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Women's International Shipping & Trading Association

Welcome To WISTA Bahamas

Incorporated on the 4th November, 2016, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (Bahamas)  or WISTA Bahamas proudly joined the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International); a global organisation connecting female executives and decision-makers around the world.

WISTA International serves as a connector for its network of more than 3,800 female professionals from all sectors of the maritime industry.

WISTA Bahamas provides in-country and regional networking, business and skill-building opportunities, corporate visibility, and also facilitate relationships within the industry.

On a global scale, WISTA members have access to an incredibly diverse network of executives in the shipping and trading field on whom they can call for referrals, connections, advice or business collaborations.

News

The network at work! 2021 in review

Despite the continued challenge of the global pandemic, for WISTA South Africa members, 2021 featured a full schedule of member networking events, activities and webinars. During the […]

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WISTA SA Members stay connected!

Optimising online platforms to ensure that we can continue to engage and network with WISTA South Africa members during the COVID-19 Lockdown has created an important opportunity […]

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WISTA SA celebrates International Women’s Day

WISTA SA members enjoyed a wonderful afternoon at Lawhill Maritime Centre for our International Women’s Day event! Thanks to the young men and women for their reflections […]

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WISTA SA Networking Event – October 2019

The October WISTA South Africa networking evening in Cape Town was kindly co-hosted by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Maritime Studies Department and AqualisBraemar – at […]

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Women in Maritime Dialogue

A full and dynamic programme informed the ‘Women in Maritime’ dialogue, professionally hosted by the Department of Transport in Durban, South Africa on the 29th of August […]

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WISTA SA partners with SAIMI

WISTA South Africa is partnering with the South African International Maritime Institute tomorrow to promote career opportunities in the maritime industry and engage with students in the […]

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WISTA SA members attend Women in Transport Event

WISTA South Africa members Debbie Owen of Lawhill Maritime Centre and Wilna Kapp of SAMSA, pictured with the Honourable Deputy Minister of Transport Magadzi and TETA CEO […]

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SAMSA Workshop

WISTA South Africa members participated in a workshop hosted by the South African Maritime Safety Authority in July on the implementation of MARPOL Annex VI

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WISTA South Africa gains momentum!

WISTA South Africa members met last week in Cape Town at a networking event hosted by WISTA member Dr Janet Cotton of One Eighty. Read all about […]

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Board Of Directors

Name
Brenda Mae Cleare
Board Position
President WISTA Bahamas
National WISTA Association
WISTA Bahamas
Email
bcc@ljmma.edu.bs
Title
President
Company
LJM Maritime Academy
Name
Zarina Fitzgerald
Board Position
WISTA Bahamas Vice President & Director
National WISTA Association
WISTA Bahamas
Email
zfitzgerald@higgsjohnson.com
Title
Partner
Company
Higgs & Johnson

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