Remembering Those Lost at Sea
The lost crew of the bulk carrier Cemfjord, which sank in the Pentland Firth, will be remembered at a church services in Wick this weekend. There has been no sign of the vessel’s eight crew since its...
View ArticleLooking out for Wellness at Sea
Leading names in shipping among supporters of new coaching programme designed to enhance crew welfare and improve retention rates. Sailors’ Society, one of the largest seafarer support charities...
View ArticleDunkirk Commits to Seafarer Welfare
Last month Stephane Raison, Chief Executive Officer of Dunkerque-Port, and Philippe Bertonche, Chairman of the Seafarers’ Welfare Council of the Port of Dunkirk, signed a Partnership Charter for the...
View ArticleEncouraging Ports to Do More on Welfare
A new website designed to encourage the formation of port welfare boards around the world to provide a welcome to visiting seafarers has been launched by the UK based Merchant Navy Welfare Board...
View ArticleSeafarer Welfare Judges Announced
ISWAN has announced that the judging panel for this year’s awards will be Mr Masamichi Morooka President of the International Chamber of Shipping, Mr Steve Cotton, General Secretary of the...
View ArticleSeafarer Welfare Awards Nominations Announced
The 2015 International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards – showcasing excellence in the provision of seafarers’ welfare – will take place on 9th June at the International Maritime Organisation in London. The...
View ArticleRound Singapore Charity Rowers Smash it
harity endurance event ‘Row Around Singapore Island (RASI)’ beats electrical storm and finishes with time triumph, high emotion and VIP celebrations at the finish line. ‘Mission RASI’, took place last...
View ArticleHappy Happy Joy Joy As Crewtoo Launches New Seafarer Index
Those wonderful people at Crewtoo have come up with a fantastic idea…seeing whether seafarers are happy or not. And we don’t just mean in passing when they see seafarers in the street…this is a full on...
View ArticleMission Looks to Cement Manila Relations
The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new welfare support project for families in the seafaring heartland of Manila in the Philippines. The number of seafarers that come from the Far East is thought...
View ArticleMission Launches New Welfare Provisions
The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new welfare support project for families in the seafaring heartland of Manila in the Philippines. The number of seafarers that come from the Far East is thought...
View ArticleCharity Develops New App
Sailors’ Society, one of the largest seafarer support charities operating internationally, has developed ‘Chapplaincy’, a smartphone app with the support of Augustea Group. Chapplaincy enables...
View ArticleSeafarer Welfare Shake Up
Human Rights at Sea CEO, David Hammond, has called for three improvements for the maritime welfare sector. First. The establishment of a new funding mechanism directly supported by the maritime...
View ArticleWords on World Maritime Day
From around the world, and across the industry, commentators have spoken on World Maritime Day: Jim Watson, President and COO ABS Americas, called it a “opportunity to reflect on the many contributions...
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