Counting backwards for Day of the Seafarer 2017

On the occasion of Day of the Seafarers, on 25 June, IMO encourages everyone to join the campaign and show that #SeafarersMatter. Under this theme, the campaign is engaging people responsible for the world’s ports and seafarer centres to demonstrate how much seafarers matter to them by featuring initiatives that support and promote seafarer welfare.

These efforts are presented on a new virtual world map, which showcases best practices and help celebrate seafarers. IMO urges everyone involved in the event to feature on the map.

In addition, to kick off ten day countdown, IMO is launching a brand new Day of the Seafarer quiz, testing knowledge of ports, maritime affairs and IMO instruments.

As in previous years, the Day of the Seafarer campaign is centered on social media, so IMO encourages people to show their support by joining the movement online, using the hashtag #SeafarersMatter.