This year, once again the shipping industry celebrates the Day of the Seafarer saying thank you to all those who make great sacrifices to bring us some of the things we need the most through shipping.
IMO has launched a new campaign to let the world know how and why seafarers are indispensable to everyone. The campaign theme this year is: “At Sea For All” and has a clear link with the 2016 World Maritime Day theme, “Shipping: indispensable to the world”, emphasising that seafarers serve at sea not just for the shipping industry or for their own career purposes but for all of us – and, consequently, they are also “indispensable to the world”.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim commented:
“this year, on June 25th, the Day of the Seafarer, we are once again asking people everywhere to show their appreciation for the seafarers that quietly, mostly unnoticed, keep the wheels of the world in motion”.
IMO says that anyone can start spreading the message on social media using the campaign hashtag #AtSeaForAll. The 2016 toolkit (see below) tells you all about this year’s campaign and gives examples of tweets and posts you can use to add your voice of thanks to ours!
Source: IMO
