Damen Shipyards head of communications Sylvia Boer is the new president of the Netherlands' chapter of WISTA.
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association was founded in 2000 and currently has 140 members from across the maritime industry.
Boer has been a member since 2008 and joined the organisation’s board in 2013.
She said: “I am honoured to take up this position as president of WISTA in the Netherlands.
