2010 – year of the seafarer

Shipgaz – IMO has decided to dedicate next year to the world’s seafarers. The theme for the World Maritime Day will be “2010: Year of the Seafarer”. ”Our intention is to pay tribute to you, the world’s 1.5 million seafarers – men and women from all over the globe – for the unique, and all too often over-looked, contribution you make to the wellbeing of all of us”, IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos says and continues:
”At the same time, we will seek to add impetus to the “Go to Sea!” campaign, which we launched in November 2008 to attract new entrants to the shipping industry and, in particular, to encourage young people to follow in your footsteps by becoming the seafarers of tomorrow.”