It was an enjoyable day out of
the office and onto the shipyard as the members of the Women’s International
Shipping and Trade Association of Singapore (WISTA Singapore) visited the
Panamanian-flagged car carrier, the Castor Leader at the Pasir Panjang Terminal,
Singapore on 2 October 2015. Our Fuzet Farid, a member of WISTA
Singapore, was a part of the entourage together with her esteemed peers.
The current hazy conditions engulfing South East Asia proved to be no hindrance for the women of WISTA Singapore, as they braved the elements to have a closer look at the Castor Leader. The women of WISTA Singapore were treated to a tour aboard the 199m × 34m roll-on roll-off (RoRo) vessel, where the visitors were acquainted with her day-to-day operations.
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| The large assembly of Toyota cars aboard the Castor Leader |
The visitors were introduced to the operational aspects taking place aboard the Castor Leader by the ship master. While on board, the visitors witnessed the loading and unloading of thousands of Toyota-branded cars aboard the car carrier - a process which makes a bulk of the operations of the Castor Leader.
The visit turned out to be a productive one for the members of WISTA Singapore. It was an evening of networking and knowledge sharing as the women of WISTA Singapore were treated to the scene of sunset at the Pasir Panjang Terminal.
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| Our Fuzet Farid (second from right) with some of the members of WISTA Singapore and a Candor Leader personnel |
WISTA Singapore was established in 1998 as a non-profit organisation, providing a networking forum for female professionals involved in shipping, trading and related business within the maritime industry.
WISTA Singapore is a national chapter of WISTA – the first to be founded in Asia, made-up of women professionals working from diverse companies such as ship owners, trading houses, bunkering houses, ship brokers, chartering, ship management, insurance, finance and the law.
