Maritime charity launches new-look annual awards
The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) is calling on the maritime sector to nominate its unsung heroes for the...
Merchant Navy Welfare Board
Converted bus set for mobile seafarer centre trial in UK port
A bus has been transformed into a mobile seafarer centre for hundreds of seafarers to use in a major UK...
Fishers’ wellbeing project shortlisted for award
SeaFit, a project initiated by the Fishermen’s Mission with the Seafarers Hospital Society, has been shortlisted in the ‘Innovation...
New UK law boosts seafarer wages
The thousands of seafarers regularly entering UK waters should enjoy better pay protections, as the government passes a new...
Seafarer suicide is ‘under-reported’, study finds, as mental health crisis grows
A new report into the mental health of seafarers has found that suicide remains a poorly understood issue in...
Welfare charity launches multimillion-pound grant scheme for maritime sector
The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), which supports and promotes co-operation between organisations that provide welfare services to seafarers,...
New research reveals ‘jaw-dropping revelations’ into treatment of migrant fishers
A number of migrant fishers have been subjected to physical violence and labour exploitation on UK fishing vessels, according...
