BIMCO has launched an initiative to raise awareness about the crucial role of shipping and its seafarers. Help raise awareness outside the shipping industry by sharing the film below:
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The world's largest international shipping association, with over 2,000 members in around 130 countries, representing over 62% of the world’s tonnage.
- Seafarers have worked hard to keep the global supply chains going during the pandemic – some have been at sea for more than 15 months. They deserve a break. #blowyourhorns #shipping #COVID19
- “Never have we faced more urgency to make sure our seafarers are given the support they need and the fairness they deserve,”says BIMCO’s David Loosley. The new film "Seafarers Deserve Support" aims to raise awareness of the crucial role that seafarers play bimco.org/SeafarersDeser…
- “We cannot allow crew change to be postponed indefinitely.” Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, speaks in the June edition of the Bulletin about the next step needed to solve the urgent issues surrounding crew change. portfolio.cpl.co.uk/BIMCO/202006/s…
- “We understand that the outbreak has made everybody in society adapt to new ‘normals’, but we cannot normalise the mistreatment of the seafarers on whom society depends.” Captain Rajesh Unni, founder and CEO of Synergy Marine Group, talks to the Bulletin: portfolio.cpl.co.uk/BIMCO/202006/c…
- Şadan Kaptanoğlu has been elected President of BIMCO; “It is a great privilege for me to chair the BIMCO Board of Directors in this crucial time of change for shipping,” Kaptanoğlu says. bimco.org/news/priority-… Foto:Sabrina Chao, President Designate, Şadan Kaptanoğlu, President:
- BIMCO has elected Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong as President at its general meeting. "I am honoured to be offered this opportunity by an organisation that is trusted world-wide with a membership representing over half of the world cargo fleet,” says Chao. bimco.org/news/priority-…
- Low-frequency ambient noise in oceans can have a devastating impact on fish and whale populations. At meetings at the @IMOHQ starting today, the aim is to agree on a mitigation plan for underwater radiated noise from commercial shipping. #MarineLife bimco.org/insights-and-i…
- “Today, being a seafarer has never come at a higher cost. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are stranded due to the pandemic, facing a humanitarian crisis. We need governments to designate them as key workers to make crew change possible,” says Sadan Kaptanoglu, BIMCO President.
- “As I start my tenure as Secretary General of BIMCO, I will work with our members, our executive committee and board of directors, our staff and international organizations to meet our ambitions. Collaboration and partnerships are key," David Loosley says: bimco.org/news/priority-…
- BIMCO is one of 300 signatories to the The Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change: "We recognize that we have a shared responsibility to ensure that the current crew change crisis is resolved as soon as possible." bit.ly/2Yilk8p #NeptuneDeclaration
- Today is Day of the Seafarer. Today and every day, while you sit in your office or spend time at home, there are 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 seafarers on 60,000 ships, making the world go. Seafarers deserve support. #SeafarerJourney #DayoftheSeafarer bimco.org/SeafarersDeser…
- “This year’s World Maritime Day is dedicated to our 1.7 million seafarers out there keeping our world supplied. They have been doing an incredible job with great personal sacrifice,” says BIMCO's Sec Gen David Loosley. Enjoy "Seafarers Deserve Support”: bimco.org/SeafarersDeser…
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