As Hurtigruten looks to restart its expedition cruise business, it does so with women as chief executives at both of its key operating divisions.

And at the Shipowners Claims Bureau office in Greece, we find American Club deputy chief operating officer Dorothea Ioannou leading a team of 12 women and just three men.

But while flipping through TradeWinds this week you will find these two examples of women playing an increasingly high-profile role in shipping, but the examples are still too few.