Claudia Vella Casagrande is the Secretary General of
the Malta International Shipowners’ Association
(MISA) – the national association representing
shipowners and bareboat charterers of Malta
registered vessels. She leads the association’s
Secretariat and represents it locally, in European
fora in particular in the various committees of the
European Shipowners | ECSA and internationally in
particular in meetings of the International Chamber
of Shipping (ICS).
She is a lawyer by profession, having specialised in
European law. Claudia has over 20 years of experience in EU and international advocacy,
negotiations and policy making representing both the Malta government and the transport industry
in a variety of fields. She thus has an extensive network in the EU and international institutions
and stakeholders including social partners.
Her previous roles include two postings at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European
Union, as Employment and Social Affairs Attache and subsequently as Climate Attache, Director for
Social, Fiscal and Legal Affairs at the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and
Director Europe Affairs at Einride (a Swedish company offering connected, electric, and autonomous
heavy trucks).
She is a member of WISTA International’s Technology Committee and previously served as a Board
member of WISTA Sweden. Claudia is a founding member of the newly set up WISTA Malta.
She is married to a Finnish national, Michele Casagrande, and they have two girls, Ella and Nina.
