Happy International Day of the Seafarer!

Each year on June 25 the International Maritime Organization notes the Day of the Seafarer as a means to acknowledge the worldwide seafaring neighborhood, along with seafarers’ payments to the general worldwide economic situation.

Each year, the IMO marks a motif which it highlights with social media sites projects.

The 2018 Day of the Seafarer motif is “seafarers’ well-being”, which the IMO claims is a subject that has actually obtained solid energy throughout the sector over the last few years.

“By addressing the issue of seafarers’ well-being and particularly mental health, this campaign can inform specific strategies to tackle stress and other issues affecting seafarers’ mental conditions – and make the tools available more widely known,” the IMO claimed.

The take part on the social media sites project, usage hashtag’s #SupportSeafarersWellbeing, #GoodDay atSea as well as obviously #Day oftheSeafarer

More onhow you can mark IMO’s 2018 Day of the Seafarer here

Below is the IMO’s 2018 Day of the Seafarer message from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim:

Here’s some even more of what’s being shared around social media sites:

Clearly seafaring can be tough! And regardless of all the #GoodDayAtSea We’re running a brief study to find out more concerning the well-being as well as difficulties encountered by seafarers these days. Take up the study: https://t.co/s0E1gmd9Jr https://t.co/KeWxqG38Co

— IMO (@IMOHQ) June 25, 2018

Today we have actually released a website to assist seafarers obtain psychological health and wellness assistance must they require it. https://t.co/pruAr0eHiP #DayOfTheSeafarer

— UK Shipping (@ukshipping) June 25, 2018

Steve Cotton, ITF General Secretary, contacts the sector to finish the exploitation, wage burglary as well as desertion that seafarers sustain daily. Show your uniformity with our seafarers as well as tweet on this #DayOfTheSeafarer to#SupportSeafarersWellbeing pic.twitter.com/fxiphORUKD

— International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) (@ITFglobalunion) June 25, 2018

Ground- damaging seafarer well-being training program released by @Seafarers_Trust as well as @WMUHQ Designed to furnish maritime specialists with essential abilities as well as expertise to #SupportSeafarersWellbeing Find out extra: https://t.co/GYmz5T0Cui pic.twitter.com/zHvoJNSOGW

— IMO (@IMOHQ) June 25, 2018

Our crewmembers invest their lives mixed-up, far from loved ones. So it is very important they constantly lug a little item of house with them.

To all seafarers– thanks for your commitment.#SupportSeafarersWellbeing #GoodDayAtSea pic.twitter.com/MxGj9vH5Rt

— Maersk (@Maersk) June 25, 2018

Today is Day of the Seafarer, identifying their essential function as well as aiding increase recognition of seafarer’s well-being. As Australia’s 3rd biggest port as well as an international entrance for profession, Newcastle invites over 40,000 seafarers each year. #SupportSeafarersWellbeing #GoodDayatSea pic.twitter.com/SSO5LxgxNt

— Port Waratah (@PortWaratah) June 24, 2018

Our federal government is starting a procedure to motivate all naval stakeholders to find up with specified approaches that will certainly lower stress and anxiety as well as various other problems impacting seafarers’ psychological problems.#DayOfTheSeafarer #SupportSeafarersWellbeing #GoodDayAtSea #SASeafarers @DoTransport pic.twitter.com/PDQlxtkyU0

— SAMSA (@SAMSAMARITIME) June 23, 2018

Excited to share @Videotel_Marine as well as @KVH all new trailer for “Seafarers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing”– a psychological health and wellness source for seafarers that advertises methods to assist manage difficulties as well as stress onboard #SupportSeafarersWellbeing https://t.co/mHKCFfW5UU pic.twitter.com/5Zkm66EIQc

— IMO (@IMOHQ) June 25, 2018

Today we commemorate the value of the 1.5 million seafarers’ job worldwide. Check out exactly how the @ilo #SupportSeafarersWellbeing by making sure suitable job problems for them. https://t.co/4b1UpkgxWv @IMOHQ pic.twitter.com/EiuVs6I5NO

— ILO (@ilo) June 25, 2018