Mercy Ships ein annual Cargo Day dey look like say e go bring in money pass any time before. De people wey dey organise am dey sure say de maritime community go push dis year ein total pass last year ein $2.2 million, as pledges dey rush in from all over de industry.
De 2025 campaign – wey start officially on November 5 and go continue till de end of de year – don already pass $1.6 million. E dey on track to break record, and de organisers dey hope say dem go hit $2.5 million.
Cargo Day: Shipping Community Dey Join Body
Cargo Day don become one of de most unifying charitable efforts for shipping since e start for 2016. E dey channel freight commissions, fixture revenues, and direct contributions into de operation of Mercy Ships ein hospital vessels, de Africa Mercy and de Global Mercy – de world ein largest non-governmental hospital ship. More than 150 companies don participate since de initiative start, and dem don raise about $15 million so far.
Remembering Tim Webb
Dis year ein 10th anniversary campaign get special emotional weight. Cargo Day be de original idea of de late Tim Webb of BRS. Na he lead de first event by persuading tanker charterers to offer “Mercy Cargoes” and encouraging brokers to donate 50% of demma commission, plus charterers matching de effort. Wetin start as tanker market initiative don expand across dry bulk, shipowners, shipbuilders, terminals, agents, suppliers, and service providers. Many of dem dey run demma own fundraisers or dey pledge fixed amounts.
Impact of de Funds
De funds dey support thousands of free surgeries every year, from cataract and cleft lip procedures to complex orthopaedic and maxillofacial operations. E dey also support Mercy Ships ein medical training programmes, wey dey equip hundreds of African healthcare workers with new skills and dey support long-term capacity building.
Recognition for Participating Companies
Companies wey dey participate for Cargo Day dey also get recognition through de official website, wey dey show how de industry dey support dem.
Mercy Ships, Presidio and Cisco dey partner to use technology for good
Mercy Ships, Presidio and Cisco dey partner to transform how healthcare dey delivered for underserved areas. Dem dey modernise IT on ship, wey dey bring unique challenges.
Challenges of Modernizing IT on a Ship
Mercy Ships dey operate two large hospital ships wey dey serve low-income communities for Africa: Global Mercy for Sierra Leone and Africa Mercy for Madagascar. Dem be like floating cities with more than 800 people on board, including medical staff, families and volunteers.
- De technology must fit hospital, cruise liner, food service provider and logistical hub.
- Internet access dey limited, latency dey high and outages dey common.
- Metal walls dey make wireless coverage dey hard.
Partnership to meet business challenges
Cisco and Presidio dey help upgrade de infrastructure, so de ships fit provide uninterrupted medical services for remote locations. Dem design two onboard data centers for redundancy and spend time dey walk de ship to see how Wi-Fi signals dey behave from room to room.