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2022, Global Mercy, Tradewinds

Global Mercy inauguration brings out presidents of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Jul 07 • 1 min read

07.07.2022

Mercy Ships marked more than 30 years of service in Africa with a week full of celebrations in Senegal.
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2022 Global Mercy Tradewinds
Global Mercy inauguration brings out presidents of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Jul 7, 2022
2022, Global Mercy

Africa Celebration 2022
Jun 07 • 1 min read

07.06.2022

Mercy Ships marked more than 30 years of service in Africa with a week full of celebrations in Senegal.
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2022 Global Mercy
Africa Celebration 2022 Jun 7, 2022
2022, Global Mercy

Strengthening Surgical Care in Africa:
Jun 02 • 1 min read

02.06.2022

Strengthening Surgical Care in Africa: Several Heads of State sign the "Dakar Declaration" aboard the brand new Global Mercy™
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2022 Global Mercy
Strengthening Surgical Care in Africa: Jun 2, 2022
2022, Global Mercy

Mercy Ships at Posidonia 2022
May 29 • 1 min read

29.05.2022

Posidonia Exhibitions SA have recently announced the tie-up with Mercy Ships, which has Cargo Day represented at Posidonia 2022.
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2022 Global Mercy
Mercy Ships at Posidonia 2022 May 29, 2022
2021, 2022, Global Mercy, Thank you

Shipping industry supports Mercy Ships with bumper Cargo Day fundraising
Jan 19 • 1 min read

19.01.2022

The global shipping and trading community has once again rallied behind hospital vessel charity Mercy Ships’ annual Cargo Day fundraiser.
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2021 2022 Global Mercy Thank you
Shipping industry supports Mercy Ships with bumper Cargo Day fundraising Jan 19, 2022
2021, Global Mercy, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships’ Cargo Day fundraiser to highlight names of loyal supporters
Dec 14 • 1 min read

14.12.2021

The global shipping and trading community has once again rallied behind hospital vessel charity Mercy Ships’ annual Cargo Day fundraiser.
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2021 Global Mercy Tradewinds
Mercy Ships’ Cargo Day fundraiser to highlight names of loyal supporters Dec 14, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Mercy Ships annual industry fundraiser wins widespread support
Dec 08 • 1 min read

08.12.2021

The global shipping and trading community has once again rallied behind hospital vessel charity Mercy Ships’ annual Cargo Day fundraiser.
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2021 Global Mercy
Mercy Ships annual industry fundraiser wins widespread support Dec 8, 2021
2021, Posidonia

Posidonia organisers select Mercy Ships as event returns in 2022
Nov 11 • 1 min read

11.11.2021

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2021 Posidonia
Posidonia organisers select Mercy Ships as event returns in 2022 Nov 11, 2021
2021, Tradewinds

Mercy Cargoes fundraising appeal to launch on 10 November
Oct 26 • 1 min read

26.10.2021

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2021 Tradewinds
Mercy Cargoes fundraising appeal to launch on 10 November Oct 26, 2021
2021

Big push to involve more sectors of shipping in Mercy Ships Cargo Day
Oct 13 • 1 min read

13.10.2021

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2021
Big push to involve more sectors of shipping in Mercy Ships Cargo Day Oct 13, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Port of Antwerp welcomes new Global Mercy hospital ship
Sep 17 • 1 min read

17.09.2021

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2021 Global Mercy
Port of Antwerp welcomes new Global Mercy hospital ship Sep 17, 2021
2021, Global Mercy, Tradewinds

Berge Bulk lends support and seafarers to Mercy Ships
Sep 10 • 1 min read

10.09.2021

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2021 Global Mercy Tradewinds
Berge Bulk lends support and seafarers to Mercy Ships Sep 10, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Global Mercy sails through Suez Canal for free on way to Antwerp
Sep 09 • 1 min read

09.09.2021

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2021 Global Mercy
Global Mercy sails through Suez Canal for free on way to Antwerp Sep 9, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Mercy Ships newbuilding transits Suez Canal free of charge
Sep 01 • 1 min read

01.09.2021

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2021 Global Mercy
Mercy Ships newbuilding transits Suez Canal free of charge Sep 1, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Leading broker praises everyone involved in Global Mercy project
Aug 16 • 1 min read

16.08.2021

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2021 Global Mercy
Leading broker praises everyone involved in Global Mercy project Aug 16, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

TOP MARKS FOR NEW HOSPITAL SHIP! SET FOR CARGO DAY 2021
Aug 07 • 1 min read

07.08.2021

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2021 Global Mercy
TOP MARKS FOR NEW HOSPITAL SHIP! SET FOR CARGO DAY 2021 Aug 7, 2021
2021, Global Mercy, Tradewinds

World’s largest civilian hospital ship handed to Mercy Ships
Jun 30 • 1 min read

30.06.2021

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2021 Global Mercy Tradewinds
World’s largest civilian hospital ship handed to Mercy Ships Jun 30, 2021
2021, Global Mercy

Global Mercy passes sea trials with flying colours
May 10 • 1 min read

10.05.2021

New hospital ship set for outfitting in Belgium before starting field service in sub-Sahara Africa
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2021 Global Mercy
Global Mercy passes sea trials with flying colours May 10, 2021
2021, Global Mercy, Tradewinds

World’s largest civilian hospital ship completes sea trials
May 10 • 1 min read

10.05.2021

Purpose-built Global Mercy will sail from China to Belgium for final outfitting before heading to Africa to take up its medical mission in 2022
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2021 Global Mercy Tradewinds
World’s largest civilian hospital ship completes sea trials May 10, 2021
2021, Uncategorised

SAVE THE DATE: February 2 3PM GMT+1 @ SMM Digital – hear how the Mercy Ships dream will soon become a reality
Jan 27 • 1 min read

27.01.2021

Key figures behind the building of the world’s largest civilian hospital ship headline at global maritime industry digital conference A new chapter is about to be written for Mercy Ships with its first purpose-built hospital vessel nearing completion. Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to the story of how this unique project came to life by
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2021 Uncategorised
SAVE THE DATE: February 2 3PM GMT+1 @ SMM Digital – hear how the Mercy Ships dream will soon become a reality Jan 27, 2021
2020, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2020 has received wonderful support once again!
Dec 19 • 1 min read

19.12.2020

The global shipping and trading community has joined together to raise much-needed funds for Mercy Ships, which provides free medical care for people in Africa. This year’s campaign has raised so far more than $680,000. That is all thanks to the generosity of: 25 charterers, 21 shipowners, 25 shipbrokers, 13 port agents/consulting and services. In
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2020 Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2020 has received wonderful support once again! Dec 19, 2020
2020, Press, Tradewinds

Eastern Pacific needs you to run, walk or pedal around the world
Nov 23 • 1 min read

23.11.2020

Global event hopes to raise SGD 1m for charities in Singapore and beyond If you have ever wanted to walk, run or cycle around the world, now is your chance to be at least a small part of just that.Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping is appealing to its friends in the industry to collectively pull up
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2020 Press Tradewinds
Eastern Pacific needs you to run, walk or pedal around the world Nov 23, 2020
2020, Press, Tradewinds

Cargo Day is here: Can shipping industry repeat record $1.3m for Mercy Ships in 2019?
Nov 04 • 1 min read

04.11.2020

Wednesday 4 November is focus of efforts to raise funds this month for Africa hospital ships charity taking delivery of its first ever purpose-built newbuilding, Global Mercy Cargo Day is here. Wednesday 4 November is the focal point of a push over the next few weeks to raise funds for the Mercy Ships charity which
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2020 Press Tradewinds
Cargo Day is here: Can shipping industry repeat record $1.3m for Mercy Ships in 2019? Nov 4, 2020
2020, Transformed lives

Ousseynou and Assane
Nov 02 • 1 min read

02.11.2020

Double the trouble, twice the joy Due to lack of proper nutrition, conditions like that of Ousseynou and Assane are not uncommon in nations we serve. Through direct surgical care and a focus on training local agricultural trainers, Mercy Ships desires to treat the effect and the cause of many of the conditions we see
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2020 Transformed lives
Ousseynou and Assane Nov 2, 2020
2020, Press

Press release published in Spain
Oct 21 • 1 min read

21.10.2020

Mercy Ships anuncia Cargo Day 2020 La ONG Mercy Ships, Naves de Esperanza en España, ha anunciado que el próximo día 4 de noviembre tendrá lugar Cargo Day 2020. Mercy Ships utiliza buques hospitales para ofrecer servicios de salud gratuitos, infraestructura hospitalaria y desarrollo sostenible para aquellos con poco acceso en el mundo en desarrollo.
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2020 Press
Press release published in Spain Oct 21, 2020
2020, Press, Tradewinds

Cargo Day counts for so much more in a Covid-constrained world
Oct 20 • 1 min read

20.10.2020

Fundraising from fixtures is vital for Mercy Ships to return to its mission bringing medical aid to Africa with its first custom-built hospital ship More than $3m raised from cargo commissions has helped many people receive surgery that they would never otherwise have had. In a video, Mercy Ships Executive Director Bryce Wagner has highlighted
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2020 Press Tradewinds
Cargo Day counts for so much more in a Covid-constrained world Oct 20, 2020
2020, Global Mercy, Press, Tradewinds

Cargo Day aims to keep up and widen good work raising funds for Mercy Ships
Oct 12 • 1 min read

12.10.2020

Fundraisers hope to match or better last year’s $1.3m this November — as new ship doubles medical capacity but also operating costs Mercy Ship’s newbuilding hospital vessel’s total cost of almost $200m has largely been raised from private donations, but the $20m annual operating costs have still to be found. The charity’s Cargo Day, which
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2020 Global Mercy Press Tradewinds
Cargo Day aims to keep up and widen good work raising funds for Mercy Ships Oct 12, 2020
2020, Global Mercy, Press, Tradewinds

Why Mercy Ships needs shipping to ‘double down’ on donations
Oct 10 • 1 min read

10.10.2020

If twice as many companies were to back medical charity, each one would have to give only half as much to help fund operations of its hospital ships Mercy Ships, the charity that takes medical care to African countries in hospital ships, will soon be able to help many more people when it receives its
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2020 Global Mercy Press Tradewinds
Why Mercy Ships needs shipping to ‘double down’ on donations Oct 10, 2020
2020, Global Mercy, Press, Tradewinds

Biggest civilian hospital ship newbuilding moves closer to delivery
Oct 10 • 1 min read

10.10.2020

THE GLOBAL MERCY: Mercy Ships’ newbuilding changes births after being painted at Tianjin Xingang Shipyard The $200m Global Mercy will double the capacity for charity Mercy Ships to deliver medical aid to African countries The world’s largest civilian hospital ship is nearing delivery from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in northern China five years after its keel
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2020 Global Mercy Press Tradewinds
Biggest civilian hospital ship newbuilding moves closer to delivery Oct 10, 2020
2020, Global Mercy

Mercy Ships Announces the Global Mercy
Oct 06 • 1 min read

06.10.2020

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2020 Global Mercy
Mercy Ships Announces the Global Mercy Oct 6, 2020
2020, Global Mercy

Global Mercy, a second hospital Ship
Oct 06 • 1 min read

06.10.2020

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2020 Global Mercy
Global Mercy, a second hospital Ship Oct 6, 2020
2020, Global Mercy

New Global Mercy will double hospital ship charity’s impact in Africa
Oct 06 • 1 min read

06.10.2020

First purpose-built vessel for Mercy Ships poised to change thousands of lives Mercy Ships is unveiling to the public details of its new hospital ship under construction in China. It is expected that during its 50-year predicted lifespan, surgical procedures alone on the 37,000 gross ton vessel will improve the lives of more than 150,000
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2020 Global Mercy
New Global Mercy will double hospital ship charity’s impact in Africa Oct 6, 2020
2020

Despite the global challenges with the pandemic, Cargo Day has had a solid start and we are looking forward to additional support from the shipping community over the next month.
Oct 06 • 1 min read

06.10.2020

Join us in making this year’s fund-raiser a mission to remember From November 4 the shipping and trading community will join together once again to raise vital funds for Mercy Ships’ operations in Africa. So be part of this great journey which has seen Cargo Day raise around $3 million since it was launched in
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2020
Despite the global challenges with the pandemic, Cargo Day has had a solid start and we are looking forward to additional support from the shipping community over the next month. Oct 6, 2020
2020, Geneva Cargo Day Ball

Mercy Ships’ Geneva Cargo Day Ball 2020
Oct 03 • 1 min read

03.10.2020

Annual event cancelled because of Covid-19 pandemic It is with great regret that we have decided to cancel this year’s Geneva Cargo Day Ball scheduled for November 18 at the Hotel Beau-Rivage.Some of our wonderful supporters may have been prevented from attending the event because of travel restrictions. We also want to ensure the safety
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2020 Geneva Cargo Day Ball
Mercy Ships’ Geneva Cargo Day Ball 2020 Oct 3, 2020
2020, Press, Seafarers, Tradewinds

Departure was devastating, but this big onboard “family” pulled together
Jun 26 • 1 min read

26.06.2020

Curtailing the Africa Mercy’s assignment in Senegal was a difficult decision.Captain Taylor Perez said the experience of leaving and going into quarantine in Tenerife brought practical and emotional problems for the crew and medics, particularly those from Africa. “For me, it started with an obvious concern for the crew,” Perez told TradeWinds, “but the level
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2020 Press Seafarers Tradewinds
Departure was devastating, but this big onboard “family” pulled together Jun 26, 2020
2020, Press, Seafarers, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships medics and crew: the epitome of key workers
Jun 26 • 1 min read

26.06.2020

Hospital ship volunteers embody this year’s IMO Day of the Seafarer theme The Day of the Seafarer theme that seafarers are key workers is particularly relevant to Mercy Ships, which takes medical help on its converted ferry to some of the neediest parts of the world. IMO secretary general Kitack Lim said he was deeply
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2020 Press Seafarers Tradewinds
Mercy Ships medics and crew: the epitome of key workers Jun 26, 2020
2020, Seafarers

Ruben Galama – Mechanical Engineer onboard of the Africa Mercy
Jun 23 • 1 min read

23.06.2020

Mercy Ships is an international organisation bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor. As many as 5 billion people lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia services worldwide, and less than 6% of all operations are delivered to the world’s poorest countries. Ruben Galama worked as a mechanical engineer in The Netherlands,
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2020 Seafarers
Ruben Galama – Mechanical Engineer onboard of the Africa Mercy Jun 23, 2020
2020, Seafarers

Joe Biney, from Ghana, has been volunteering with Mercy Ships since 1991
Jun 22 • 1 min read

22.06.2020

The Africa Mercy has meeting and work spaces as well as berths for an average crew of 400 from up to 50 nations serving onboard at any given time. The 16,500-ton vessel has had over 10,000 crew from over 90 countries serve onboard since its deployment in 2007. The 481 berths include 24 family cabins,
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2020 Seafarers
Joe Biney, from Ghana, has been volunteering with Mercy Ships since 1991 Jun 22, 2020
2020, Seafarers

Captain Taylor Perez volunteering onboard of the Africa Mercy
Jun 21 • 1 min read

21.06.2020

The Africa Mercy is the world’s largest nongovernmental hospital ship and is dedicated to serving the continent of Africa. Mercy Ships has an average of 1,300 volunteer crew from more than 50 nations, serving onboard the Africa Mercy each year. Captain Taylor Perez “This is where I am supposed to be. There is no question
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2020 Seafarers
Captain Taylor Perez volunteering onboard of the Africa Mercy Jun 21, 2020
2020, Seafarers

Rodrigo Silva volunteering on the Africa Mercy
Jun 19 • 1 min read

19.06.2020

A Chief Officer serving Africa nations onboard our ship with his family. According to the International Chamber of Shipping an estimated 1,647,500 seafarers are serving on merchant ships trading internationally. Mercy Ships has an average of 1,300 volunteer crew, from more than 50 nations, serving each year onboard the Africa Mercy, the largest charity-run hospital
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2020 Seafarers
Rodrigo Silva volunteering on the Africa Mercy Jun 19, 2020
2020

Alaska Ferries to sub-Sahara Africa—a captain’s tale of giving back to society
Jan 13 • 1 min read

13.01.2020

Serving Mercy Ships since 2007, Capt McGrath says hospital ship was also a great career opportunity Captain Joshua McGrath has served on Africa Mercy several times but Senegal is the first as master of the hospital vessel. And with it comes plenty of challenges compared with the cruise ships and roll-on, roll-off, long haul passenger
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2020
Alaska Ferries to sub-Sahara Africa—a captain’s tale of giving back to society Jan 13, 2020
2019, Press

Louis Dreyfus Company supports delivery of medical aid to developing nations through Mercy Ships
Nov 05 • 1 min read

05.11.2019

SINGAPORE, 6 November 2019 – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced its support for Mercy Ships, a global charity which manages the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship that has been bringing medical services and supplies to developing countries since 1978. As a participant in this year’s Mercy Ships Cargo Day which falls today, LDC and
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2019 Press
Louis Dreyfus Company supports delivery of medical aid to developing nations through Mercy Ships Nov 5, 2019
2019, Press

So where does your money go when you sign up for Cargo Day?
Nov 05 • 1 min read

05.11.2019

During the hospital ship Africa Mercy’s recent 10-month 2018-2019 field service in Guinea, West Africa over 10,000 individual patients benefited from free surgical and medical care. A snapshot of Mercy in Action while the vessel was berthed in the Port of Conakry– Mercy Ships’ fourth visit to Guinea: 509 general surgical projects for 493 patients
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2019 Press
So where does your money go when you sign up for Cargo Day? Nov 5, 2019
2019, Press

Veteran Clarksons’ broker eager to visit Africa Mercy
Nov 01 • 1 min read

01.11.2019

Remarkable human beings serving a really special charity, says Bob Knight Bob Knight concedes that after years in shipbroking and the current buoyant tanker market it is easy to be preoccupied with sealing the next deal. It is true of many other professions at a time when 97% of the poorest billion people in the
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2019 Press
Veteran Clarksons’ broker eager to visit Africa Mercy Nov 1, 2019
2019, Press

Don Stephens pays tribute to supporters of Cargo Day
Nov 01 • 1 min read

01.11.2019

Founder of Mercy Ships says proceeds can change the lives of many of the poorest people on earth Mercy Ships is “deeply grateful” for the funds raised each year by Cargo Day, says joint founder Don Stephens. A “brilliant idea” is how he describes Cargo Day, now in its fourth year. Partnership with the maritime
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2019 Press
Don Stephens pays tribute to supporters of Cargo Day Nov 1, 2019
2019, Press, Tradewinds

Singapore brokers and traders swing behind Mercy Ships Cargo Day
Oct 28 • 1 min read

28.10.2019

Shipbrokers, charterers and shipowners in Singapore are backing Mercy Ships, as the charity hospital ship operator steps up its activities ahead of its annual cargo day fundraiser. Senior figures from Clarksons, BRS, Affinity,Clearlake, Eastern Pacific, ST Shipping, Thenamaris, Trafigura, Total, Vitol and others have formed a Singapore regional committee to encourage donations. They join colleagues
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2019 Press Tradewinds
Singapore brokers and traders swing behind Mercy Ships Cargo Day Oct 28, 2019
2018, 2019, Geneva Cargo Day Ball

Discover all our videos produced so far
Oct 09 • 1 min read

09.10.2019

Cargo Day Ball 2019 Vision Trip 2019 Discover where the Litasco award went Cargo Day Ball 2018
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2018 2019 Geneva Cargo Day Ball
Discover all our videos produced so far Oct 9, 2019
2019, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships hopes market magic will boost Cargo Day
Jun 19 • 1 min read

19.06.2019

Fundraisers are hoping a seasonal upswing in the tanker markets will boost this year’s donations to the $1m mark. Mercy Ships Cargo Day has been switched from 2 October to 6 November as organisers chase $1m in donations. Since it started three years ago, the annual fundraising event has been staged in early October. But
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2019 Tradewinds
Mercy Ships hopes market magic will boost Cargo Day Jun 19, 2019
2019, Geneva Cargo Day Ball

Shipping brings “hope and healing” to Africa’s poorest
May 15 • 1 min read

15.05.2019

Geneva ball hears how shipping and trading communities have thrown their weight behind Cargo Day fundraising Shipbrokers, traders, owners and many others celebrated a third successful year of fundraising for hospital charity Mercy Ships at a Cargo Day ball in Geneva. Tributes were paid to the work of Mercy Ships in providing free medical care
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2019 Geneva Cargo Day Ball
Shipping brings “hope and healing” to Africa’s poorest May 15, 2019
2019

mohammed
Mar 18 • 1 min read

18.03.2019

Nineteen-year-old Sayoe never imagined she would be greeted with anything except joy when she gave birth to her first child. But when baby Mohammed was born with a cleft lip and palate, people accused her of witchcraft, saying that her baby’s deformity was a curse. Despite being encouraged to abandon Mohammed, who was even called
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2019
mohammed Mar 18, 2019
2018, Tradewinds

US shipping party brings a festive boost to Mercy Ships
Jan 11 • 1 min read

11.01.2019

Leading tanker players organize cocktail party fundraiser for hospital charity A trio of top tanker owners teamed up in Houston, Texas, for a joint festive cocktail party, raising more than $36,000 for medical charity Mercy Ships. Stena Bulk, AET and Teekay sponsored the event to raise awareness of Mercy Ships in the US. The charity
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2018 Tradewinds
US shipping party brings a festive boost to Mercy Ships Jan 11, 2019
2018, Press

Mercy Ships documentary to screen on SBS
Dec 13 • 1 min read

13.12.2018

The outstanding work of doctors and nurses on board hospital ship Africa Mercy is to be portrayed during a documentary series broadcast on SBS. Episode one of “The Surgery Ship” premiers on Tuesday 27 November and follows the Australian (and other) doctors and nurses on board the ship as they perform life-saving surgery and medical
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2018 Press
Mercy Ships documentary to screen on SBS Dec 13, 2018
2018, Press, Thank you, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2018 has been a great success! And that is because of you…
Dec 11 • 1 min read

11.12.2018

The global shipping and trading community joined together a third time to raise support for Mercy Ships, an NGO operating the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, serving those with little access to medical care. The Mercy Ships Cargo Day Campaign raised more than $750,000 through the participation of 25 charterers, 16 shipowners, 21 shipbrokers, 2
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2018 Press Thank you Tradewinds
Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2018 has been a great success! And that is because of you… Dec 11, 2018
2018, The Charterers

Geneva Shipping Community rallies for Mercy Ships
Nov 28 • 1 min read

28.11.2018

On Tuesday 20th November, much of the Geneva Shipping Community gathered at the evocative Café du Bourg de Four, in the old town, to once more give a fun filled evening of solidarity and support to the charity Mercy Ships. A few charterers formed an impromptu band, called ‘The C Band’ and treated a host
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2018 The Charterers
Geneva Shipping Community rallies for Mercy Ships Nov 28, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships Cargo Day hits fundraising record
Oct 26 • 1 min read

26.10.2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2018 has so far raised well over $700,000 for the hospital ship charity — beating last year’s total. The figure could rise further, providing vital funds for the many thousands of surgical and other procedures carried out by the staff of the 16,572-gt Africa Mercy (built 1980), currently on field service
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships Cargo Day hits fundraising record Oct 26, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Shipping industry donates more than $500,000 to Mercy Ships Cargo Day
Oct 11 • 1 min read

11.10.2018

Charterers, brokers, traders and owners have turned the spotlight on the caring side of shipping by raising more than $500,000 so far for this year’s Mercy Ships Cargo Day. That total is set to rise over the next few weeks as more companies get involved and the amount of money from contributed brokerage commissions becomes
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Shipping industry donates more than $500,000 to Mercy Ships Cargo Day Oct 11, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Stena and Teekay spearhead Cargo Day push in US
Sep 28 • 1 min read

28.09.2018

Senior figures from Stena Bulk and Teekay Shipping will lead a new US committee set up to promote Mercy Ships’ annual Cargo Day fundraiser. JR Gardner, general manager and head of crude oil and fuel in the US for Stena, and Teekay’s Eric Nagel, director of Atlantic aframax and global support services, have been working
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Stena and Teekay spearhead Cargo Day push in US Sep 28, 2018
2018, Press

Worldwide shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal
Sep 13 • 1 min read

13.09.2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual event established by the worldwide shipping community in 2016, has announced a $1 million USD target goal for 2018. The event, held October 3, provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading community around the world to donate 50 percent of its commission on cargoes (Mercy Cargoes) or to
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2018 Press
Worldwide shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal Sep 13, 2018
2018, Press

Global shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal
Sep 13 • 1 min read

13.09.2018

ORGANISERS of Mercy Ships Cargo Day have announced a USD$1m target goal for 2018. The event, held on 3 October, provides the global shipping and trading community the chance to donate 50% of commission on cargoes (Mercy Cargoes) or to make a direct financial contribution to Mercy Ships. Mercy Ships runs the world’s largest private
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2018 Press
Global shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal Sep 13, 2018
2018, Press

Worldwide shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal
Sep 13 • 1 min read

13.09.2018

Shipping industry commits to raising $1 million USD for Mercy Ships in 2018 Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual event established by the worldwide shipping community in 2016, has announced a $1 million USD target goal for 2018. The event, held October 3, provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading community around the
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2018 Press
Worldwide shipping community announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day goal Sep 13, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Global shipping ‘family’ shows support for Mercy Ships
Sep 07 • 1 min read

07.09.2018

Senior shipping figures have stepped forward to encourage the industry to rally behind this year’s Cargo Day fundraising for medical charity Mercy Ships. The event is planned for 3 October with the hope that the total raised by the global shipping and trading community will break through the $1m mark.With four weeks to go, Mercy
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Global shipping ‘family’ shows support for Mercy Ships Sep 7, 2018
2018, Press

Industry Leaders Announce $1M Mercy Ships Fundraising Goal
Sep 03 • 1 min read

03.09.2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual event established by the worldwide shipping community in 2016, has announced a $1 million target goal for 2018. The event, held Oct. 3, provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading community around the world to donate 50 percent of its commission on cargoes (Mercy Cargoes) or to make
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2018 Press
Industry Leaders Announce $1M Mercy Ships Fundraising Goal Sep 3, 2018
2018, Press

Shipping Community Announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day Goal
Aug 30 • 1 min read

30.08.2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual event established by the worldwide shipping community in 2016, has announced a $1 million target goal for 2018. The event, held Oct. 3, provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading community around the world to donate 50 percent of its commission on cargoes (Mercy Cargoes) or to make
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2018 Press
Shipping Community Announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day Goal Aug 30, 2018
2018, Press

Mercy Ships announces goal for Cargo Day
Aug 30 • 1 min read

30.08.2018

Global charity Mercy Ships provides free, world-class health care to those with little access to medical services in impoverished, developing countries through its of fleet hospital ships such as the Africa Mercy. Ulrich, who had an operation to straighten his legs, and Valerie, who had a tumor removed onboard the Africa Mercy, both benefitted from
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2018 Press
Mercy Ships announces goal for Cargo Day Aug 30, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Adventure calls as Africa Mercy begins new mission
Aug 22 • 1 min read

22.08.2018

Senegal A small description To give the desire to the user To know more,
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Adventure calls as Africa Mercy begins new mission Aug 22, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships supporters raise £145,000 as Charity turns 40
Jun 22 • 1 min read

22.06.2018

Cargo Day, new ship in China and looking ahead to doubling capacity feature in landmark event Mercy Ships celebrated its 40th anniversary with a London ball attended by founders Don and Deyon Stephens. The event — staged at a venue close to Trafalgar Square, attended by more than 300 supporters of the hospital ship charity
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships supporters raise £145,000 as Charity turns 40 Jun 22, 2018
2018, Geneva Cargo Day Ball, Press

Sahara Group supports Mercy Ships’ Saving Lives Initiative in Geneva
Jun 01 • 1 min read

01.06.2018

In keeping with its resolve to give “wings to aspirations” across the globe, Sahara Group, a leading International Energy and Infrastructure Conglomerate, joined Mercy Ships and other global partners to celebrate the Cargo Day 2018 in Geneva on May 17, 2018. The Cargo Day is an initiative of Mercy Ships, a corporate responsibility organization that
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2018 Geneva Cargo Day Ball Press
Sahara Group supports Mercy Ships’ Saving Lives Initiative in Geneva Jun 1, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Wisby rises from humble origins to top Swedish tanker outfit
May 25 • 1 min read

25.05.2018

Seafarer colleagues swapped from sea to shore with the help of two ski boot bags A pair of ski boot bags, four seafarers serving on the same ship and plenty of ambition marked the early days of Sweden’s Wisby Tankers. The bags served as the company’s mobile office, a convenient way of transferring files between
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Wisby rises from humble origins to top Swedish tanker outfit May 25, 2018
2018, Geneva Cargo Day Ball, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships says ‘merci’
May 25 • 1 min read

25.05.2018

Supporters of Mercy Ships’ Cargo Day turned out in force for a “thank you” Geneva lakeside gala ball. More than 250 guests toasted the raising of $673,000 at the 2017 event and a total of $1m in the two years since Cargo Day was launched. Special guests at the Hotel Beau-Rivage included Diego Aponte, president
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2018 Geneva Cargo Day Ball Tradewinds
Mercy Ships says ‘merci’ May 25, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds, Uncategorised

Top shipping names
Apr 30 • 1 min read

30.04.2018

Douala Senior figures from leading brokerages, traders and shipowning companies witnessed first-hand work being carried out by hospital ship charity Mercy Ships. An aptly named Vision Trip saw the operator of the world’s largest civilian hospital vessel spend three days showing their guests from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and the UK how thousands of people in
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2018 Press Tradewinds Uncategorised
Top shipping names Apr 30, 2018
2018, Press

Mercy Ships to the developing world
Apr 26 • 1 min read

26.04.2018

BELROSE’s John Borrow has devoted much of his working life to being a volunteer and has now been made the captain of the world’s largest independent hospital ship. He took over the captaincy of Africa Mercy last month in Benin, West Africa. Africa Mercy is part of the Mercy Ships network of hospital ships which
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2018 Press
Mercy Ships to the developing world Apr 26, 2018
2018, Press, Transformed lives

Living and working on a mercy mission
Apr 26 • 1 min read

26.04.2018

I am really enjoying the hands on nature of the work while bringing something more to the job through my previous experience as a chief engineer. Engineers Australia member Mick Dunne is serving as a volunteer crew member on board the MVAfrica Mercy, the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, recently featured in an SBS television
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2018 Press Transformed lives
Living and working on a mercy mission Apr 26, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Nor-Shipping teams up with Mercy Ships
Feb 26 • 1 min read

26.02.2018

Mercy Ships, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has been chosen by Nor-Shipping to be its new charity partner. Nor-Shipping director Per Martin Tanggaard described the operator of the world’s largest civilian hospital ship as a “lifesaver”. “It provides first-class medical facilities and expertise to communities that have limited, or sometimes zero, access to
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Nor-Shipping teams up with Mercy Ships Feb 26, 2018
Surgical Need, Transformed lives

Generational Hope
Jan 22 • 1 min read

22.01.2018

Amina and her children Elodie, Marie and Jacques In 2001, the crew of our first hospital ship operated the young Amina of cataract, giving her back her sight and at the same time a whole new perspective on the future. But who would have thought that in 2017 our paths would cross again and we
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Surgical Need Transformed lives
Generational Hope Jan 22, 2018
2018, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships fundraiser tops $670,000
Jan 22 • 1 min read

22.01.2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2017 has raised a grand total of $672,300. “Thank you for this wonderful result,” said Corinne Kemp, communications manager for the non-governmental organisation, which operates the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. The global shipping and trading community rallied behind Cargo Day, which has raised nearly $1m in the two years it
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2018 Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships fundraiser tops $670,000 Jan 22, 2018
2017, Tradewinds, Uncategorised

Cargo Day nets more than $650,000 for Mercy Ships
Nov 24 • 1 min read

24.11.2017

Shipping and trading industry support of Mercy Ships’ Cargo Day has reached $651,400 — double the figure of a year earlier. The fundraising venture was backed by 83 companies — 24 charterers, 20 shipowners, 23 shipbrokers, seven port agents, and nine service outfits and associations. “Who thought we could have achieved this,” said Tim Webb,
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2017 Tradewinds Uncategorised
Cargo Day nets more than $650,000 for Mercy Ships Nov 24, 2017
2017, National Geographic, Uncategorised

National Geographic
Nov 21 • 1 min read

21.11.2017

Nat Geo has produced an amazing documentary series on Mercy Ships called “The Surgery Ship”. More than 70% of the world’s population cannot access essential surgery. For many, the hospital ship Africa Mercy is their last hope. On board, a crew of world -class medical volunteers from across the globe face the biggest challenges of
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2017 National Geographic Uncategorised
National Geographic Nov 21, 2017
2017, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships Cargo Day has $500k in its sights
Oct 25 • 1 min read

25.10.2017

Trafigura, Socar Trading and Litasco topped the list of charterers that gave cargoes from which broker commissions have pushed Mercy Ships Cargo Day fundraising towards $500,000. Early this week, more than $462,300 had been raised for hospital ship operator Mercy Ships. Participants in this year’s event, in which TradeWinds acted as a partner, are too
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2017 Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships Cargo Day has $500k in its sights Oct 25, 2017
2017, Press, Tradewinds

Industry rallies behind Cargo Day
Oct 13 • 1 min read

13.10.2017

Mercy Ships has already raised over $394,000 from its second annual Cargo Day — easily beating last year’s $320,000. It is expected the eventual figure could exceed $450,000, providing vitally needed funds for life-changing surgery in Africa. Some 21 charterers, 16 shipowners, 24 brokers and 10 port agents, as well as seven service companies and
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2017 Press Tradewinds
Industry rallies behind Cargo Day Oct 13, 2017
2017, Press

Concordia Maritime supports Mercy Ships Cargo Day
Oct 13 • 1 min read

13.10.2017

Mercy Ships Cargo Day is being held for the second year and Concordia Maritime is one of the companies supporting the activities on board Mercy Ships’ hospital ship. The participants can either donate part of their commission this day or choose a sum of money they want to donate, which they can also do after
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2017 Press
Concordia Maritime supports Mercy Ships Cargo Day Oct 13, 2017
2017, Press, Tradewinds

Big names urge owners to support Mercy Ships event
Sep 29 • 1 min read

29.09.2017

The commodity trading and shipping industries are throwing their weight behind Mercy Ships Cargo Day with leading figures telling TradeWinds why they are supporting the 4 October fundraising event. Around 40 companies have so far signed up to participate, including Clarksons, Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), Riverlake, Fearnleys and Affinity on the broking side. Charterers include
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2017 Press Tradewinds
Big names urge owners to support Mercy Ships event Sep 29, 2017
2017, Tradewinds

All hands on deck to ready hospital ship for Cameroon
Sep 17 • 1 min read

17.09.2017

Hospital ship the Africa Mercy has arrived in Cameroon for its first tour of duty in the West African country after undergoing maintenance dry-docking in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Described by Mercy Ships’ UK head of fundraising, Sarah Balser, as the “most exciting ship in the world”, it has been all hands on deck preparing the floating
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2017 Tradewinds
All hands on deck to ready hospital ship for Cameroon Sep 17, 2017
2017, Tradewinds

Changing lives in Africa at the touch of a button
Sep 07 • 1 min read

07.09.2017

Time has come for the shipping and trading community to rally behind Mercy Ships’ second annual Cargo Day. After raising more than $300,000 from the first Cargo Day last year, companies are being urged to visit mercyshipscargoday.org and press the button to donate. It is hoped to double last year’s total and really establish the
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2017 Tradewinds
Changing lives in Africa at the touch of a button Sep 7, 2017
2017, Surgical Need, Transformed lives

Results of our mission in Benin 2016 – 2017
Sep 07 • 1 min read

07.09.2017

Link to the french version Benin (2016-2017): an increasing number of participants in our Medical Capacity Building training program. Mercy Ships has already visited Benin 5 times. Benin ranks 166 out of 187 countries according to the United Nations Humanitarian Development index. Zoom on Benin Life expectancy is 61 years. High fertility rate with
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2017 Surgical Need Transformed lives
Results of our mission in Benin 2016 – 2017 Sep 7, 2017
2017, Tradewinds

Guests dig deep for Mercy Ships
Jul 03 • 1 min read

03.07.2017

The generosity of Scottish businesswoman Ann Gloag sent the total raised during an Africa Ball evening in London for Mercy Ships spiralling to a staggering £250,000. Gloag, who funded the purchase of Mercy Ship’s 16,572-gt hospital vessel Africa Mercy (built 1980), spoke passionately about the organisation on whose UK and international boards she serves. The
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2017 Tradewinds
Guests dig deep for Mercy Ships Jul 3, 2017
Geneva Cargo Day Ball, Press, Tradewinds

Mercy Ships toasts Cargo Day success
May 29 • 1 min read

29.05.2017

View the article here The Geneva Cargo Day Ball proved an evening to remember while helping raise funds for hospital ship Africa Mercy. Now attention is turning to the Cargo Day to be held on 4 October Glasses clinked at the first Cargo Day Ball held by Mercy Ships Switzerland on May 18 where talk
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Geneva Cargo Day Ball Press Tradewinds
Mercy Ships toasts Cargo Day success May 29, 2017
Transformed lives

Restoring William
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

William patiently waits as the bandages from his right eye are removed. The 29-year-old sits perfectly still as his eye is wiped clean. He slowly opens his eye as everyone in the room, including his wife and five-year-old son, wait with bated breath. Silently everyone wonders the same thing: “Did the surgery restore William’s vision?”
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Transformed lives
Restoring William May 16, 2017
Transformed lives

Changing Muriella’s Story
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

Viewed from the left side of her profile, Muriella’s natural beauty made her stand out in the screening crowd of over a thousand. With her trendy clothes, fashionable long hair and typically self-conscious 17-year-old manner, she could have been standing in a high school cafeteria line in any high-income country. But as soon as the
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Transformed lives
Changing Muriella’s Story May 16, 2017
Transformed lives

Fanjakely’s Fairytale
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

Eighteen-year-old Fanjakely arrived at the Mercy Ships patient screening with a look of total despair in her eyes and unsmiling hopelessness on her face. It had always been her dream to be a mother. When she was fifteen, her captivating features and grace caught the eye of a handsome farmer, and they were wed. Not
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Transformed lives
Fanjakely’s Fairytale May 16, 2017
Transformed lives

Fire! (Blandine)
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

Blandine was alone when her candle slipped off the bedside table, fell on the surrounding mosquito net, and engulfed her room in flames. The 22-year-old woman recalls that terrible night. “There was oil in an open bottle – a liter and a half of it – I didn’t know it was there.” Motioning upward with
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Transformed lives
Fire! (Blandine) May 16, 2017
Transformed lives

Israel’s First Victory
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

My name is Simone, and this is the story of my youngest child, Israel … After thirty hours of labor and a last-minute C-section, my first son was abruptly brought into the world. But as quickly as he came in, he was taken away by the nurses because I was in such a bad condition.
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Transformed lives
Israel’s First Victory May 16, 2017
Transformed lives

What a Difference a Week Makes – Zakael
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

Zakael grins from ear to ear. On a very hot summer day in Madagascar, the seven-year-old wears his shirt open, revealing a small surgical scar just above his left collarbone. He wears the scar proudly . . . a symbol of where he has been and where he is going. “I want to be a
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Transformed lives
What a Difference a Week Makes – Zakael May 16, 2017
2017, Transformed lives

Maurinho in First
May 16 • 1 min read

16.05.2017

“It was the stunning World Cup victory in 2010 which brought me to name my son after football coach José Mourinho,” says Maurinho’s dad. It makes sense, then, when his mom describes her son’s competitive nature. “When Maurinho says that he wants to achieve something, he will not back down until he gets it done.
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2017 Transformed lives
Maurinho in First May 16, 2017
Surgical Need, Transformed lives

Orthopedic Program
Mar 06 • 1 min read

06.03.2017

In places without access to proper medical care, orthopaedic conditions in children are unfortunately commonplace. Birth defects go uncorrected. Bone breaks are rarely correctly set and mended. Life changing surgeries and physiotherapy relieve suffering caused from deformities and neglected trauma. Because of this programme, children all over Africa are able to run and play, and
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Surgical Need Transformed lives
Orthopedic Program Mar 6, 2017
Tradewinds

Latest Article in Tradewinds
Feb 17 • 1 min read

17.02.2017

Article by Geoff Garfield, Tradewinds Download PDF
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Tradewinds
Latest Article in Tradewinds Feb 17, 2017
Tradewinds

Latest publication in Tradewinds
Feb 17 • 1 min read

17.02.2017

“Thank You” page in the 17th of February edition of Tradewinds to thank all the participants of the Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2016. Download PDF Hope to see you on October 4th for the Cargo Day 2017!
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Tradewinds
Latest publication in Tradewinds Feb 17, 2017
Thank you

Because of you, Mercy Ships Cargo Days 1st edition was a success!
Dec 30 • 1 min read

30.12.2016

MERCY SHIPS and all our patients would like to thank you for your incredible participation at the first Mercy Ships Cargo Day. The 2016 edition was a major success with participation of 30 charterers, 24 shipowners, 17 brokers, 6 port agents, 5 service companies and associations. In total, 60 cargoes were given to brokers and
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Thank you
Because of you, Mercy Ships Cargo Days 1st edition was a success! Dec 30, 2016
Tradewinds

Shipping rallies behind Mercy Ships
Oct 28 • 1 min read

28.10.2016

Around $400,000 and possibly much more may flow from Mercy Ships’ Cargo Day fund-raising event on 19 October in a week that also saw the hospital ship charity’s UK arm celebrate its 20th anniversary. The shipping community — including charterers, brokers and owners — rallied behind Cargo Day committing so-called Mercy Cargoes and contributing broker
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Tradewinds
Shipping rallies behind Mercy Ships Oct 28, 2016
Uncategorised

Cargo Day, a day of donations from the shipping and maritime trading community in favor of Mercy Ships
Oct 17 • 1 min read

17.10.2016

Press Release, 14th of october Geneva, 11th October 2016 â€“ Mercy Ships is organizing, for the first time, a gift day called â€œMercy Ships Cargo Dayâ€ on 19th October. The shipping and maritime trading community is invited to raise funds for this NGO which offers treatment on board the largest civilian hospital ship in the
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Uncategorised
Cargo Day, a day of donations from the shipping and maritime trading community in favor of Mercy Ships Oct 17, 2016
Uncategorised

Call to action for shipowner support of Cargo Day event
Oct 17 • 1 min read

17.10.2016

Article by Geoff Garfields, Tradewinds, 14 of october 2016 Shipowners have less than a week to join charterers, brokers and others in the industry supporting one of the most worthwhile fundraising events of the year â€” Mercy Shipsâ€™ Cargo Day. The 19 October event hopes to raise many thousands of dollars for the charity, which
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Uncategorised
Call to action for shipowner support of Cargo Day event Oct 17, 2016
Surgical Need

A fathers love and worry
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

Senegal A small description To give the desire to the user To know more,
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Surgical Need
A fathers love and worry Sep 23, 2016
Tradewinds

Masters master plan – Recycling trash to help poor
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

Jan Tuinier, master of the Africa Mercy, has a vision of making money from recycling garbage in the Dominican Republic. He relinquished his position as captain this summer to help 150 people who live in extreme poverty on a rubbish dump in the Caribbean country. The project sums up Tuinierâ€™s decision to forfeit a regular
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Tradewinds
Masters master plan – Recycling trash to help poor Sep 23, 2016
Tradewinds

Leaving a legacy
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

Mercy Ships has developed since its foundation in 1978, from responding to disasters to capacity-building. It works with host nations to provide a legacy of desperately needed healthcare by training local surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, sterilising technicians, community health workers and administrators to continue the work after the ship departs. Its mentoring programmes, referred to as
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Tradewinds
Leaving a legacy Sep 23, 2016
2016, Press, Tradewinds

Now they need your help
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

A 1990s newspaper article about Mercy Ships was to be the catalyst for shipbroker Gilbert Walter finding a yard in China to build the charity’s new vessel a decade later. Walter filed the article away until he opened the Geneva office of Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS) as managing director and saw that Mercy Ships International
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2016 Press Tradewinds
Now they need your help Sep 23, 2016
Tradewinds

Ship of hope
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

Millions of lives in some of the world’s poorest countries have been radically transformed by Mercy Ships” free surgical and medical care. Geoff Garfield visited the hospital ship Africa Mercy in Madagascar to see the work of the volunteers who pay for the privilege of being on board Everyone has the right to a seat
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Tradewinds
Ship of hope Sep 23, 2016
Press

Mercy Ships Congratulates CBS 60 Minutes on Winning Best Feature Story for “AFRICA MERCY”
Sep 23 • 1 min read

23.09.2016

New York, N.Y. “ October 1, 2014 “ The Mercy Ships story was highlighted once again by the CBS 60 Minutes team as they took home the award for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine for their “Africa Mercy” piece. The award was presented at last night’s 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award
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Press
Mercy Ships Congratulates CBS 60 Minutes on Winning Best Feature Story for “AFRICA MERCY” Sep 23, 2016
Surgical Need

The Mercy Ships Response to Global Surgical Need
Jul 28 • 1 min read

28.07.2016

Since 1978, Mercy Ships has offered free surgical care to countries that rank in the lower third of the United Nations Human Development Index. Our hospital ships provide a state-of-the-art platform for providing a comprehensive package of hope and healing that is comprised of three parts: direct medical services (surgeries and medical treatments), training (educational
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Surgical Need
The Mercy Ships Response to Global Surgical Need Jul 28, 2016
Tradewinds

Mercy Ships to benefit from big fund-raiser
Jul 26 • 1 min read

26.07.2016

Hospital shipâ€™s Cargo Day creates opportunity for shipping industry to extend helping hand to those in need Shipbrokers, charterers and owners have the opportunity to participate in a â€œCargo Dayâ€ fund-raising project for Mercy Ships, which operates the worldâ€™s largest civil hospital vessel. The organisation has launched a website (cargo.darwinstaging.com), where participants can pledge an
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Tradewinds
Mercy Ships to benefit from big fund-raiser Jul 26, 2016
Tradewinds

Humanitarian, humble and serving the poor
Jul 03 • 1 min read

03.07.2016

Hospital ship delivers hope to thousands in Africa with new vessel ordered in China set to multiply free health care. By Geoff Garfield, News Editor, Tradewinds. Africa Mercy is the name on the bow of a converted ro-pax but an equally fitting epithet would be â€œServing the Poorest of the Poor.â€ The phrase came from
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Tradewinds
Humanitarian, humble and serving the poor Jul 3, 2016
Transformed lives

Story of William
Jul 03 • 1 min read

03.07.2016

William patiently waits as the bandages from his right eye are removed. The 29-year-old sits perfectly still as his eye is wiped clean. He slowly opens his eye as everyone in the room, including his wife and five-year-old son, wait with bated breath. Silently everyone wonders the same thing:Â â€œDid the surgery restore Williamâ€™s vision?â€
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Transformed lives
Story of William Jul 3, 2016
Transformed lives

Cyrianes Joy
Jul 01 • 1 min read

01.07.2016

Cyriane often watches as her older sister puts on her shoes. Cyrianeâ€™s reaction is always the same â€“ she wants to wear shoes just like her big sister! Sadly, born with severe clubbed feet that are bent inwards at 90 degree angles, itâ€™s impossible for Cyriane to wear shoes â€“ except on her hands! â€œShe
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Transformed lives
Cyrianes Joy Jul 1, 2016
Transformed lives

Fenosoa and His Grandpa
Jul 01 • 1 min read

01.07.2016

Although Fenosoaâ€™s family live in the same Madagascan village, he shares a hut with his grandfather. Why? â€œBecause he loves me,â€ explains his grandfather, Papa Denis. Fenosoa was born with a cyst on his side. For five years it grew along with the little boy, sometimes making him lose his balance. Papa Denis heard a
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Transformed lives
Fenosoa and His Grandpa Jul 1, 2016
Transformed lives

Fifalina: Pint-Sized Courage
Jul 01 • 1 min read

01.07.2016

The tiny nine-year-old struggled into the Mercy Ships admissions tent. Fifalinaâ€™s legs seemed to be slowly folding beneath her. They could no longer hold her erect. Her mother, Ludvine, says Fifalinaâ€™s legs were normal at birth. However, when Fifalina started to walk, she often fell, and Ludvine noticed that her legs began to curve. Fifalinaâ€™s
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Transformed lives
Fifalina: Pint-Sized Courage Jul 1, 2016
Transformed lives

Haingos Story Continues
Jul 01 • 1 min read

01.07.2016

Preparing to land, the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) plane dipped its wings over the Mercy Ship, but Viviaby was oblivious. She focused on comforting her tiny daughter. At almost seven months old, Haingo weighed only 2.2 kilograms (4.8 pounds). She was severely malnourished because of her cleft palate. Crammed full of courageous love, Viviaby had
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Transformed lives
Haingos Story Continues Jul 1, 2016
Transformed lives

New Hope for Rosella
Jul 01 • 1 min read

01.07.2016

Rosellaâ€™s father watches as a plane bounces down the roughly constructed dirt runway. Landing a plane in this remote region of northwest Madagascar is not an easy task. But it is no more difficult than the fatherâ€™s five-hour journey on foot to reach the makeshift airstrip. As the pilot steps out and secures the lightweight
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Transformed lives
New Hope for Rosella Jul 1, 2016
Transformed lives

Beautiful Straight Feet
Jun 30 • 1 min read

30.06.2016

Prinscio was two when he took his first steps, walking on the tops of his twisted feet. Born with bilateral club feet, he developed this curious gait to get around. He was ashamed of the way he moved, and he would declare, â€œDonâ€™t talk about my feet!â€ to anyone who stared. In every other way,
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Transformed lives
Beautiful Straight Feet Jun 30, 2016
Transformed lives

A Dance for Serah
Jun 15 • 1 min read

15.06.2016

Senegal A small description To give the desire to the user To know more,
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Transformed lives
A Dance for Serah Jun 15, 2016

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