The South African Association of Ship Operators and Agents (SAASOA) represents Ship Operators and Vessel Agents. Its members are also members of various international shipping and ship’s agency organizations.
SAASOA is a full member of the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA). FONASBA is the only organisation representing the global ship agency and ship broking professions to “promote and protect the professions of ship agency and ship broking worldwide”, a task which it undertakes through dialogue with its member associations and its consultative status with International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO).