Area shipping executive elected president of national industry group

Arthur Savage, president of Tampa-based A.R. Savage & Son, will lead the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents.

By Business Observer Staff
| 10:43 a.m. February 6, 2020
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Incoming ASBA President Arthur Savage, left, with outgoing President Paul Hirtle. Courtesy photo.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

TAMPA — A.R. Savage & Son President Arthur Savage has been elected president of the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents Inc., a ship agency and brokerage industry group founded in 1934 and headquartered in New York City.

ASBA member companies, according to a press release, arrange ocean freight and ship agency services for products arriving and departing from ports across the United States, from fuels and fertilizers to vehicles and shipping containers. The ASBA promotes ideals and standards of personal and professional conduct for ship brokers and agents.