Had been Announced the 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2024 by www.allaboutshipping.co.uk despite of what takes place around Planet Ocean with geopolitical instability
1. Dr. Akanksha Batura Pai, Executive Director of Sinoda Shipping Agency Pte Ltd, IMO (International Maritime GMA (Goodwill Maritime Ambassador) representing Singapore, Singapore
Akanksha is the Executive Director of Sinoda Shipping Agency, the Strategy Head for Raks International and Director of Seamind Blue Ocean. In these roles, she is committed to digitizing the maritime services industry, building the talent pipeline and developing an inclusive and sustainable strategy for the companies.
She represents Singapore to the IMO as a Goodwill Maritime Ambassador. She sits on the Council of the Singapore Shipping Association, is a Mission To Seafarers Global Ambassador and a Maritime SheEO Ambassador.
She is also part of the local committees of Nautical Institute, the Mission To Seafarers, leads the Women in Logistics community at the Singapore Logistics Association and is a mentor at Pier71.
In these capacities she is passionate about contributing meaningfully to the advocacy of the industry, increasing the profile of maritime and drives visibility of women in maritime and logistics.
Beyond professional arenas, Akanksha serves as the Liaison Officer at Consulate-General of Malta to Singapore and facilities cultural and diplomatic bilateral relations. She also sits on the NUS Business School Alumni Association Board of Directors.
She holds a BBA Honors , an MSc (Management) and a CEMS MIM from the National University of Singapore (NUS). She’s also an alumna of the NUS University Scholars Programme (USP) and has recently received an Honorary Professional Doctorate from the European International University. She has won various awards from her alma maters and the industry that validate her work.
Akanksha is the daughter of a seafarer and resides in Singapore with her family and has two young daughters – the younger of which has just turned one. In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting, reading, making (and drinking) cocktails and traveling to new countries (she has already hit 70 countries). Finally, she’s a member of WISTA Singapore.
2. Zoe Upson, FACT director of Freight Talent + founder WOMEN TOGETHER, UK
3. Sandra Rossignoli, Group General Counsel & Head of Compliance, Clarksons (UK)
4. Dr. Deepti Mankad, Global Project Manager at Sailors’ Society, and founder of MINDSPEAK, (India)
5. Maria-Christina Ktistakis, CFO Genimar Shipping & Trading S.A., and Wista-Hellas former president (Greece)
6. Caitlin Hardy, Founder + Managing Director of Ness Sea President of Kongsberg Underwater Technology, LLC in the United States.
7. Gina Panayiotou, Lawyer (UK) (80) Founder & CEO, Oceans Arena (UK)
8. Deborah Madrid-Valera, Maritime Lawyer. Owner and Vice-president of Madrid Painting LLC. Former WISTA Venezuela President, Venezuela
9. Emily Driver Dry FFA broker at Clarksons, Dubai (UK)
10. Pam Kern, Port Medical Management. Director and licensed clinical psychotherapist of Maritime Mental Health Services. (USA )
11. Mary Carmen Barrios, senior vice president for Ports and terminals, Stevedoring Ops for Europe, Middle East & Africa at Wallenius Wilhelmsen (Panama)
12. Bruna Lima Carvalho, Tankers Manager at Clarksons, Brazil,
13.Katerina Mahera, senior business development executive data intelligence, VESON Nautical (Greece)
14. Julia Anastasiou, Chief Crew Management officer / Managing director at OSM Thome (Cyprus)
15. Emily Dove, Business Development and Marketing Lead at BLUE Communications and Saltwater + Committee Member at WISTA UK,
16. Ivana Kulkarni, Master Mariner, Staff captain at Wilhelmsen Ship Management
17. Nildeniz Sütçü Şen, the first female Pilot in Turkiye, (Turkiye)
18. Dorcas Uwem Jonah, Seafarer, Marine Engineer (Nigeria)
19. Sophie Sellers, director at VESON Nautical, London (United Kingdom)
20. Saleha Shaikh, founder and CEO of Dynamic Marine Solutions and founder of MUI Women based in Turkiye (India)
21. Maria Theodosiou managing director at GP General Procurement (GenPro ) Cyprus
22. Dorte Thuesen Christensen, VP, Operations & Claims for Hafnia, Denmark
23. Dorthe Karin Bendtsen, CEO (interim) of KPI OceanConnect, Denmark
24. Eugenia Benavides, IBIA Board member and Former Marine fuels director at Terpel, Marine fuels and maritime Consultant, Wista Colombia Board member, Colombia,
25. Holly Birkett, Journalist at Tradewinds, UK
26. Maria Mavroudi, Marine Insurance broker and founder of Searock Marine Insurance Broker, founder of Kallichoron Boutique Hotel, Island of Astypalaia, Greece, and former WISTA-Hellas BoD secretary, Greece
27. Jucilla Walters, Marketing Manager Marine, NatPower Marine, WISTA UK BoD member
28. Bec Ware, SVP Medical Operations at VIKAND
29. Sherice Arman, former Chairman of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, Board of the Maritime Authority, founding President of WISTA Cayman Islands and Co- Head of Asset Finance at Maples
30. Neida Medina, Customer Service Manager at OPC Puerto Cortés, HN and President of WISTA Honduras,
31. Emma Howell, Seatrade maritime Director content Digital & Business Development- part of informa markets EMEA
32. Dorothea Ioannou, CEO Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Managers of American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc., WISTA-Hellas
33. Claudia Paschkewitz, Group Director of Sustainability, Diversity, and Inclusion at Columbia Group.
34. Elina Souli, Deputy Head of Office and Associate Director Britannia P&I Club, Greece, former WISTA-Hellas BoD
35. Ashlee Williams, founder and CEO Maritime Minds, COO @intent comm, in the past at IHS, IHS Markit and S&P Global
36. Gloria Hurtado Langer, lawyer at Hurtado & Gandini Abogados, former Naval Officer, lecturer at top universities in Colombia and current president of WISTA Colombia
37. Dr. Marina Papaioannou, Regional Maritime Academies Manager Maritime Service Center / Region South East Europe, at DNV (Greece)
38. Sasha Heriot, Product Development Business Manager at Evac Group
39. Kristie Loutsiou, EA to Prof. Costas Th. Grammenos CBE Dsc, Centre of Shipping, Trade and Finance at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), UK
40. Mia Krogslund Jørgensen, head of People Culture and Strategy at HAFNIA (Denmark)
41. Ariella Kuper, founder of solutions strategies, ship auctioneer for South Africa and Namimbia
42. Iris Liaskonis, Director Seascape, WISTA Hellas and Propeller Club Port of Piraeus member.
43. Melina Travlos, head of Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises, head of Neptune Dry and recently re-elected president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Greece
44. Eleni Letoni, Communications, Sales & Marketing Coordinator – CSR Officer at Bureau Veritas, Greece
45. Anna Kaparaki, Lecturer in Maritime Law at John Moores University, Liverpool and senior Solicitor at Mackinnons LLP, WISTA UK member, Propeller Club Port of Liverpool, United Kingdom
46. Sanjam Sahi Gupta, founder of Maritime SheEO also director for Sitara Shipping Pvt. Ltd. (India)
47. Namrata Nadkarni, Journalist, CEO of Intent Communications, United Kingdom,
48. Josephine Clark Master Mariner, Marine Pilot and President of the Pilot industry body AMPI representing us at all levels of government and the international stage.
49. Dr. Maria Ali, OneCare Group, Chartered Psychologist and Clinical Psychotherapist.
50. Gordana Ilic, co-CEO & Co-Founder of BetterSea LDA
51. Sue Terpilowski OBE, founder Image Line, WISTA UK past President and President of The Anchorites , (42)
52. Monica Kohli OBE, Senior Lawyer FD&F Gard (UK) Limited, WISTA UK president, president of IMA (Indian Maritime Association) UK
53. Teresa Peacock, Managing Director Spinnaker Global and WISTA UK BoD member
54. Elpi Petraki, president WISTA International, Chartering Manager ENEA Management INC., and II vice-president EENMA (USSDS), Greece
55. Niki d’Hubert, Global Managing Director of Navigate PR, board position at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). UK
56. Eleonora- Liona Bachas, CEO , Hellaschart , WISTA-Hellas member, Greece
57. Alison Cusack, shipping lawyer, Founder and Principal Lawyer of an international shipping law firm.,former head of WISTA -Australia
58. Annet Koster, the president of the Royal Dutch Ship Association. Ms Koster made significant efforts to keep international attention on the crew of the “Galaxy Leader”, who were held hostage by Houthi rebels. Thanks in part to her persistence, the crew was finally freed four weeks ago after 430 days in captivity. The Netherlands (0)
59. Professor Helen Thanopoulou University of the Aegean, department of Shipping, Trade and Finance, speaker at many international fora, conferences and symposiums, (Greece)
60. Cap Jaquelyn Burton, head of creative design at Kongsberg Maritime, and chair of SAMS (Sustainable Autonomous Mobility Systems), member of WISTA Norway
61. Capt. Alexandra Hagerty, Master Mariner, Fellow of the Nautical Institute, and the visionary founder of Captains Without Borders. USA
62. Ann Pletscher (Meng), AMO Autonomous Maritime Operations, (Nigeria)
63. Irene Notias, Country manager for Sing Fuels, ex governor of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus and founder of project Connect and Adopt a Ship (Greece) (84)
64. Amilia Busby, Engineering officer, SHEeo Rising Star award holder (UK)
65. Elizabeth Sloane, (former president of WISTA HK, executive committee of the HK maritime law association, preferred presented for BIMCO, partner at Stephenson Harwood), Hong Kong
66. Julia Siebert, COLUMBIA blue’s Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Group, Cyprus
67. Jani Viljoen, Marine Surveyor, ABL Group, Bahrain
68. Sharon Msiza Claims Executive – TT Club, Maritime Law Association of South Africa (MLA-SA)
69. Karen Martin, Global Brand Ambassador for ShipMoney, UK
70 Katherine Mattikow, Founder /CEO Tankerwise
71. Apostolopoulou Patty, Lloyd’ Register and vice president of HESGB (UK)
72. Aurette Arkas, of ARKAS Hellas, Greece
73. Danae Bezantakou, CEO Navigator Shipping, vice president of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus, Founder YES to Shipping and IforU, Greece
74. Danielle Charlotte Blackburn, Master Mariner, now chief officer at Condor Ferries
75. Lynnette Bryson, Master Mariner, USA
76. Sue Dight, Regional Director Mission to Seafarers Australia and Papua New Guinea
77. Silke Fehr, Founder and Co-Managing Director at Top Glory Marine. Founder and Joint Managing Director of the all-female leadership team at global ship waste management and disposal specialist, (Germany) (0)
78. Lesley Bankes-Hughes. Maritime Journalist. Her deep knowledge of marine fuels and technologies is globally recognised, creating the ship.energy transition platform and running Bunkerspot. Lesley is co-owner of ship.energy limited (formerly Petrospot) and co-owner of London International Shipping Week. (UK)
79. Heidi Heseltine, Founder and CEO of Diversity Study Group (DSG), UK
80. Sue Henney, Head of Marketing at IDWAL, WISTA UK and Propeller Club Port of Liverpool member
81. Mpumi Dweba-Kwetana, Managing Executive Eastern Region (Acting), Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), South Africa
82. Catherine Logie Catherine Logie, Director, Certification and Professional Development, Ocean Technologies Group, UK
83. Anna-Maria Monogioudi, director, Aegean Protective Coatings, Piraeus Greece, former president of WISTA-Hellas, Greece
84. Constanza Musso, CEO Grendi Group and president WISTA-Italy (Italy)
85. Sinem Ogis, founder and chair of soon to be launched Propeller Club of Norway: Port of Oslo, part of Wista Stavanger, and Wista International Environment Committee and member of Legal and Liability Committee of IUMI (Turkiye)
86. Karin Orsel, Marin Shipmanagement BV, Former WISTA International president, The Netherlands
87. Paillette Palaiologou, Senior VP Bureau Veritas EMA
88. Catherine Smith, Senior Legal Counsel with Oldendorff in Singapore, maritime lawyer and has worked in England, Hong Kong and Singapore. Catherine has been very active with WISTA and is on the WISTA Trade Committee and is a former President of WISTA Hong Kong. She is also actively involved in charity work and has had an integral role with Sailability in Hong Kong. (Hong Kong)
89. Elena Sendona, fashion designer and journalist, the heart and soul of Fashionality and beyondgreeksalad, (Greece)
90. Louise Sara, former captain at P&O Ferries (UK
91. Maria M. Tripoliti, director at PMS (Piraeus Marine Services), Secretary of the Chios Marine Club (Greece)
92. Nitzeira Watson, CEO of The Nautical Institute Panama headquarters, awarded by Nor-Shipping Norway in 10 women to watch 2023, selected as one of the most powerful women in business by the international magazine Suma 2023 Awarded as 10 most outstanding young people from Panama by the Junior Chamber International 2023 (Panama)
93. Damla Gerzeli, master mariner commanding commercial tankers (Turkey)
94. Aysu Gurgan, Founder and Managing Partner at Aqua Chartering. She is currently Vice President of WISTA Turkiye as well as on the ExCom of the Turkiye Shipbrokers Association. (Turkiye)
95. Lisa Edvardsen Haugan, President of Kongsberg Maritime, Norway
96. Güven Kale, Chief Clinical Officer at MHSS (Mental Health Support Solutions), certified Emotionally Focused Therapy practitioner, (Turkiye)
97. Josephine Le, founder of The Hood, is transforming maritime social media with a Gen Z- friendly platform for seafarers and industry professionals.
98. Pressiana Naydenova, Strategic Marketing & Communications Manager at Associated British Ports (UK)
99. Kalliopi (Peggy) Papastavrou, lawyer, Athex listings director (Greece)
100. Sarah Penwarden,Manager at Budd Group Coordinator, Credit Control and Claims Management, (UK)
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