Q&A: Meet the women behind Royal Barge Fleeting
Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started? Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in
WIMOs
WIMOs names Liz Dassouki development director
WIMOS (Women in Maritime Operations) has named Compass Maritime broker Elizabeth (Liz) Dassouki as its new development director, serving the WIMOs national board and the organization as a whole. In this role
WIMOs celebrates six years of female representation in maritime
In 2017, Kasey Eckstein and Jenna Gaudet started doing business together in maritime operations. In doing so, they realized the need for an organization that catered towards female professionals in maritime operations,
Taylor Dickerson named new WIMOs president
As Holly Normand of Ingram Barge Company steps down from her role as executive president of the Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) Association, Kirby’s Taylor Dickerson has been named the new association
TTB 2023: Panel will focus on women in maritime challenges and successes
Recognizing women in maritime has been a part of Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event for the last few years, and TTB 2023 will be no exception. On March 8,
WIMOs founder starts up diverse maritime recruitment agency
Kasey Eckstein, founder and executive director of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), is a name that the inland maritime industry knows well, and now she has started a new company aimed at
TTB 2022: Workforce Panel on Recruitment, Retention and Diversity
On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—three expert panelists will discuss ways in which tug, towboat and barge companies can better recruit
Honoring Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime 2021
As the maritime industry continues to increase diversity and bring more women into its ranks, we wrap up 2021 for the second year in a row by bringing to you our list
PODCAST: Women in Maritime Operations founder Kasey Eckstein
In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with Kasey Eckstein, founder of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) and director of business development at Atlas Marine Services, Taylor, Mich., to get a
FERRIES 2020 topics will include a focus on women in the passenger vessel industry
Kasey Eckstein, director of business development for Atlas Marine Services, will be among the speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming virtual FERRIES 2020 event being held November 9 and 10. In addition to