Leading maritime charity calls on UK Government to roll-out mandatory port levy scheme for welfare in new report
Ground-breaking research in port welfare report reveals only 8% of ports have voluntary levy schemes in placeCharities expect to spend £4.8million on port welfare in 2023The MNWB has written to the Maritime Minister outlining reasons for a mandatory port levy
Seafarers’ Welfare and Mental Health on the Agenda at the International Maritime Health Symposium in Athens
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Dr. Jason Zuidema (NAMMA/ICMA) The bi-annual International Maritime Health Symposium took place in Athens, Greece from October 5-8. This was the first post-pandemic in-person meeting, the last being in Hamburg in 2019. More than 100
Eight Students in NAMMA Intern Program 2023
By Susan Huppert, NAMMA The continued dedication to seafarers is as significant as its century-old history. Seafarers, an invisible workforce in a global economic machine continue to, without voice or platform, demand our attention. This reality is the main focus of