Tag: women in shipping

Ms. Katerina Stathopoulou, Member of the WISTA International Executive Committee, advises how to ensure a long term career in shipping and talks about WISTA’s efforts to achieve gender balance in shipping, which by nature is a male –dominated industry. Ms Stathopoulou refers to WISTA’s powerful collaborations with big Associations, confirming that the organisation continues action towards women’s empowerment in the maritime community.

An event took place in Alexandria, Egypt, on 15-19 October, where 30 women from nine Arab countries officially launched The Arab Association for Women in the Maritime Sector.

Barry Bryant (Commodore, RN), Director General at Seafarers UK, talks about the actions that the welfare charity has taken for providing vital support to seafarers in need and their families. He discusses about the most common challenges faced by men and women at sea  and gives his advice  to younger generation  looking to develop a career at sea

Encouraging more women into seafaring careers will help UK improve its skills base, especially amid general technological progress in the industry, said the UK’s shipping minister, John Hayes CBE MP, noting he is “determined that we can and must do more” to get women into careers at sea.

The first three Emirati women graduated as captains of 24-Meters vessels from the Maritime Training Centre at Abu Dhabi Ports, the operator and manager of commercial and community ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Celebrity Cruises announced partnership with the Regional Maritime University in Ghana marking the first time in cruise industry history, in order female bridge officers to be openly recruited from a West African country, through a new Celebrity-RMU Cadet Program.

In June 7, Women's International Shipping and Trading Association signed a MoU with the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, in London. The two organisations will offer five scholarships annually, over the next 10 years, to individuals nominated by WISTA International. The scholarship will cover the Foundation Diploma programme at The Institute.

IMO funded a discussion meeting held by the Pacific Women in Maritime Association (PacWIMA) in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on 24-28 April, which focused on the regional commitment of the Pacific on the advancement of women and gender equality in the maritime sector.

NYK has announced that on April 1, a deck officer named Tomoko Konishi became the first woman in the company’s 132-year history to be promoted to the rank of captain.