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ITF Seafarers Trust renews support for humanitarian response to piracy

The ITF Seafarers Trust has renewed its funding for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) set up to 2011 to support seafarers in recovering from the trauma of pirate attacks.

Marcus Hand, Editor

March 11, 2015

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The ITF Seafarers Trust three-year core funding of MPHRP was coming to end this month. It said it had decided to extend its core funding despite the drop off in Somali piracy incidents. However, the Trust believes it will need to refocus its work and also develop plans to become part of an existing charitable structure

“The MPHRP has done some good work for the benefit of seafarers and their families who have experienced considerable trauma,” said David Heindel, chair of the trustees of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust.

“While Seafarers’ Trust funding was for a finite three years, the trustees believe that the MRHRP deserves the opportunity to continue its good work despite the sharp reduction in piracy incidents since 2011.”

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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