A new study from The ITF Seafarers’ Trust confirms fears that seafarers’ access to shore leave is in decline since the pandemic. Where seafarers’ centres are visited, the stays are usually for less than 2 hours. People working in seafarers’ welfare corroborate the responses given by seafarers in a report published with World Maritime University… Continue reading Shore leave & the future of port-based welfare
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Some Statistics
The global merchant shipping industry employs a substantial workforce of seafarers from various nationalities. Here’s an overview of the key statistics: Number of Merchant Seafarers Worldwide The worldwide population of seafarers serving on internationally trading merchant ships is estimated at 1,892,720. This total comprises: Top Nationalities of Seafarers The largest suppliers of seafarers, for both… Continue reading Some Statistics
For those in Peril ….
We sing ‘’Whose arm hath bound the restless wave – for those in peril on the sea’ and those whose voice the waters heard and hushed their raging at they word – o hear us when we cry to thee.