Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB).

Leading maritime charity set to deliver 8,000 SIM cards to Ukrainian seafarers

Thousands of Ukrainian seafarers visiting UK ports will be able to contact loved ones back home thanks to a national connectivity initiative the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has signed up to.

The Southampton-based charity made an application to Vodafone, through its charities.connected scheme, for 8,000 free SIM cards – which has now been approved. It comes as there are still no signs of Russia ending its attack on Ukraine.

Each Pay as You Go SIM card contains 20GB data with unlimited texts...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/leading-maritime-charity-set-to-deliver-8000-sim-cards-to-ukrainian-seafarers/

Maritime charity launches emergency fund for Ukrainian seafarers

Maritime charity launches emergency fund for Ukrainian seafarers

The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has launched an emergency sim card fund of £5,000 to ensure Ukrainian seafarers can contact loved ones back home.

The fund, formed by the umbrella charity for the UK Merchant Navy and fishing fleets which supports charities that offer welfare support to seafarers and fishers, will cover the cost of sim cards and top-ups, as Russia’s invasion over Ukraine intensifies.

While some mobile networks...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/04/maritime-charity-launches-emergency-fund-for-ukrainian-seafarers/

MNWB calls for clarity on seafarers affected by Russian ship ban

MNWB calls for clarity on seafarers affected by Russian ship ban

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP must provide clarity on how seafarers will be affected by Russian ships being banned from entering UK ports – a leading maritime charity has urged.

It comes as Mr Shapps announced that he had written to all UK ports requesting that they deny access to any ship which they have reason to believe is:

• Owned, controlled, chartered, or operated by any person connected with Russia

• Owned, controlled,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/02/mnwb-calls-for-clarity-on-seafarers-affected-by-russian-ship-ban/

Welfare Board gets national recognition through formal agreement with MCA

Welfare Board gets national recognition through formal agreement with MCA

CEO Brian Johnson (left) signed on behalf of the MCA alongside MNWB Chairman Capt. Andrew Cassels (right)

Seafarers’ and fishers’ welfare has been boosted following the signing of a formal agreement between the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Merchant Navy Welfare Board. 

The Memorandum of Understanding sets out ways both will work together to coordinate their approach to the provision of welfare for seafarers and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/18/welfare-board-gets-national-recognition-through-formal-agreement-with-mca/

New centre for seafarers

Peter Tomlin CEO MNWB, Captain Martin Phipps MBE head of marine projects ABP and Sailors’ Society port chaplain Jonathan Martin

Southampton based charity Sailors’ Society held the official opening of a newly refurbished portacabin for seafarers last Saturday, 23 February.

Funded by a grant from the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), the portacabin offers seafarers docking in the city’s port, which handles around 14 million tonnes of cargo annually, the opportunity to access support services and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/01/new-centre-for-seafarers/