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Vinita Venkatesh: Shaping India’s port and shipping sector

Founder & Director, Maritime, Logistics & Workforce Development Enterprises
Location: ⁠Sanco Trans CFS Ennore and Chennai & Devaneri, Mahabalipuram, Chennai

Equity & Transparency

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Felicity Landon, Journalist

Felicity Landon is a freelance maritime journalist, writer and editor specialising in ports, shipping, logistics, digitalisation, automation, decarbonisation, insurance, ship registries and seafarers’ interests. She writes for the Journal of Commerce, Port Strategy, Marine Professional, Shipping Network, The Sea and Ship Management International. Seahorse Journalist of the Year 2023, Felicity has also won the Seahorse Maritime Journalist of the Year and Supply Chain Journalist of the Year awards.

Introduction

This online exhibition recounts the career of Vinita Venkatesh. SHE SEES celebrates women’s contributions to the maritime industry through capturing the stories of contemporary female professionals globally. Through captivating interviews and stunning photographs, we delve into their stories, bridging the maritime past, present, and the future.

Drive through a storm – but don’t pour the tea

Ship agency, liner shipping, freight forwarding, port operations – Vinita Venkatesh has loved it all. “Something in my DNA just made me comfortable in every area of shipping,” she says. Her long and varied career has also required resilience and determination in equal measure.





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A Letter to My Younger Self

Ship agency, liner shipping, freight forwarding, port operations - Vinita Venkatesh has embraced every corner of the industry. In A Letter to Her Younger Self, she looks back on her journey and the lessons she would share with those who follow.

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