunity to deliver on key policy reform including a need for minimum service levels and a focus on shipping competition law to provide safeguards to our exporters and importers for services provided by foreign owned carriers.”
APSA secretariat Paul Zalai said Australia stands to benefit from, and contribute to, this growth by being a reliable and high-quality supplier of commodities, including agriculture, minerals, and energy.
“We share the vision of the ASA for the need for a dependable, fair, and predicable shipping and logistics services within the region to help our respective nations prosper,” Mr Zalai said.
