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IMO marks first International Day for Women in Maritime

“There is still a gender imbalance in maritime – but times are changing. It is recognized that diversity in maritime benefits the entire sector,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim as the International Maritime Organization today celebrated the first International Day for Women in Maritime.

“Women in maritime are working everywhere to support the transition to a decarbonized, digitalized and more sustainable future,” said Lim. “Let’s take this opportunity to celebrate the many women who are...

Ανισότητα στη Ναυτιλία: Οι γυναίκες αποτελούν μόλις το 2% των ναυτικών

Στη ναυτιλιακή βιομηχανία συνεχίζεται η ανισότητα σε βάρος των γυναικών. Στο συμπέρασμα αυτό κατέληξε η πρώτη κοινή έρευνα “Women in Maritime 2021” του Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Οργανισμού και της WISTA Ιnternational.

Όπως αναφέρεται στα συμπεράσματα “στον θαλάσσιο τομέα υπάρχει μεγάλη ανισότητα μεταξύ του αριθμού των γυναικών που εργάζονται στη θάλασσα και στην ακτή.

Οι γυναίκες αποτελούν μόλις το 2% των ναυτικών παγκοσμίως. “Επειδή υπάρχει μια αυξανόμενη έλλειψη ναυτικών, και είναι η ναυτιλιακή...

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/anisotita-sti-naftilia-i-ginekes-apoteloun-molis-to-2-ton-naftikon/

179 Catlin Hardy, Vice President, Programs, Kongsberg Maritime Inc.

How does the maritime industry compare to the tech industry in the eyes of the nextgen?

I have had a wonderful conversation about how well the maritime industry matches the tech industry when attracting the next generation and the talents that we need. I spoke with Caitlin Hardy, Vice President, Programs, Kongsberg Maritime Inc., and am happy to share this in the 179th episode of the Shipping Podcast.
We also speak about the culture of the maritime industry and how brave Caitlin is to have...

https://shippingpodcast.com/179-catlin-hardy-vice-president-programs-kongsberg-maritime-inc/

177 Lindsay Malen–Habib, Manager Client Services, Resolve Marine Group

It’s all about salvage

With over 15 years of experience in Maritime Emergency Response and Business Development, Lindsay Malen–Habib, Manager Client Services, Resolve Marine Group, knows all there is to know about salvage. 
Lindsay is the first guest on the Shipping Podcast with a second appearance. If you want to listen to her first interview, search for episode #54 or her name; Lindsay Malen. 
Lindsay was elected as the first woman on the leadership committee of the American Salvage Association

https://shippingpodcast.com/177-lindsay-malen-habib-manager-client-services-resolve-marine-group/

WISTA Hellas: Απονεμήθηκαν το «Leadership Award» και το Βραβείο του Λιμενικού Σώματος

Μια ξεχωριστή εκδήλωση διοργάνωσε η WISTA Hellas, την περασμένη Πέμπτη 9 Δεκεμβρίου, με αφορμή την απονομή των νέων Βραβείων που για πρώτη φορά φέτος θεσμοθέτησε.

Περίπου 200 προσκεκλημένοι είχαν την ευκαιρία, μετά από καιρό, να μοιραστούν από κοντά τα νέα τους και να ανταλλάξουν ευχές.

Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά η πρόεδρος Έλπη Πετράκη ανακοίνωσε τις δύο νέες πρωτοβουλίες της WISTA Hellas. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, το ετήσιο βραβείο «Leadership Award», το οποίο απονεμήθηκε στην Ιωάννα Τοπάλογλου, από την...

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/wista-hellas-aponemithikan-to-leadership-award-ke-to-vravio-tou-limenikou-somatos/

168 Agneta Dahl, Director, Exercises & Preparedness, NJ Resources, Inc.

Pollution protection from shipping and contingency planning

Meet Agneta Dahl, a Certified Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) and an expert in incident management and risk assessment who actually get paid to create mayhem. 

Agneta is passionate about the ocean and everything therein. She started her career in medical school, went into research and, like most of the people in the maritime industry, stumbled into this fascinating world. Agneta joined the US Coast Guard and worked with marine...

https://shippingpodcast.com/168-agneta-dahl-director-exercises-preparedness-nj-resources-inc/

Invisibility Is The Fundamental Problem: Ian Urbina On Lawless Oceans

Ian Urbina on a reporting trip in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of the Outlaw Ocean Project, all rights reserved

On April 16th, WISTA Sweden hosted a webinar where journalist Ian Urbina – Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times investigating reporter, author of best-selling book The Outlaw Ocean and founder of the Outlaw Ocean Project – spoke about the dark side of commercial activities on the oceans.

With several examples from his years of reporting on criminal activity and abuse of human rights in the shipping, offshore and fishing industries, Urbina draws a picture of what he calls the Last Untamed...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/invisibility-is-the-fundamental-problem-ian-urbina-on-lawless-oceans/

Όσα συζητήθηκαν στην 26η Γενική Συνέλευση της WISTA Hellas

H WISTA Hellas πραγματοποίησε την Ετήσια Τακτική Γενική Συνέλευσή της την Πέμπτη 8 Απριλίου 2021, διαδικτυακά σύμφωνα με τις επιταγές των περιοριστικών μέτρων κατά της πανδημίας.

Τη Γενική Συνέλευση των Μελών καλωσόρισε την κ. Χριστιάνα Καλογήρου, Γενική Γραμματέα Αιγαίου & Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής του Υπουργείου Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής, ως επίτιμο μέλος της WISTA Hellas. Σημειώνεται ότι η κ. Καλογήρου είναι η πρώτη γυναίκα που καταλαμβάνει το αξίωμα της Γενικής Γραμματέως στο ΥΝΑΝΠ. Η κ....

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2021/04/13/osa-syzitithikan-stin-26i-geniki-synelefsi-tis-wista-hellas/

IMO’s Line Up For 2021 International Women’s Day

IMO has been making a concerted effort to help the maritime industry move forward and support women to achieve a representation within the community, reports IMO.

#MyMaritimeMentor

Through its Women in Maritime programme, IMO has taken a strategic approach towards enhancing the contribution of women as key maritime stakeholders.

To continue with this work and to celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday, 8 March 2021, IMO is launching the online campaign #MyMaritimeMentor.

Women and the global...

https://mfame.guru/imos-line-up-for-2021-international-womens-day/

157 Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, Founder and Owner, Total Marine Solutions, Inc.

In episode 157, you meet Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, Founder and Owner of Total Marine Solutions, Inc. We talk about the cruise industry where Alex has spent most of her work life and which is suffering so much now during the pandemic.

Alex is a hardworking businesswoman with an extensive network in the maritime industry. She is on many maritime associations, where she enjoys meeting new people and exchanging ideas to develop the maritime sector.

We speak about attracting the next generation’s...

https://shippingpodcast.com/157-alexandra-anagnostis-irons-founder-and-owner-total-marine-solutions-inc/

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