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SeaAsia 2019 Panel Session Moderated by Guy Platten, Secretary General of International Chamber of Shipping, speakers on the panel included: Capt. Nicholas Hall, General Manager...
MoreTRENDS IN TRANSPORT| England’s port connectivity
ENGLAND’S PORT CONNECTIVITY Britain is an island. Apart from the Channel Tunnel and air links, our main connection with the European mainland and beyond is...
MoreOil Industry Starts Eradicating Ship Fuel Supply Before IMO 2020
Shippers beware: oil refineries are starting to eradicate stockpiles of sulfur-rich fuel that powers the merchant fleet in anticipation of a demand collapse in fewer than...
MoreWomen in shipping – it’s time for a 21st century workforce
In an industry facing significant skill shortages many organizations are ready to take a fresh approach to recruiting and retaining women in the shipping workplace....
MoreBritish Ports Association calls for border continuity ahead of Brexit White Paper
As the UK Cabinet prepares for an away day’ at Chequers this week, the British Ports Association (BPA) has urged Ministers to agree a proposal that will...
MoreThe future of green shipping in the Baltic Sea
HELCOM Secretariat’s Markus Helavuori and Alexey Bakhtov provide an update on the future of green shipping in the Baltic Sea The density of shipping in...
MoreWomen in shipping: pushing for gender diversity
The need to embrace gender diversity in shipping has never been greater. The shipping sector is at a crossroads. While both the world fleet and...
MoreICHCA invites submissions for 2nd TT Club Innovation in Safety Award
ICHCA International has opened the 2nd TT Club Innovation in Safety Award and invites submissions from anyone involved in cargo logistics who can show a...
MoreLaunch of ISWAN Photo Competition 2017
ISWAN is excited to announce the launch of our 2017 Photo Competition for seafarers. We are inviting all seafarers to submit photos of a typical...
MoreTop 10 Ship Owning Nations for 2017
VesselsValue has put together a list of the top 10 ship owning nations by fleet value in 2017. Greece – $84.079 billion Japan – $80.169...
More2016 Maritime Safety Award – RINA
2016 Maritime Safety Award Nominations are now invited for the 2016 Maritime Safety Award. Individuals may not nominate themselves, although employees may nominate their company...
MoreBritish ports to promote more diversity and best practice in the workforce
British ports to promote more diversity and best practice in the workforce The British Ports Association (BPA) has established a new Human Resources and Employment...
MoreTanker captain is first woman to win top IMO bravery award
The Master of an oil tanker who says she was "just doing her job" has become the first woman to received IMO's highest IMO bravery...
More2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea ceremony
The International Maritime Organization has the pleasure to inform that the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea ceremony will be held at IMO...
MoreSchoolgirls learn about maritime charity
Around 100 pupils from Upminster in Essex got a glimpse into the lives of seafarers and the vital role that shipping plays to the United...
MoreMany happy returns to a trade body with a lot of heart and soul
From an idea mooted 40 years ago at a Christmas lunch to an organisation that spans the globe, WISTA serves an important function not only...
MoreA global forum connecting women Shipping industry front runners assemble to mark the launch of WISTA Sri Lanka
One could never guess that the glamourous ladies who gathered on 3 July at the Hilton Residences premises were all achievers in their own right....
MoreWISTA-Nigeria Celebrates 20th Year Anniversary
By Peace Obi The Nigerian chapter of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), has concluded arrangements to celebrated its 20th anniversary. According to...
MoreWISTA Hellas celebrates Posidonia 2014 with an enjoyable evening of Greek flavors and Wines
The WISTA Hellas 2014 Posidonia reception was held on Tuesday, 3 June, at the Vive Mar Bar in Voula, where members and Wista visiting members...
MoreDelimitation of maritime boundaries discussed at WISTA Cyprus meeting
Members and friends of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA Cyprus) discussed the hot topic of the delimitation of maritime boundaries during their...
MoreAngela Velasco of WISTA UK pounds the track to raise London Marathon pounds for Seafarers UK
very weekday, Angela Velasco has been rising at 5am to train intensively for one of the greatest charity events of all time: the London Marathon...
MoreMaritime Women…a conference to remember in Malmö’s World Maritime University
Maritime Women: Global Leadership Brings Together Women and Men to Promote Gender Diversity in the Maritime Sector Malmö, Sweden – 2 April 2014 – The...
MoreDGS Marine reports significant growth in fixed premium P&I market
ncrease take-up following 2014 P&I renewals as ship owners look to cut operating costs and control insurance spend DGS Marine, a leading global P&I (protection...
MoreWISTA UK last Wednesday vibrant shipping drinks…
Over 75 WISTA-UK members, associate members and their guests attended one of the most vibrant Last Wednesday Shipping Drinks networking event at Ball Brothers’ St....
MoreDr. Anne-Marie Warris: WISTA UK Personality of the Year
Dr. Anne-Marie Warris (Courtesy of ISO) Dr Anne-Marie Warris, an internationally respected expert in the fields of sustainable shipping, climate change and environmental management, has...
MoreWomen in the Argentine Merchant Marine
Horacio Vasquez signing his book Now, you all know the honour we give to all women in our industry – personal as well as that...
MoreGreen Shipping – is it all Hot Air? asks WISTA-UK
Senior maritime personalities will debate “This House believes that the demands for ever-greener shipping are so much hot air” in the evening session of the...
MoreWomen’s Group Asks – Green Shipping is it So Much Hot Air?
Debate Will Doubtless Stimulate Heated Discussion as to the Relevance and Extent of Environmental ProblemsUK – During this, the latest London International Shipping Week, the...
MoreWISTA Forum Highlights Personal Cost of Piracy
Marinelink.com Monday, August 19, 2013 A Chief Engineer who was held by Somali pirates for eight months will be the main speaker at a session...
MoreIncreasing port awareness of need to cut energy consumption
Both the Argentine government and private companies are increasingly concerned about how to reduce energy consumption at ports and port terminals, and also how to...
MoreWhere are all the Women Seafarers?
t’s not exactly a secret that there is a significant lack of women working on the open seas. What isn’t as well known however is...
MoreUK PM Cameron on piracy on BBC TV Sunday 30th October, 2011
Dear SOS supporter, The Head of UK Government echoing phrases from the SOS campaign on national TV in the context of global affairs, and referring...
MoreWISTA-UK hosts IMO ceremony – Stanzel
P R E S S R E L E A S E WISTA-UK hosts IMO ceremony to honour choice of Intertanko managing director Katharina Stanzel...
MoreFew Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
Nobody questions that there’s whopping gender imbalance in today’s boardrooms, despite ample evidence that it makes financial sense to put women on the board. Companies...
MoreMajor topics discussed in the MSC meeting at IMO last November
In the last week of November 2012 the 91st session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was held at the IMO in London. The topics...
MoreHere are few things you should resolve to do in the coming year that will allow you to over succeed and over achieve:
1. Allocate your time in 30-minute segments. This gives you a full understanding of whether your time is being “spent” or “invested. 2. Take at...
MoreICS sees surge in shipping students
Newly released statistics from the London headquartered Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) show a 44% rise in the number of students taking its exams. 5,838...
MoreTop maritime award for SaveOurSeafarers
The SaveOurSeafarers (SOS) campaign has been honoured with a Seatrade Award for its significant contribution in the fight against Somali piracy. The Seatrade Award for...
MoreWISTA-UK Piracy Lecture – 8th February 2012
It will soon be two years since the cargoship “Iceberg I” was hijacked off Somalia with 24 crew members. The ship is watched over by...
MoreBIMCO publishes security guard contract
Shipping industry organisation BIMCO has published a standard contract, GUARDCON, for the employment of security guards on vessels. It has also issued Guidance on the...
MoreMinister presents the MARITIME PRIZE 2011 to the Blue MBA
One of the most important awards in the maritime industry has been won by the renowned Blue MBA – the Executive MBA in Shipping &...
MoreUK confirms £12m annual seafarer training budget
Industry welcomes support for SMarT THE UK shipping industry has welcomed the government’s pledge to continue to fund seafarer training, after shipping minister Mike Penning...
MoreALARM BELLS from Shiptalk
The “Costa Concordia” incident will bring about changes in the way cruise liners and their passengers are managed while training programmes will be reviewed and...
MoreOperators of the “Costa Concordia”
The operators of the “Costa Concordia” are facing questions over their share of the blame for the tragedy. January 22nd, 2012 Posted by Skipper http://www.shiptalk.com/?p=10917 The operators of...
MoreSolar Solve’s julie Lightfoot Awarded An MBE
Tue, 03 January 2012 A Second Generation MBE for a family business guaranteed they were celebrating after Julie Lightfoot followed in her father’s footsteps by...
MoreA NEW front is opening up in the war against piracy — finance.
Courtesy of Lloyd’s List With more than $400m in ransom money thought to have been poured into Somalia so far, pirate money laundering is becoming...
MoreSomalia Report’s Jama Deperani tells us how Somali pirates are pressuring the Indian government to release pirate cohorts
By JAMA DEPERANI, Somalia Report n addition to hijacking the most lucrative maritime cargo, Somalia pirates are now hunting specifically for Indian seafarers in an...
MorePiracy The Focus of Today’s World Maritime Day Celebration
By Mike Schuler On September 29, 2011 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) marked its annual World Maritime Day celebration today with a collective call-to-action to...
More“Two Indian sailors, who were caught in the crossfire during a rescue operation led by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) to free a hijacked Indian ship, and a Somali pirate, succumbed to their injuries, on Wednesday. The rescue operation was carried out in the wee hours of Tuesday. “
MUSCAT: Two Indian sailors, who were caught in the crossfire during a rescue operation led by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) to free a...
MoreArmed shipboard guards can cut insurance 50pc
Marsh insurance consultants HONG KONG SHIPPING GAZETTE- 16 August, 2011 PIRATE insurance costs can be cut 50 per cent for ship operators that have armed...
MoreWatchkeeper: Anticipating and responding to “events”
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me” – wrote Abraham Lincoln. “Events, dear boy!” was the answer...
MoreSomali pirates release ship with nine Indians on board
MUMBAI, August 13, 2011 Somali pirates have released a merchant vessel which has nine Indian and 12 Iranian crew members on board. A press release...
MoreEmpowering Women in Maritime
Тalk about power networking. At the 2009 WISTA conference in London, Mary Papadimitriou (pictured fourth from right) met with the Secretary General of the IMO,...
MoreWomen Have the Right Leadership Skills to Advance the Shipping Industry, say London Executives
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Are the leadership skills of women a boon to the shipping industry? The answer is a resounding Yes, judging by an...
MoreMarine accident reports published
21 Jul 2011 Source: http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-accident-reports-published The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have, separately, each published their review...
MoreRecognition of a dangerous world
This is the 21st century, with the world neatly knitted together by sophisticated transport and logistics systems. Ships are safer than they ever have been....
MoreState Secretary Lind Receives WISTA Award
Press Release – Tuesday, May 24, 2011 WISTA Norway announces Rikke Lind as the “Shipping name of the year” during Nor-shipping 2011. Lind receives the award...
MoreDanish crew free Somali pirate hostages
(AFP) COPENHAGEN — A Danish warship attacked a pirate boat off Somalia, killing four pirates and freeing 16 Iranian hostages on board, Denmark’s navy said...
MoreRARELY are we allowed a glimpse into the secret world of the hostage negotiator.Suzanne Williams,who for years has helped resolve kidnap and terrorism cases, stays resolutely behind the scenes
RARELY are we allowed a glimpse into the secret world of the hostage negotiator.Suzanne Williams,who for years has helped resolve kidnap and terrorism cases, stays...
MoreDoes anybody have any questions?
By Neville Smith What kind of industry conferences do you enjoy? The heavyweight one or two day affairs that pick apart a single subject, or...
MoreTurkish women sailors getting say in traditionally male sector
ENİS TAYMAN ISTANBUL – Radikal Being a woman can be an advantage even in the maritime sector, which is male-dominated, say members of the Women’s...
MoreIRISL set to lead legal challenge over EU sanctions
Papers lodged with European Court of Justice claim companies are being unfairly connected with nuclear proliferation JULIAN MACQUEEN EUROPEAN Union sanctions targeting Iranian shipping companies...
MoreHostage Negotiatior Named Wista Personality of the Year
Suzanne Williams has been chosen as Personality of the Year 2010 by the Women´s International Shipping & Trading Association Maritime hostage negotiator Suzanne Williams,...
MorePhilippines ratings have fallen – Philippines officers have increased
The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has some interesting statistics: the number of ratings has actually fallen from around 140,000 to 92,000 in the last...
MorePhilippine requires maritime schools to offer courses on drug abuse prevention
The Department of Labor and Employment’s Maritime Training Council (MTC) had issued a memorandum circular asking the country’s maritime training schools and centers to include...
MoreLegal eagle of Dubai shipping
Heading up a maritime law firm in Dubai proved irresistible for an Iranian-German lawyer. Being the head of one of the biggest dedicated maritime law...
MoreShipping’s carbon footprint is set to “increase massively”
Merchant shipping’s already huge carbon footprint is set to increase massively, based on present international trade potential, Dr Martin Stopford, managing director of Clarkson Research,...
MoreAre the leadership skills of women a boon to the shipping industry?
March 26, 2010 — Are the leadership skills of women a boon to the shipping industry? The answer is a resounding Yes, judging by an...
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