Women's International Shipping & Trading Association

For the first time in history, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) International Board will hold its mid-term meeting in India. This landmark event underscores […]

Join us for the Self-Promotion and Building Self-Confidence workshop on Thursday 13 March. This interactive online training session, organised by Norton Rose Fulbright’s Women in Maritime Network, will […]

Recorded during the WISTA International AGM & Conference, the Lloyds List’s Podcast ‘Why are we still talking about diversity?’ features our President Elpi Petraki, International Maritime Organization […]

WISTA International AGM and Conference 2024, which took place 9–11 October in Limassol, Cyprus, marked the association’s 50th anniversary with a memorable programme, three new national associations, […]

Last week, WISTA International President Elpi Petraki attended the Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress which was hugely insightful. With its Saudi Vision 2030, it is apparent that the Kingdom […]

WISTA International President Elpi Petraki has been warmly welcomed at Korea Maritime Week, attending some excellent events in Busan. Ms Petraki had the pleasure of attending the […]

Today at the 7th WISTA Africa Conference in Cape Town, WISTA International President Elpi Petraki and General Secretary Jemilat Mahamah delivered notable speeches. The conference, themed “Turning […]

On Tuesday July 2nd, the International Maritime Organization along with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka and the Government of Bangladesh conducted a Careers Fair for Women in […]

WISTA International was busy in London last week! Stop 1: President Elpi Petraki participated in the International Maritime Organization‘s Technical Cooperation Committee (TC74) meetings, where discussions centred […]

Ahead of the Day of the Seafarer on the 25 June, WISTA International would like to take this opportunity to recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from […]