Solidarity for Seafarers

Wilhelmsen Ship Management launched a crowdfunding campaign in May 2020 to support the Mission to Seafarers (MtS), one of the largest maritime charities serving merchant crews around the world.

The funding will largely go to: •

Food to families who are hungry and unable to buy food. With seafarers unable to join ships easily because of the crew change difficulties, their breadwinner is no longer unable to provide and support them.

Supporting stranded seafarers waiting for repatriation as well as food vouchers and safe accommodation during their enforced stay.

Transportation for seafarers from dormitories to their homes, after mandatory quarantine, due to the local travel restrictions and enforced lockdown, as well as essential supplies of food and water.

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To raise awareness about this and invite our network to join in the crowdfunding, the Central Management Team (CMT) of Wilhelmsen Ship Management have set up a bike challenge and pushed their limits to raise funds for campaign.

With movement restriction in certain countries due to the pandemic, not all CMTs could participate in the activity. For those who can, they took their two-wheelers to the road with the aim to pledge a collective 250km to the cause.

They scheduled a weekend to cycle on their respective routes due to social distancing and their distance were tracked by Strava. In the end they did not only complete the 250km challenge, they smashed the distance

at a whopping 352km!

The seafaring community is the backbone of the maritime industry. An important component in the industry that has been keeping the world trade going, in good times and bad times.

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