WISTA International Elects New President; Brazil to Host 2027 Assembly
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- mundo maritimoWISTA International cierra encuentro en Malasia con nueva directiva y Brasil como sede de su próxima asamblea
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WISTA International held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference from October 28 to 30, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an event that brought together more than 250 professionals from the maritime, logistics and trade sectors, according to several media outlets. During the event, Céline Mortier, until then president of WISTA Belgium and current CEO of maritime services provider Bogerd Martin, was elected as the organization's new president, succeeding Elpi Petraki, who completed two terms and four years at the helm of the entity.
New Executive Committee and Institutional Growth
The AGM also defined the renewal of the Executive Committee, with the addition of Maryana Yarmolenko Stober, Diruni Chanmugam and Amsha Gengan, the latter as the new secretary general, replacing Jemilat Mahamah, Dafne Anghelidis and Raimah Chowdhury. During the event, four new national associations were also announced, corresponding to the Bahamas, Egypt, Montenegro and the Philippines, bringing WISTA International's network to 64 national associations and more than 6,500 members worldwide.
Brazil to Host Next Edition
Among the Assembly's decisions, it was confirmed that the next edition of WISTA International's AGM and Conference will be held in Brazil from October 27 to 29, 2027, while Istanbul, Turkey, was chosen as the host city for the 2028 event. The Kuala Lumpur conference was jointly organized by WISTA Hong Kong SAR China, WISTA Malaysia and WISTA Singapore, and featured representatives from more than 30 national associations.
Latin American Participation
The WISTA Brazil delegation included Noemi Vassdal, Ana Paula da Costa, Fernanda Pierotti, Luciana Suman, Patrícia Winter, Flavia Melo, Fernanda Mattos, Taina Magalhães and Marcela Lima Rocha, while WISTA Uruguay took part with Alessandra Schewe and Mariella Collazzi, who serves as treasurer of WISTA International's Executive Committee. Roxana Ortega, president of WISTA Panama, took part in a panel on the connection between ships, ports and international trade, highlighting the importance of digitalization and the energy transition in ports to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of supply chains.
