Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) has been launched with an objective to discuss issues of interest to present and advocate an Asian view to the international community. This was stated by the chairman of Pakistan Shippers' Council of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Abdul Rasheed Jan Mohammed who participated the 27th annual general meeting of the Federation of Asean Shippers Councils (FASC) held at Singapore from 12-14th September 2004.
ASC will serve as a platform among Asian shippers, for it is clear that Asia is emerging as a manufacturing, trading and maritime powerhouse in the global arena.
The Council is composed of conveners representing various groups of the region including ASCOBIPS, Asean, China area, North East Asia and OCEANIA.
The occasion was hosted by the Singapore National Shippers' Council, which attracted over 60 delegates from 18 shippers' councils representing 31 countries from Asia, America and Europe, making it the largest gathering of this nature.
In spite of their diverse backgrounds, the shippers shared certain common issues, which were discussed at length among the subjects covered were ocean freight markets, the terminal handling charges (THC), and other surcharges, anti trust laws, maritime security, and free trade agreements in the East Asia.
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