Maritime charity issues Coronavirus guidance for its ship visitors Global maritime charity has issued guidance for its GB port chaplains and ship visitors following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The…
‘Stowaways held onboard cargo ship’. Behind the headlines of illegal immigrants and special force helicopters being deployed, little mention was made of the seafarers who live and work Grande Tema.…
On January 24, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan H.E. Dr. David Tawei Lee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), awarded the Friend of Foreign Service Medal to…
A centre which is vitally important for welcoming and supporting seafarers has been taken over by charity Apostleship of the Sea at ABP’s Port of Hull. It will be run…
Global charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is stepping up its support for seafarers’ and fishers’ in the Indian Ocean region, following a regional heads conference held in Cape Town,…
ABP has celebrated the launch of its latest survey vessel Humber Sounder with a naming ceremony at the Port of Hull. The ceremony, which was conducted by Father Colum Kelly of the…
SeafarerHelp is the 24 hour multilingual helpline for seafarers run by the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). 2015 was a busy year for the SeafarerHelp team, with a…
Spinnaker Global is a big supporter of maritime charities, and this year has been no exception. With a major event – the Dragon Boat Race – for the OSCAR Campaign…
Home away from home for seafarers in Sheerness port A ‘home away from home’ best describes the newly-launched centre for seafarers in the port of Sheerness, Kent. The facility, which…
Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is enhancing cooperation among its global network of port chaplains to better support seafarers. A regional coordinators meeting in Mauritius late last month…
4 September 2014 – Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea is supporting the crew of a cargo vessel whose colleague went overboard on the Humber River on Wednesday night (3rd September).…
Running a marathon is exhausting enough but it takes a really special person (or couple in this case) to want do it during their honeymoon. That’s exactly what newly-weds Vikki…