WISTA

Yard group's communication chief appointed president of women's shipping group.

Damen Shipyards head of communications Sylvia Boer is the new president of the Netherlands' chapter of WISTA.

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association was founded in 2000 and currently has 140 members from across the maritime industry.

Hamilton, Bermuda, October 21, 2016—Female leaders of the island’s shipping industry have launched a Bermuda chapter of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA).