A group representing women in the shipping and trading sector has flourished for 51 years since its inception in 1974 in a London pub. But this week saw the Women in Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) launch for the first time in Northern Ireland.
Recently established Northern Ireland Maritime and Offshore group (NIMO) invited WISTA secretary Gina Panayiotou to launch the organisation here at an event hosted by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
“We were very pleased to welcome Gina to Belfast at an opportune time which marks International Women’s Day but also now that increasing numbers of women are entering previously male-dominated sectors,” says Kerry Muldoon, director of NIMO.
Photographed are l-r: Kerry Muldoon of NIMO, Dr Teresa Donaldson Chair of Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Virgina McVea CEO of the Maritime and Coastal Agency, Gina Panayiotou of WISTA, Dr Sam McCloskey deputy chair of NIMO and Stephen Kane chairman of NIMO.
To join WISTA UK, go to: How to Join – Wista UK
Media contacts:
Kerry Muldoon, director NIMO: kerry@nimaritime.com
Joris Minne, JComms: joris.minn@jcomms.co.uk