Helen Barden

After 11-plus years in FD&D, Helen Barden joined NorthStandard’s External Affairs team in 2024.

As part of NorthStandard’s Navigating Decarbonisation expertise team, Helen engages with industry bodies, including BIMCO, and other working groups on the challenges and opportunities this fundamental issue poses.

Helen contributed to drafting BIMCO’s EEXI Transition, CII Operations and the Emission Trading Scheme Allowances Clauses for Time Charter Parties. She is also a member of NorthStandard’s Sanctions Advice team.

Engagement with industry and government on maritime decarbonisation and geopolitics/sanctions is vital to developing contractual solutions, infrastructure, policy and legislation that benefit the maritime industry.

Helen aims to help drive this work forward.