International Women’s Day 2025 is yet another reminder of the importance of diversity across the shipping industry – of the solid achievements in advancing the role of women, but of…
EARLY BIRD ENDS MONDAY 21 AUGUST Latin American Shipping and Trading: Towards an Inclusive, Greener and Digital Future This year’s WISTA International AGM & Conference will focus on the key shipping and…
WISTA International, the leading organization empowering women in the maritime industry, is proud to announce the official ratification of its Committee chairs for the term 2023-2024. The endorsement was unanimously…
WISTA International and the Maritime SheEO officially announced the start of the formal partnership between the two organizations at the Maritime SheEO Conference in Mumbai this week. Following a successful…
28 October 2022 London, United Kingdom – WISTA International (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) and the researchers from the Espirito Santo Federal University in Brazil (UFES) ran a survey focused…
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…
WISTA International proudly supports SMM 2022, one of the world’s leading international maritime trade fairs. Join us at the session organised by WISTA International on “Setting your digital strategy: motives,…
Thirty women from maritime administrations across the globe have completed the first ever Leadership Accelerator Programme (LEAP) run by Maritime SheEO, designed to equip women with leadership skills and the…
IMO-WISTA Women in Maritime survey highlights current gender diversity across the sector and sets a benchmark for progress Gender diversity in maritime is extremely fragmented by sector, according to data…
IMO and WISTA International launch the Maritime SheEO Leadership Accelerator Programme 2022 March 8, 2022, London. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA…
WISTA 2022 International Women’s Day 8 March event International Women’s Day ‘Don’t be afraid to ask’ Book Here Join WISTA UK and Stephenson Harwood LLP on Tuesday March 8th for an International Women’s Day –…
WISTA Hellas Christmas Dinner and Awards Ceremony WISTA Hellas held a special event on December 9, to present two newly established awards and to celebrate the holiday season, in a…
Dafne Anghelidis on WISTA International’s AGM & Conference in Hamburg We bring you here the views of Dafne Anghelidis, the WISTA Argentina president, on the latest WISTA International AGM &…
Live from WISTA’s 2021 Int’nal Hamburg AGM & Conference WISTA International AGM & Conference 2021 Hamburg came to an end! Heartiest congratulations to WISTA Germany for such a fruitful event despite the…
Interview with Catrien Scheers, Chairwoman of Fast Group Below is an interview with Catrien Scheers, chairwoman of Belgian shipping company Fast Group, about her recent participation in the AGM of WISTA…
The impact of Covid19 on Women in Maritime Study on the Impact of Covid19 on Women in Maritime, a collaboration between #WISTAInternational and Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes). Despina…
WISTA International elects new board members to continue championing equality in the maritime industry Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) executive committee held its election for three executive positions during…
WISTA recognise French pioneer This year’s WISTA International Personality of the Year has just been announced and recognises the outstanding work of a woman who has been a leading light…
WISTA tackles the real issues at Hamburg AGM The rapidly changing face of maritime shipping and what it means for the future will be the theme for this year’s WISTA…
Leveraging diversity to propel sector innovations and key issues facing African ports: two Webinar themes in March IAPH/IHS Markit to host President of WISTA International Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou in 18 March webinar on…
WISTA and IWD 2021 The importance of diversity and the roles of women in maritime are part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day (IWD 2021) taking place today (Monday…
IMO and WISTA International launch first Women in Maritime Survey The International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the Women in Maritime – IMO and WISTA International Survey 2021 to examine the proportion and distribution…
WISTA AGM marks global diversity award WISTA International – the global voice for female managers within the shipping industry – presented its first Corporate Diversity Award at its Annual General…
National WISTA Associations Come Together To Support Seafarers May 4, 2020 – The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association is proud to announce a new initiative aimed at seafarers. WISTA Norway,…
St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry to Sponsor a Female Cadet to attend WISTA’s 2020 International Conference In Hamburg The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) has…