Michael J. Ogle Elected President of CIANAM

Michael J. Ogle, Tanker Director for Norton Lily International, recently was chosen to serve as President of CIANAM, Cámara Interamericana de Asociaciones Nacionales de Agentes Marítimos.

The election took place at Cianam’s 13th Annual Meeting on May 9th in Asunción, Paraguay. CIANAM is FONASBA’S Range Committee for the Americas which was established to identity and address issues of mutual importance to ship agents and brokers throughout North, Central and South America. Cianam’s members include Shipping Associations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the USA.

This position pays homage to Mike’s commitment to the industry. It is a well-deserved honor, recognizing Mike’s long standing record of support and participation in ASBA, Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (USA) Inc. Prior to serving as the President of ASBA, Mike chaired the Entertainment Committee for many years. He continues to be active in the Agency Affairs Committee, the committee responsible for the ground breaking “ASBA Agent Member Certification”. This initiative effectively raised the bar for ship agents operating in the USA and Canada. While serving as President of ASBA in 2008 and 2009, Mike promoted ASBA’s Certification to FONASBA, who embraced the concept and released the FONASBA Quality Standard (FQS) in 2009. The FQS is now in place in 24 countries worldwide.