WE BELIEVE WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY SUPPORTING NOT-FOR-PROFIT MARITIME ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT WORK TOWARDS SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY & IMPROVING SEAFARER WELLBEING.

Alongside our mission to make our seas safer and minimise the environmental impact of international shipping, we believe we make a difference by supporting not-for-profit maritime organisations, including those that work towards improving the wellbeing of seafarers.

In the past two years we have supported the following organisations:

• The Sailors’ Society – donating AUD$70K to provide social welfare coaching in maritime technical colleges across China; raised over USD$12K in the 2017 Asian Challenge (further to the USD$20K+ raised in 2015). In addition, our former Vetting Superintendent Mathieu Antin completed the 2017 London Marathon in support of Sailors’ Society, raising a further GBP 3,000.
• Mission to Seafarers, Melbourne, Australia – RightShip donated AUD$10K to assist with the purchase of a second bus to transport seafarers in 2017.

• Yale University – USD$40K to fund the development of a sustainable seafarer research database, which is dedicated to the study and promotion of seafarer health and wellness, while providing actionable information to reduce injury and illness at sea.
• Alma Doepel restoration fund – donated over AUD$11K to cover the cost of 2,000 forged, galvanised bolts required for fastening the new hull framing and planking on Alma Doepel.
• Port Arthur Seafarers Centre, Houston, TX – donated USD$2K to purchase computer equipment.
• Seafarers House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – donated over USD$7K to purchase computer equipment.
• Seamen’s Centre, Corpus Christi, Texas – following Hurricane Harvey in 2017, RightShip donated over USD$4K to replace damaged computer equipment

RightShip also support staff fundraising efforts by matching their total raised dollar-for-dollar (up to $200) per event or cause.

RightShip has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to better address and understand the industry’s human element, and is a signatory to the Poseidon Challenge working towards zero fatalities, zero pollution and zero detentions.

Encouraging industry-best safety standards, members of leading industry associations are recognised on the Qi platform.

RightShip is a founding member the World Ocean Council, a not-for-profit organisation which seeks to catalyse collaboration in ocean sustainability and stewardship, tackling global marine environmental issues and advancing “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”.

RightShip also recognise the important role that the group of Marine Environment Protection Associations (HELMEPA, AUSMEPA, CYMEPA and NAMEPA) undertake to promote sound environmental practice. RightShip is currently working with AUSMEPA to build the Maritime Emissions Portal, which will provide transparency surrounding air emissions in a port area, allowing for emissions reduction schemes and port benchmarking.