MARITIME CHRONICLES

NEW STRATEGY FOR WIMAS: A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO MARITIME INCLUSION

By: Michelle Gabina Arrocha. Lawyer Panama Maritime Authority. General Coordinator of Red MAMLa

The maritime sector has undergone a progressive and very significant transformation in recent years through various initiatives, including the adoption of the new Global Strategy for Women's Maritime Associations (WIMA's), promoted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), whose aim is to fully involve women at all levels and in all areas of the sector, promoting diversity, free from harassment and discrimination, creating an enabling environment for the emergence of more women leader

MARITIME SINGLE WINDOW

By: Lawyer Lizett M. Carrero G. INEA Venezuela

The facilitation of maritime trade is an important aspect of maritime transport. The entities of the port ecosystem must guarantee the interoperability of systems through digital data exchange, ensuring the unification of criteria and the establishment of clear rules to provide legal, administrative, electronic and financial security. 

BACKGROUND

ANTARCTICA, SAILING TO THE END OF THE WORLD

By: Teniente de Navío Nadia Rolandi. Dirección de Intereses Marítimos. Armada Argentina

The sixth continent, for many the last corner of the planet to be explored, is also a unique place in the world, dedicated to peace and science, guaranteed by an international treaty: the Antarctic Treaty.

WOMEN OF THE SEA, A SEA OF WOMEN

By: Alexander Eslava Sarmiento. Consultor Portuario – Especialista en Logística Internacional (Santa Marta – Colombia)

In 1993, all companies believed that women on board a ship would bring bad luck. This changed four years later, when women on board became a source of great pride. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) stated that 2% of the workers in the maritime sector constitute 1.2 million women seafarers, of which 94% belong to the cruise industry. Previously, the community used the term seafarers to refer to men working on board ships.