2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Crew Visit Campaign concluded successfully
“2024中秋佳节船员慰問行動”圆满收官
The Hong Kong International Seafarer Services Center (HKISSC) successfully held the “2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Crew Visit Campaign” from August 20 to September 25, with the support of various shipping companies and two founding unions of HKISSC, i.e. Amalgamated Union of Seafarers, Hong Kong and Merchant Navy Officers’ Guild – Hong Kong.
2024年度中国传统节日-中秋佳节之际，香港国际海员服务中心在香港商船高级船员协会与香港航业海员合併工会的支持下，携手航运企业於8月20日至9月25日期间开展了探访慰问抵港海员行动。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family union in Chinese tradition. However, millions of seafarers are apart from their families, dedicating their hard work to the normal functioning of the global supply chain. HKISSC aims at standing solidarity with seafarers in all ups and downs, sharing their loneliness during festive moments. During the campaign, welfare packs and festival gifts were distributed to seafarers who arrived in Hong Kong, together with warm greetings from the team of HKISSC, to demonstrate the care and empathy of Hong Kong seafarer unions.
中秋佳节在中国是合家欢聚的日子，而廣大海員們却在茫茫大海上堅守崗位，為世界經濟供应链的正常運轉默默奉獻著辛勤汗水。香港國際海員服務中心與廣大海員同心同行，每逢佳節倍思親，对海員們海上航行的孤獨感同身受。活動期间，中心工作团队向抵港的海員們送去了節日的問候與福利禮包，彰显香港两家海员工会对海员的关切与关怀。
The campaign was supported by the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Seaspan Ship Management, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd, Wan Hai Lines (SITC Shipping), Pacific International Lines and others. Father Valan, Catholic port chaplain for The Apostleship of the Sea, also joined our team for the spiritual well-being of seafarers.
此次活动得到了东方海外货柜航运有限公司(OOCL),Seaspan航运公司，Anglo Eastern香港船舶管理公司，万海航运（海丰船务）及太平船务等公司的倾力支持，香港海员宗会的Fr.Valan 神父等亦加入了探访团队，令海员获得更多的精神福祉。
Over 1600 seafarers on 75 merchant vessels were visited in the campaign and successfully completed our expected goal. Through their lovely smiles when receiving the gifts, seafarers expressed their gratitude for the visit and were glad to receive attention and care.
活动期间，中心共探访了75艘商船，慰问海员1600余人，圆满完成了预期目标。中心及时采购的慰问物资与纪念品，广受海员的喜欢，海员们对我中心的探访慰纷纷表示感激，希望能得到更多的关注与关怀。
In addition to the vessels connected, the team also visited 32 merchant vessels berthing in Hong Kong so that more seafarers were benefited. Most of the vessels were flying flags of convenience; onboard seafarers from the Philippines, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, Colombia and other countries.
除合作公司的船舶，中心工作人员亦随机探访了32艘其他公司靠泊香港的商船，这些商船很多都与工会签署有方便旗船集体协议，随机安排的探访慰问活动让香港的福祉惠及更多的海员。是次活动覆盖的海员所在国家除中国（内地、台湾与香港的船员）外，菲律宾、印度、印尼、韩国、缅甸、斯里兰卡、马来西亚、乌克兰、俄罗斯、希腊、罗马尼亚、克罗地亚、坦桑尼亚、南非、加纳、哥伦比亚等国籍的船员也在活动中收益。
Photos of the campaign are as follows.
以下是工作人员探访慰问活动的图片集锦。
1. Seven vessels from OOCL, including OOCL NEW YORK, OOCL SAN FRANCISCO, OOCL SAVANNAH, OOCL BERLIN, OOCL ZHOUSHAN, OOCL AMERTCA and OOCL INDONESIA.
OOCL旗下的OOCL NEW YORK、OOCL SAN FRANCISCO、OOCL SAVANNAH、OOCL BERLIN、OOCL ZHOUSHAN、OOCL AMERTCA、OOCL INDONESIA等7艘商船.
2. Merchant vessels MAERSK SANTANA and NYK FUSHIMI, in addition to yacht “HANG FAI”, are from Anglo-Eastern.
Anglo-Eastern旗下“MAERSK SANTANA”、“NYK FUSHIMI”商船及HANG FAI游艇。
3. 11 merchant vessels from SEASPAN, including COSCO DEVELOPMENT, COSCO PRINCE RUPERT, YM WELLNESS, YM WELCOME, ONE FOREVER, ZIM USA, SEASPAN BELIEF, COSCO PHILLIPINE, CSCL LONG BEACH, SEASPAN TOKYO and SEASPAN OSPREY.
SEASPAN公司旗下的COSCO DEVELOPMENT、COSCO PRINCE RUPERT 、YM WELLNESS 、YM WELCOME、ONE FOREVER、ZIM USA、SEASPAN BELIEF、COSCO PHILLIPINE、CSCL LONG BEACH、SEASPAN TOKYO、SEASPAN OSPREY等11艘商船.
4. Five merchant vessels of Pacific International Lines, namely KOTA LEKAS, KOTA RAJA, KOTA PEONY, KOTA HARUM and KOTA SANTOS.
太平船务的“KOTA LEKAS”、“KOTA RAJA”、“KOTA PEONY”、“KOTA HARUM”、“KOTA SANTOS”等5艘商船。
5. 13 merchant vessels from Wan Hai Lines (SITC Shipping), including WAN HAI 101, WAN HAI 171, WAN HAI 172, WAN HAI 232, WAN HAI 272, WAN HAI 308, WAN HAI 317, WAN HAI 322, WAN HAI 328, WAN HAI 368, WAN HAI 376, WAN HAI 507 and WAN HAI 517.
万海航运（海丰船务）的 “WAN HAI 101”、“WAN HAI 171”、“WAN HAI 172”、 “WAN HAI 232” “WAN HAI 272”、“WAN HAI 308”、“WAN HAI 317”、“WAN HAI 322”、 “WAN HAI 328”、“WAN HAI 368”、 “WAN HAI 376”、 “WAN HAI 507”、 “WAN HAI 517” 等13艘商船。
6. Visited 4 vehicles carriers, including TRANS HARMONY 2, FUJITRANS WORLD and SIEM CURIE, TRANS HARMONY 1.
应约探访运输车辆的4艘滚装船：TRANS HARMONY 2、FUJITRANS WORLD、SIEM CURIE、TRANS HARMONY 1
7. Randomly visited 30 merchant vessels, included HELGOLAND, TS KOBE, SAWASDEE CAPELLA, UNI-POPULAR, CAP SAN TAINARO, EVER CONNECT, EVER CANDID,DEBUSSY,SAWASDEE RIGEL, MERATUS BINTAN,MERATUS TOMINI,MIYUNHE, MSC ALDI III,MSC ELENI,NAGOYA TOWER, SYNERGY BUSAN, YM CERTAINTY, AKITERA,CA MANILA, CAPE FORTIUS, EVER BEFIT, MAERSK LETICIA, MCC YANGON,ONE INFINITY, TS JOHOR, TS KEELUNG,TS LIANYUNGANG,TS TIANJIN, HAIAN TIME and INTERASIA HORIZON. 15 of them were covered by ITF FOC agreements, whereas 15 of them were not.
随机安排的商船：HELGOLAND、TS KOBE、SAWASDEE CAPELLA、UNI-POPULAR、CAP SAN TAINARO、EVER CONNECT、EVER CANDID、DEBUSSY、SAWASDEE RIGEL、MERATUS BINTAN、MERATUS TOMINI、MIYUNHE、MSC ALDI III、MSC ELENI、NAGOYA TOWER、SYNERGY BUSAN、YM CERTAINTY、AKITERA、CA MANILA、CAPE FORTIUS、EVER BEFIT、MAERSK LETICIA、MCC YANGON、ONE INFINITY、TS JOHOR、TS KEELUNG、TS LIANYUNGANG、TS TIANJIN、HAIAN TIME、INTERASIA HORIZON等30艘船舶，其中包括签有ITF FOC协议的船舶15艘、没有集体协议的船舶15艘。
Moreover, in response to the ITF Hong Kong inspector, daily necessities were delivered to crew members stranded onboard MV MIRNA and MV GRAND SUNNY.
此外，中心还应ITF香港检查员安排，为滞留香港的MIRNA商船上的7名船员及Grand Sunny商船上的11名海员送去了生活援助物资.
