Tag: Day of the Seafarer

ISWAN announced that it will be holding an event to celebrate the IMO Day of the Seafarer on 25th June 2016. The celebrations – aimed at seafarers and their families – will be held in Manila, the Philippines, at the SMX Conference Centre. The event will be addressed by the IMO Secretary General, Mr Kitack Lim. It is supported by the ITF, ICS, AMOSUP, IMEC, InMarsat, and Wrist Ship Supply.

UN officials encourage young people to consider life of real adventure

Video by Seafarers' Rights International, ITF

SRI and the ITF are marking the Day of the Seafarer by launching a series of short films

Singapore supports Day of the Seafarer

Video by Seafarers' Rights International, SRI

Video by Seafarers' Rights International, ITF

Why not consider a career at sea #CareerAtSea Today, on June 25, shipping industry celebrates the Day of the Seafarer. IMO has launched a new campaign to celebrate the unsung heroes of shipping across the globe. This year's theme, A Career At Sea, aims to help address the predicted shortage of seafarers in the future by promoting and highlighting the positive benefits of choosing a career at sea.In particular, the campaign focuses on encouraging young people to consider seafaring and other maritime professions when making choices concerning their careers or their further education.The campaign shows that seafaring is a viable, attractive and exciting career option. IMO invites all aspiring and current seafarers, organizations, ship-owners, Governments, port-authorities and general supporters, across the world, to share their stories about life at sea and to be ambassadors for their own industry.IMO CampaignIMO has launched anonline photo wall inviting people around the world to post their best photos of careers at sea and other maritime professions.As in previous years, the use of social media is highly encouraged.On Twitter, the campaign hashtag is#CareerAtSea, for sharing experiences of life at sea. For example:I've just finished building a new ship. Love my job #CareerAtSea@IMOHQ Just cooked a ...

IMO Secretary-General's video message for Day of the Seafarer