WISTA Cayman Islands is hosting the 2019 AGM & Conference 29 October – 1 November 2019. For the conference agenda, details, travel, and registration information, please visit: http://www.wistainternational2019.com

Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg Maritime have joined forces to lead the development of autonomous shipping globally: they each own 50% of Massterly AS which started operations in September 2018. Join WISTA’s visit to Massterly’s “Shore Control Centre” at Lysaker Thursday 7 November at 5pm and hear more about how environmentally friendly, safe and cost-efficient maritime logistics enable a shift in transportation from congested roads to the sea. From 6pm to 7pm we invite you stay for social mingling over a glass…

This year's Chrismas lunch at Theatercaféen will take place Wednesday 4 December from 1:30pm to 4pm - we are very much looking forward to our yearly tradition and hope you will join us. We have a limitation of 25 seats so we encourage you to sign up early! We will be served open sandwiches, cake, coffee/tea and water. For those who wishes wine can be ordered and paid separately. The sign-up fee for this event is NOK200. This must be paid by…

FJONG CEO Sigrun Syverud has been voted the female founder of the year and on 16th January she welcomes us to their giant wardrobe at Skillebekk in Oslo to learn about her journey and the concept of FJONG; a kind of "Airbnb for clothes". Of course we also get to check out their selection and try on clothes while we are there, we also finish the evening with a snack and a glass or two at a nearby restaurant. FJONG…

It's time for the WISTA Norway AGM followed by Words of Wisdom and our Winter Party Register Here The topic for our speakers/panel lists at this event will be two-fold: Part 1: “Financing the green transition” Speakers: Ragnhild Janbu Fresvik (EVP Corporate Market Sparebanken Vest) Ragnhild is recognized as a courageous and socially committed leader talent through winning the “Sunniva Award” in December 2019. The award is handed out by the Grieg Group in collaboration with the Bergen Chamber of…

Tuesday 25 February we are again kicking off our mentoring programme, Maritime Meet-Up. As part of the programme that evening Hilde Sandvik will come and talk to us about suppression techniques based on her book “Hersketeknikk” – this talk will be in Norwegian. We want as many WISTA members as possible to be given the opportunity to listen to Hilde so the talk is therefore open for all members. A description of her book is set out below: Har du…

TEMA: PRAKTISKE ARBEIDSRETTSLIGE SPØRSMÅL I DAGENS SITUASJON Selv om vår industri ikke er den første til å bli direkte påvirket av dagens korona-situasjon med tanke på oppsigelser og permitteringer fra arbeidstakers og arbeidsgivers ståsted er det nok mange som er bekymret for egen jobb og som kanskje også må ta avgjørelser når det kommer til oppsigelse/permittering av egne ansatte eller assistere i oppsigelse/permitteringssituasjoner. Vi har derfor vært så heldige å få Agathe Løwenborg, partner i Arntzen de Besche, til å…

Dear WISTA members, We have for quite a while planned a seminar on "green financing and reporting" – however, due to the current situation we have had to re-plan this as a webinar and we hope that many of you will have the chance to join us. We have been lucky to get Knut Ola Skotvedt (Senior Vice President in DNB), Liv Hege Dyrnes (CFO of Klaveness) and Marit Kirkhusmo (Partner in SANDS and Board Member of GIEK), to speak…