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…
By Emily Dove, BLUE Communications / WISTA UK WISTA UK held its prestigious annual black-tie dinner on the evening of February 26, 2025, at the iconic In & Out Club…
BLUE Communications’ Business Development and Marketing Lead Emily Dove talks on refining the position of women and young professionals in maritime to support our future leaders. The maritime industry, historically…
London — The Maritime Educational Foundation (MEF) and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association UK (WISTA UK) are thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration to promote diversity and inclusion within the…
Happy New Year to you all. Our first event of the year will be on 16 January at GARD’s offices – Northguider: Casualty Response in the Arctic with networking after…
Global conference of the IMO women in maritime Associations “Mobilising networks for gender equality” 18-19th May 2023 – IMO HQ London Kitack Lim acknowledged there is still a significant gender…
Call for more historical content to aid ‘Rewriting Women into Maritime History’ Submissions sought from UK & Ireland maritime archives and beyond A pioneering project to highlight the activities of…
I am often asked why we need women’s days – havent women already got all right? However any woman at work trying to get to the next level , every…
25 November 2022, LONDON.: On Friday 25 November 2022, WISTA UK held a charity Black Tie Event at the Taj Hotel (St. James’ Court) London to raise funds to support…
By James Brewer “When things go wrong, they go wrong in a big way,” and this underlines the critical importance of safety throughout the maritime field, says Karen Davis, managing…
Leading maritime organisations in call to change perceptions on historical role of women in shipping
Project to showcase female involvement in industry over the centuries A group of leading organisations within the maritime industry are collaborating on a project to highlight the activities undertaken by…
Hill Dickinson solicitor and master mariner Helene Peter-Davies has been celebrated as a recipient of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General…
On 4th April 2022 WISTA UK spoke at the Maritime Joint Informal Meeting on an invite by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners on board the HQS Wellington on Thames…
by Mathilde Bittaudeau March 8th was a day to celebrate women worldwide and the perfect occasion for the first in-person WISTA UK event of the year. Hosted at the London offices…
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 UK – LISW London International Shipping Week LISW 2021 SPECIAL 12.30 – 13.15 – Brand for Success and Salary Negotiations 13.15 – 13.30 online networking 13.30 – 14.30 Women…
WISTA UK – June Events inc WISTA UK AGM LNG exporing the opportunies, the market and risks join us for a lively debate open to everyone, 22 June 13.30 –…
Nominations for Merchant Navy Medal Details Nominations for the 2021 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service close this month on 31 May 2021.This is to notify you that the closing…
Dryad Global has announced the appointment of Teresa Peacock as its first non-executive director. “I am incredibly excited to be joining the Dryad Global team in this role, bringing my…
January Events – WISTA UK Welcome to our first update for 2021, can I begin by wishing you all a healthy and good New Year. For the time being, all…
November Events – WISTA UK A Conversation with Lloyd’s…Black History Month: Past, Present & Future 6 November 12:30-1:30pm Zoom online book on this link Join WISTA UK on November 6,…
Latest from WISTA UK Just a couple of days ago, a marine claim response webinar with attendance from Japan, Singapore, Netherlands, and of course UK ( Scotland and England) took…
September Events – WISTA UK Stress Management and coping skills Highly interactive Zoom session where you will leave with life time skills. Book here 4 Sept 4-5pm Zoom (Free) Find…
WISTA UK – July and August 2020 29 July 12 – 1pm Zoom Using 3D Data to Increase Certainty in Maritime Incident Response Speaker Mark Lawrence Lead Digital Services Waves…
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,…