SEAFARER Union RMT marks Day of the Seafarer with a call on Ratings to join a trade union to secure a fair future in the shipping industry RMT General Secretary,…
Major shipping organisations pledge their support, including Ardmore Shipping, Cargill, Pacific Basin and V.Group LONDON – Wednesday, May 5, 2021: Leading seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an…
Seafarers UK becomes The Seafarers’ Charity and launches a new strategy, ‘Thrive’ Seafarers UK becomes The Seafarers’ Charity and launches a new strategy, ‘Thrive’, to identify and tackle the root…
Direct Seafood Sales Bring Increased Profits, Support Jobs, and Keep Boats at Sea Research has found that grant funding from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and Seafarers UK enabling…
Nusrat Ghani MP, Former Shipping Minister, to host Seafarers UK’s online Maritime Quiz Former Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, will be hosting the charity, Seafarers UK’s first Maritime Quiz on Thursday 28 January 2021 from…
Association of Average Adjusters members donate generously to Seafarers Covid-19 appeal Members of the global average adjusting profession have together donated more than £5,000 to a leading maritime charity. The…
Seafarers UK and Grimaldi Foundation generously support the mission to Seafarers Flying Angel Campaign Two leading maritime foundations support maritime charity to implement wide ranging COVID-19 response programme, to support seafarers…
Seafarers UK Appoints new Board of Trustees Chair Paul Butterworth was today (7 July 2020) appointed Chair of Seafarers UK at the charity’s Annual Meeting, after serving as a Trustee…
Seafarer suicide statistics spotlighted as coronavirus curtails crew changes Recent reports of seafarers stranded on cruise ships taking their own lives have highlighted the dearth of reliable information about suicides…
New £2 Million Fund from Seafarers UK to Help Seafarers Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on merchant seafarers, fishers and their families, the…
Latest statistics from seafarers’ helpline published in ISWAN Annual Review The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has published 2018-19 statistics from its international helpline for seafarers and their…
Leading figures at LISW19 charity conference urge industry to address stigma of mental health, put seafarers at the heart of the sector, and update cadet training syllabus Maritime charities and…
Flying the Red Ensign to Signal the UK’s Dependence on Merchant Navy Seafarers Seafarers UK is asking owners of flagpoles throughout the island nation to raise awareness of Merchant Navy…
Fletcher Group Receives Top Fundraising Award for Seafarers UK 24 Peaks Challenge Teams took to hiking 24 peaks across the Lake District over the weekend of 6-7 July in support…
New Chief Executive for maritime welfare charity, Seafarers UK Catherine Spencer has been formally announced as the new Chief Executive of Seafarers UK. She will take over the helm from…
The awarded £110k grant from Seafarers UK to support growth and diversification of UK volunteer base Increased port-based service provision to support additional 5,000 seafarers a year by increasing number…
For one of the toughest, most exhilarating and empowering corporate events, Seafarers UK is recruiting teams of four-seven walkers, plus a support driver per team, for the charity’s 2019 fundraising…
Councils across the UK will be flying a Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Lindsey Hall, is supporting Seafarers UK’s ‘Fly the…
On Merchant Navy Day, 3 September, the Red Ensign will be flown ashore to raise awareness of our dependence as an island nation on our past, present and future Merchant Navy…
A charity set up in the midst of World War One to assist families of seafarers lost or injured at sea will be one hundred years old on 5 July. Charting…
Sea Cadets from London, Kent and Essex had an amazing opportunity to tour casualty ship RFA Argus at the start of Seafarers Awareness Week (24-30 June), the annual campaign coordinated…
As the UK finally embarks on Brexit negotiations, our island nation’s attention is being focused on the vital role our ports, harbours and seafarers will have to play in the…
The leading maritime charity, Seafarers UK, is holding its Centenary Dinner at Guildhall this evening, exactly 100 years to the day since the first meeting was held in 1917 in…
In the run up to Seafarers Awareness Week, 24-30 June, primary school children are learning that bananas are only available in the UK thanks to ships and seafarers. Seafarers UK,…
Storm Doris tried its best with 100mph winds to thwart plans for a Centenary Dinner for Seafarers UK (King George’s Fund for Sailors), the leading maritime charity, but a very…