
Şadan Kaptanoğlu Calls for a New Route in Turkish Shippin
“Each of us may be on a different course, but we are all navigating the same currents. Our goal should not be to keep pace with change, but to shape and manage it together.”

“Each of us may be on a different course, but we are all navigating the same currents. Our goal should not be to keep pace with change, but to shape and manage it together.”

Kaptanoğlu stated that the maritime sector is facing significant transformations across multiple areas, including digitalization, green transition, alternative fuels, access to finance, rising cost pressures, and global competition. “Each of us may be on our own course, but we are all navigating the same currents. Our goal should not be merely to adapt to change, but to manage change together,” she said.

“Holding meetings, preparing reports, and setting agendas are, of course, important; but true success is measured by whether these efforts yield tangible results on the ground. What the maritime sector needs today are solutions that make a difference in members’ daily lives, reduce costs, streamline processes, and enhance competitiveness,” she said.

Noting that the Turkish maritime sector has recently undergone a multifaceted transformation process, Kaptanoğlu highlighted the need to simultaneously address critical issues such as digitalization, the green transition, alternative fuels, access to financing, rising cost pressures, and global competition. She emphasized that the Chamber of Maritime Trade must adopt a faster, more technically oriented, inclusive, and results-oriented structure in the coming period.

Şadan Kaptanoğlu, the first Turkish and first female President of BIMCO, said the Chamber of Shipping should evolve into a faster, more technically driven, more inclusive and results-oriented institution to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing maritime industry.
Prominent Turkish shipping executive Şadan Kaptanoğlu has announced her candidacy for the presidency of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping in a video statement.

Highlighting the need to unite all industry stakeholders around shared objectives, Şadan Kaptanoğlu said her campaign will focus on a participatory management approach aimed at strengthening Türkiye’s maritime sector both domestically and on the global stage.

Şadan Kaptanoğlu, Chair of TURMEPA, announced her candidacy for the position of Chair of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping Board of Directors through a statement shared on the social media platform “A New Route at Sea.”

Şadan Kaptanoğlu launched the “A New Course at Sea” movement and announced her candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping. In a video statement, Kaptanoğlu said: “Dear maritime professionals, as a representative of collective wisdom, a spirit of unity, and a strong vision, I am announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping.”