Response to the Maritime in Transition

Tamar Ioseliani has been extensively involved in the maritime transport field since 2011. She served as a Director at Maritime Transport Administration of Georgia for 5 years. Therefore she has participated and led at different points in the development of Maritime Georgia including national maritime safety and security regulations; seafarers’ education, training and certification standards, ship registry, representing Georgia in international fora’s, etc,. She was most recently appointed as Chairperson of the Anaklia Sea Port Supervisory Board. Anaklia Deep Water Port,  will be developed as a greenfield port that will enjoy a strategic location, serving as a transit hub, creating a world class port complex and establishing Georgia as a focal point of trade to and from Asia and Europe. 

Tamar is a part of Nippon foundation fellows’ network since 2015, holding fellowship degree from Southampton University in Ocean Governance. The knowledge, skills and experience earned by the fellowship has provided the invaluable development to Maritime Georgia. 

It has been 13 years that she linked her career to maritime industry-a sector globally dominated by men, concurrently she has established Georgian Branch of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association, she not only defies gender stereotypes but also actively promotes participation of women in maritime.