Dear Members, due to the continued war spreading across the Arabian Guld Region we have decided to move our conference from Dubai to Shenzhen which was a very popular choice of our members earlier this year.

The dates will remain the same 18-21st October 2026.  At this moment in time I can’t yet confirm the hotel detail as we are still in the process of finalising this but hope to be able to confirm this by the end of next week.

We ask that you make a note in your diaries to attend this years conference which we will do our upmost to make it the best conference yet.

We thank you for your understanding in this change of venue and for the delay in confirming the new Conference details.

Many thanks

Best regards

Webmaster

Due to the troubles in Iran and the Gulf region we are asking all members to hold of booking your place in Dubai for the time being, as we need to see what’s happening in the Gulf Region over the next few weeks Middle East for coming weeks and we maybe need to change location which we are looking into if things don’t improve quickly.

Please watch out for further up dates in due course

Thanks

Robert

Hello all ASA members 

We are pleased to announce we have now finalised all arrangements for this years ASA Conference which will be held in Dubai UAE from the 18-21st October inclusive. The booking system is now open please make your booking as soon as possible to take advantage of early bird discount rates.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

On behalf of Roy, myself and Alex we would like to wish you and your families a Happy & Prosperous New Year and one filled with lots of happy memories. 

We would like to kick this off by announcing after conducting a lengthy survey with members for the choice of venue, the number one pick for this years ASA Conference & Meeting was Dubai UAE.  This we will hold in the month of October 2026.

We are still in the throws of finalising exact dates and the hotel venue, but hope to be able to announce these later this month, but we ask you all provisionally block of space in October in your new diary’s to be able to attend. 

We fully expect this years conference to be the largest ever held as a result of the responses we had to the survey.

Last week on 20th November Tanjah – The owner and Director of GOGO Ships Cargo sent an email to all ASA members advising that the company was not accepting any new business and closing down, her email address is  Tanjah@gogoshipscargo.com

We immediately put a warning on the ASA website not to use them or give any further credit, We also posted a RED ALERT warning in the ASA members directory not to give credit to GOGO Ships Cargo.

Since then we have been corresponding with Tanjah to find out more information especially relating to any money owed to  ASA Members, we are only aware of one member owed money. However now Tanjah has not been replying to our latest emails Hence I want again to warn you not to use GOGO or handle any shipments from them.

We are still trying to pursue them for payment details to our ASA member.

If anyone has any further info on them please advise Roy Loken cc Robert.

Many thanks

B. Rgds

Robert

                                    Very Important Notice

Regarding the ASA Conference Gala Dinner, I need an urgent reply from all members attending, if you are not the person attending please pass this to the attendee and or if more than one person is attending pass a copy of this to them.

We will have a 3 course traditional Hungarian dinner at the “Szeged Vendeglo” restaurant in Budapest.       

      We do have a choice for the main course in the Hungarian restaurant :-

1. Paprika Chicken with egg barley   or  2. Pork in Bakony style with mixed garnish. Or if you require a vegetarian meal let me know. 

I must have your choice by this Thursday latest as I must confirm the orders by Friday.

Please note I wont be sending any reminders as time is against us. If I do not receive a reply in time from you, I will guess your order as Paprika Chicken, so to ensure you get the main course you want please just drop me a quick line at robert@asanetwork.org confirming option No. 1 or No. 2.

Many thanks for your help with this , I’m looking forward to meeting you in a couple of weeks time.

Best regards

Robert

Introducing Marine Land Air Transportation Co. Ltd. Taiwan

                                  Sunday Evening ASA Cocktail Party – Lucky Dip Draw

                                Venue the “Shakespeare Restaurant”  Time 18.30-21.00

At this year’s ASA Conference, we would like to make the Sunday evening “Getting to know you Cocktail Party” as well as being an opportunity to meet ASA friends and many new members, a bit of fun by again asking everyone to bring a small gift/present (wrapped) that can be put into a lucky Dip Draw during the evening. We did it last year and it was a success so will repeat this again in October

Gift Guidelines

We would like each member attending to bring a gift that is recognizable as coming from your city or Country “it does not have to the name embossed on it”.

Examples:-  Paris a miniature “Eiffel Tower”, or “Brandy”.  London miniature “Big Ben” or  “red model London Bus”.  Scotland – “Whisky”,  India a “Tea in a Caddy” or a miniature “Tajh Mahal”, Mexico a “Sombrero”  Belgium “box of Chocolates”. Poland “Vodka” These are just a few examples please try and think outside the box with an original but fun gift.

Don’t forget to wrap the gift so it can’t be recognised in the draw.

Pricewise we don’t want you spending too much, but buy something you think would be appreciated. Let’s suggest a price range of USD 15-30.

The lucky dip will be organized by Committee member “Ajith”. Please liaise with him when you arrive at the Poolside Cocktail Party Venue on Sunday evening to get your gift into the designated Draw tables, and you will be given a draw ticket for later in the evening “Lucky Dip Draw”.

We look forward to meeting you at the reception and hope you all have a good time.

Robert & Roy.

It is with a saddened heart I bring you the news that our fellow brother Roger Long has passed away this past weekend.

Roger has been a long time friend for 20 years, and I have many fond memories of all our times together in Singapore. 3R Logistics has also been a stalwart active member of ASA since the beginning. Roger played a big part in this, always friendly and helpful to all, and has so many friends in the ASA family he will be sorely missed. We send out our sincere condolences to his family and all in 3R Logistics.

Dearest Roger R.I.P.

Robert & Roy