Switzerland-headquartered global health charity Mercy Ships recently inaugurated the 37,000GT Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, in a ceremon ..
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Naval architects BMT has completed a series of service life extension upgrades on Africa Mercy, a hospital vessel operated by non-profit Mercy Ships. Following the succes ..
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The international charity Mercy Ships uses hospital vessels to provide surgeries and medical assistance for free to people who have little access to healthcare. ABB’s Azipod® propulsion enables the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to enter less accessible harbours off the African coast to support people in areas that would otherwise be too challenging to access.
The newest Mercy Ships vessel, Global Mercy, is the world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship and is set to sail to...
The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries for tours before it will begin active service in May in Dakar, Senegal – the first of many missions in the next 50 years on the African continent.
With Senegalese ministerial delegates in attendance, the official announcement of Senegal as the first host country for the Global Mercy was made on board the ship. A special event was hosted for...
Upcoming Global Mercy commissioning events confirmed for Dakar around Africa Day
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, March 16, 2022/ — The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries for tours before it will begin active service in May in Dakar, Senegal – the first of many missions in the next 50 years on the African continent.
With Senegalese ministerial delegates in attendance, the official...
Story? HRH The Princess Royal, Patron, Mercy Ships International, meets UK volunteers on The Global Mercy as it prepares to sail to Africa
Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, shares in the excitement of the anticipated launch of the Global Mercy®, the newest vessel from Mercy Ships. Sharp/NEC first joined forces with Mercy Ships through an equipment donation in 2017, which included the latest in large format displays, computer monitors, and projectors.
Now armed with vital equipment that will aid in its mission, the ship has arrived in Antwerp, Belgium where the equipping and...
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Mercy Ships / Naves de Esperanza joins in support to the “Nautical Student Boarding Program”
The NGO MERCY SHIPS (Naves de Esperanza), is registered with the Ministry of Justice, and uses hospital ships to offer free health services, with hospital infrastructure and sustainable development to serve thousands of people in developing countries who do not have access to health services.
In the last 40 years, through various hospital ships, and with the support of...
Global health charity Mercy Ships recently took delivery of Global Mercy, the largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship. Designed by Finland’s Deltamarin, the 174-me ..
The global shipping and trading community will join forces once again in November to raise vital funds for the hospital ship charity Mercy Ships. Vessel charterers, brokers, agents, owners, operators and others will participate in the annual Cargo Day which since 2016 has raised almost $4 million for the essential work that Mercy Ships undertakes.
This is an important year for Mercy Ships which is outfitting in the Port of Antwerp a new hospital vessel, the purpose-built, 37,000-gross ton (gt)...