London 6 October 2023: The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association UK (WISTA UK) held a special ceremony at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters on Friday, 6 October. The occasion…
Anglo-Eastern, WISTA, ICS and ISWAN Launch Gender Survey to Update Gender Diversity Manual Anglo-Eastern Solicits Real World Experience for Second Edition of Gender Diversity Manual Gender Diversity Survey Launched In…
Markets still down, explosive geopolitics and coronavirus makes waves… You haven’t seen anything yet; we are living in one of humanity’s most wondering and enigmatically perplexed periods when everything is…
WISTA-Argentina new board Following the recent elections, the new board of WISTA Argentina has as follows: President: Mrs Dafne Anghelidis, owner of Agencia Maritima Intercontinental, Vice-president: Mrs. Maria Belen Espineira,…
The BDI@734 amid Geopolitical chaos… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained nine points earlier on amid a very perplexed geopolitical environment given the EU’s important decision to grant an extension…
The latest episode of the Project Triton book and cartoon series will be launched in October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Madrid, Athens and the Norwegian city of Tromsø. It will…
June 11, 2018 –Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is proud to announce the re-launch of WISTA Japan. “We are delighted to welcome Japan back to our WISTA family.…
Hamilton, Bermuda, October 21, 2016—Female leaders of the island’s shipping industry have launched a Bermuda chapter of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA). Bermuda is the 40th country…
WISTA Cyprus has recently organised a Training Course for its members with the title “Energy Economics and Shipping”, hosting the renowned Professor Michael Tamvakis from Cass Business School, City University…
The South East represents more than 20% of the UK maritime industry. Recognising the significance of the South East to the maritime sector and building on the success of its…
Our forty-second weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015 and beyond, tonight Friday the 16th of October 2015, with John…
Nomination by way of tribute to the collective “Personality” of WISTA Hellas https://vimeo.com/141577110 It is true that we could have selected any one of our members or any one of…
Once again the modest but vibrant WISTA-Hellas Annual Dinner and Dance 2015 event took place earlier on at the Athens Hilton Hotel with over 300 members, guests and friends of…
October 17, 2014—At its International Annual General Meeting & Conference, nearly 300 members of WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association) and conference attendees from 35 countries were treated to…
Executives from a key group of shipping nations – Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland – have launched a Nordic collaboration of the respective national associations of the Women’s International Shipping…
After nine weeks finally the dry market with its BDI index went under the 1, 000 points, conforming our view that there isn’t sustainable; no strength at all.. In this…
Jonas Hansson, CEO and Chairman of the BOD, Oresund Heavy Industries, is this year’s winner of WISTA Sweden’s leadership award, the Compass Rose. The award jury’s motivation: ”With courage, visions…
For eight weeks now the markets and in particular the dry ones with the respective BDI falling, continue the “struggle” to maintain a level above the 1, 000 points, but…
With a low market, close to mid 700s the BDI brings shivering feelings to the majority of the markets stakeholders and the tremors can now be felt… This comes at…
Jean Winfield, Managing Director of PR and Marketing agency Jeanius Consulting, was last night presented with the Entrepreneur of 2014 award, at the prestigious WISTA –UK 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner*.…
Date announced for London International Shipping Weeek 2015 Following the success of this year’s inaugural event, the date for the next London International Shipping Week (LISW) has been announced. London…
Talking about trends and must-haves, I sometimes find myself in the very awkward position of describing or prescribing things that many women cannot or are not willing to get. There…
As a designer, stylist and fashion journalist myself, I thought that building up a Fall/Winter 2013/14 ‘mood board’ for all women working and excelling in the shipping industry, the amazing,…
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos of SBC TV last Friday the 21st of June 2013; please log below and…
24 May 2013 – An international conference on empowering women maritime workers brought together over 100 academics, union representatives, merchant navy and naval officers and representatives of international maritime organisations…