This year’s World Maritime Day theme – Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity – reminds us of our responsibility to safeguard the ocean and highlights the importance of inclusion in…
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WISTA India Conference shines spotlight on sustainable shipping and diversity success
Sustainable shipping and successes in diversity took centre stage at the inaugural WISTA India ExCo Conference in Mumbai, which coincided with the first WISTA International Mid-Term Meeting to take place…
WISTA International president Elpi Petraki responds to allaboutshipping’s questionnaire
Elpi Petraki* president of WISTA International replies in black and white to Anny Zade’s** questions on some more than crucial and critical issues facing Global Shipping being nowadays at a…
WISTA 2023 AGM: Cyprus & Barcelona Win Future Hosting, Membership Soars, Maritime Moves Highlighted
Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International, opened the 2023 AGM in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday, 25 October, by welcoming representatives from a record 56 national WISTA associations (NWAs). The majority…
27 October 2022 London, United Kingdom. WISTA International (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) elected their new President, Elpi Petraki, from WISTA Hellas,, at its Annual General Meeting yesterday evening, on 26…
Opinion: Securing the industry’s future requires more than new technology and reduced emissions As technology advances and the shipping industry looks at how it can decarbonise effectively, we hear a…
By Elpi Petraki, Operations, Chartering and Business Development Manager at ENEA Management, and President of WISTA Hellas The industry is in a period of transition as it embraces new technologies,…



