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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…

  Statement from WISTA on International Women’s Day 2020 As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, WISTA wishes to thank all our members and supporters around the world. Exactly one…

WISTA International welcomes Romania February 24, 2020 – The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) International officially welcomed Romania to the global network of women in shipping, trading and logistics…

WISTA International signs MOU with the International Maritime Organisation, IMO 27 January 2020, London, UK  WISTA (WISTA) International and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

WISTA and CARIBMEPA Lead Caribbean Coastal Clean Up  Members of The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Women in Maritime Association- Caribbean (WiMAC) and the Caribbean Marine Environment Protection Association (CARIBMEPA) met…

Mexico Joins WISTA International   November 5, 2019 – The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) International officially welcomed Mexico to the global network of women in shipping at…

WISTA International Elects New Board Members and Honors 2019 Personality of the Year October 31, 2019- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands –Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) elected Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons,…

Tototheo Maritime co-CEO Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou re-elected as WISTA International President Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, co-CEO of Tototheo Maritime, has been re-elected as WISTA International President during the association’s 39th Annual General Meeting, held in the…

The BDI struggles… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) struggles to maintain a momentum as all indices are in red with the exemption of the BCI – Capes’ volatile behaviour. Geopolitics…

Diversity, Business Negotiation and Technology to Be Discussed at International Women In Shipping Conference Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – A top hostage negotiator, the CEO of a company which supplies…

Mrs. Dafne Anghelidis President of WISTA Argentina, and the current Ex-Co gave Mrs. Maria Belen Espineira a recognition present for her efforts and commitment in founding and developing WISTA in…

WISTA International Welcomes WISTA Colombia WISTA INTERNATIONAL CONTINUES EXPANSION IN SOUTH AMERICA, WELCOMING WISTA COLOMBIA AS THE 47th NATIONAL WISTA ASSOCIATION  September 15, 2019–The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association…

The 2nd Regional Conference of WISTA Americas From August 22nd to the 23rd, Panama hosted the 2nd Regional Conference of WISTA Americas, which brings together the most influential women in…

WISTA International Elects New Board Members and Honors 2018 Personality of the Year October 30, 2018 – Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) elected Connie Roozen, Director of C&B More…

Angie Hartmann  is elected for WISTA International’s ExCo and Sanjam Gupta re-elected  during this year’s AGM in Tromsø, Norway Angie Hartmann head of HR at Starbulk S.A., in Greece and …

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost two points – an expected scenario so to speak – see our yesterday’s hint, and all things being equal expect the unexpected… Geopolitics with…

The international WISTA AGM & Conference 23-26 October 2018 in Tromsø, Norway Dear WISTA-members, dear friends! Welcome to the WISTA 2018 Conference website. We are proud and excited to host…

WISTA INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES WISTA PANAMA Panama joins global network of executive women in shipping The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) International has reactivated WISTA Panama as a National…

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) governing body, the IMO Council, approved the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) application for consultative status on 5 July 2018.  “Consultative status…

June 15, 2018 – The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) continues to expand in South America, welcoming WISTA Peru as the latest National WISTA Association. WISTA Peru is the…

WISTA  AMERICAS 2018 This is the First Regional Conference of  Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association to be held at Centro Naval in Buenos Aires in Argentina on 18 to…