News : IMO

Sailors’ Society to attend SMM International Trade Fair

8/5/2010 5:37 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

International charity to be present at Hamburg Exhibition in IMO Year of the Seafarer
One of the largest shipping exhibitions in the world - playing host to more than 52,000 international visitors and 2,000 exhibitors - is to recognise the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ‘Year of the Seafarer’ by supporting the global maritime charity Sailors’ Society, drawing attention to the vital practical,...

Felixstowe Port Chaplain Celebrates 30 Years Service

7/13/2010 5:25 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Sailors’ Society Port Chaplain Reverend Ken Martin looks back on 30 years of ministry to seafarers across the world.
Looking back on his 30 years ministry with the Sailors’ Society, Felixstowe Port Chaplain Reverend Ken Martin says he has loved every second of his challenging and rewarding work offering practical and spiritual support to seafarers across the globe. A former seafarer himself, Reverend Martin...

Teekay Shipping donate to Sailors Society

Teekay Shipping Show Solidarity with Seafarers

4/14/2010 10:08 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Sailors’ Society Donation Honours IMO Year of the Seafarer
Teekay Shipping is leading the way in the Sailors’ Society’s fundraising initiative to honour the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Year of the Seafarer campaign.

The IMO campaign aims to raise awareness and offer greater support to the world’s invisible workforce of seafarers and the Sailors’ Society is embracing this by asking...

Master Mariner Runs Marathon

4/13/2010 4:41 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Captain Richard Spencer trained at sea in order to raise funds for the Sailors’ Society by running the London Marathon
Captain Richard Spencer has shown impressive dedication to his training for the London Marathon later this month, raising funds for global charity Sailors’ Society and getting fit by working his sea legs on a treadmill on board ship.

Captain Spencer has worked in the shipping industry since...

Sponsorship for London Marathon run boosted by online auction

3/17/2010 2:10 PM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Runner Mark Bustin supports the Sailors’ Society with an exclusive Ian Brown portrait
London Marathon runner Mark Bustin is boosting the funds he’s raising for the Sailors’ Society with an auction online of a one-of-a-kind, specially commissioned portrait of Manchester music legend Ian Brown.

The Sailors’ Society is an international charity that provides a personal lifeline to seafarers throughout the world,...

Singapore Cyclists Show Support for Seafarers

3/3/2010 11:55 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Shipping Team takes part in OCBC Cycle Singapore Race to raise funds for the Sailors’ Society
Fifty amateur cyclists in Singapore are taking on the OCBC Cycle Singapore Race on 7th March to raise vital funds for global charity the Sailors’ Society. The Society has an established presence across Asia with welfare activities in ports across India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The team of cyclists were keen to...

Correction

3/2/2010 3:41 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

Following a story in the February edition of the Nautilus Telegraph regarding the donation of a minibus for the Sailors’ Society, we would like to apologise for an error in the information. The minibus was provided for by a grant given by the Maritime Charities Funding Group, and Zodiac Maritime donated the running costs for two years.
We would like to apologise again for the error, and thank both the Maritime...

GAC reaches out to mariners with the Sailors’ Society in the Year of the Seafare...

2/8/2010 4:00 AM EST - Logical Creative Marketing

As the global maritime community marks the Year of the Seafarer, the GAC Group is lending its experience and global reach to help the international maritime welfare charity, the Sailors’ Society.
2010 has been dedicated to mariners around the world by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), paying tribute to the vital role they play in global trade, encouraging young people to enter careers at sea and...

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