ASABOSA will tackle 'millennium bug'

THE EFFECT of the so called 'millennium bug' on shipping operations, documentation and communication will top the agenda of the Association of Ships Agents and Brokers of South Africa (ASABOSA) in the year ahead.
That's the word from recently-appointed chairman Rod Eaton, who believes that the industry has so far made no definitive statement on Y2K, the millennium bug which may adversely affect the majority of the world's computers at midnight on December 31, 1999.
We will investigate the situation with customs and harbour authorities, private sector suppliers like hauliers, as well as third parties such as forwarders and banks, he told FTW.
ASABOSA will also place strong emphasis on training this year. We have pledged ourselves to working closely with the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and will introduce courses of our own in response to member needs, Eaton said.
ASABOSA has formalised relationships with the SA Association of Freight Forwarders and the SA Marine Safety Association to ensure that all parties in the shipping cycle will benefit from the productivity of better trained people.