UK maritime services’ promotional body Maritime London has appointed Jos Standerwick, current director of development and external affairs at The Mission to Seafarers, as its new chief executive.

Tom Boardley of Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been appointed as the new chairman of charity The Mission to Seafarers (MtS).

Featured charity The Mission to Seafarers has got its £15,000 fundraising campaign at SMM off to a flying start with a £3,000 donation from Hamburg shipping company Brise Bereederungs (Brise) to the UK-based organisation.

Global maritime welfare chairty The Mission to Seafarers has been invited to appear as featured guest charity by SMM Hamburg 2016.

As of 2013, the International Diabetes Federation estimates that a total of 382 million adults currently suffer from diabetes, and that this disease will eventually affect one out of 10 adults by 2035.

Mission “Row Around Singapore Island” (RASI) has received Royal and Presidential endorsement with less than week to before the 140 km charity row to raise funds for the Mission to Seafarers.

A new sea-going motor launch, named Dayspring, has started providing essential welfare services for seafarers out of the port of Hong Kong, thanks to The Mission to Seafarers.