Kasey Eckstein

Founder & Executive Director WIMOs Association

Kasey Eckstein is the President of Eckstein Trade & Transport ("ET&T), as well as the Founder & Executive Director of WIMOs Association. 

Kasey's career in the Maritime Industry began in 2014 when she started selling barge freight at Marquette Transportation. Marquette is a company that Kasey's grandfather, Ray Eckstein, founded and she realized that she was given many opportunities that other women in the industry were not. In 2017, Kasey founded WIMOs Association, which is an organization for Women In Maritime Operations. WIMOs works to Educate, Engage and Elevate women working for maritime operators and the organization has over 1,000 individual members (350+ member companies) across 33 states and 4 countries. Kasey was the youngest Director to ever sit on the board of the Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council, was the youngest recipient of the Inland Marine Expo's 40 Under 40 award in 2018 and was recognized as a Top Women in Maritime by Marine Log Magazine in 2021. Kasey also sits on the board of Breakbulk Americas. 

Kasey started Eckstein Trade & Transport in 2022, which is a Certified Woman-Owned Small Business and Texas HUB Certified business specializing in Maritime Transportation, Raw Materials Supply and Maritime Recruitment Services.