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Maritime charities look to the future at London International Shipping Week
August 2019
How do we help the seafarer of the future? That’s the question being posed to the shipping industry and maritime charities as they explore the impact ...
May 2019
More than 1,500 people from 75 countries have signed maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s petition calling on wellness training to be made mandatory fo...
May 2019
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on American shipping companies to ensure their seafarers receive wellness training to best ...
Sailors’ Society launches Not On My Watch petition to make wellness training mandatory for seafarers
April 2019
Petition to the ILO is part of the charity’s campaign to tackle suicide and depression at sea Maritime charity Sailors’ Society is petitioning the ...
Helping cadets achieve careers at sea
April 2019
Rachel Vassallo is one of the 70 students since 2015 who have received a Sailors’ Society scholarship to help achieve a career at sea “Coming from a s...
Providing Support After Cyclone Idai
April 2019
Vast areas of Beira have been destroyed by Cyclone Idai On 14 March, tropical cyclone Idai hit Africa, causing catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimb...
Sailors’ Society holds 32nd anniversary service marking the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
March 2019
Grieving families affected by the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster gathered to mark the 32nd anniversary memorial service in Dover on Wednesday (6 M...
Chaplain celebrates 10 years of service to seafarers
March 2019
Sailors' Society chaplain Jasper Del Rosario with children who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan Sailors’ Society chaplain Jasper Del Rosario is celebra...
March 2019
Peter Tomlin CEO of the MNWB, Captain Martin Phipps MBE head of marine projects ABP and Sailors' Society port chaplain Jonathan Martin Southampton bas...
February 2019
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on ship owners to embrace conflict resolution as a matter of urgency, following three knife...
Sailors’ Society responds to image of seafarer’s suicide that has shocked the internet
February 2019
Sandra Welch, deputy CEO of Sailors’ Society, a charity which supports seafarers, said, “This tragic image is a wake up call to the maritime industry....
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