{"id":63703,"date":"2024-04-15T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maritime-industry.nl\/?page_id=63703"},"modified":"2024-06-06T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:52:02","slug":"mercy-ships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maritime-industry.nl\/en\/mercy-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"63703\" class=\"elementor elementor-63703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8338f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8338f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc9702\" data-id=\"cdc9702\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a01a951 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a01a951\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c29dd9\" data-id=\"6c29dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9043e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9043e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mercy Ships<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176be18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176be18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ec93c\" data-id=\"e6ec93c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e1b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0e1b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>During the maritime trade fair Maritime Industry in Gorinchem, Mercy Ships will be central during the third and final day of the fair. Come to the Charity Lunch on Thursday, May 30, 2024 and get to know this special maritime charity.<\/h6>\n<p>Enjoy a delicious Charity lunch (buffet) and:<br><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\">Discover the noble mission of Mercy Ships with two unique hospital ships<br><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\">Connect with other professionals in the maritime sector<br><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\">Be inspired by the stories of inspiring speakers:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;;\"><br><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0px;\"><p style=\"margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;\ntext-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>Jan\nTuinier:<\/b>&nbsp;Former captain of the Mercy Ships and now QHSE and DPA manager<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 72.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;;\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b>Kees van der Staaij:<\/b>&nbsp;Former politician and now envoy of the Maritime Manufacturing Industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 72.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>Paulus Steenkamp:<\/b>&nbsp;Chairman of Mercy Ships Holland<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>Help Mercy Ships save lives!<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Your participation in the Charity Lunch directly contributes to the purchase of new mooring lines for the Global Mercy, the largest private hospital ship in the world. Every year this ship needs 1,100 meters of mooring line to be able to stay safely in the port of Freetown (Sierra Leone). There is a lot of swell here, which puts a lot of strain on the mooring lines. These circumstances place high demands on the mooring lines, causing higher than usual wear and tear. The total replacement of these mooring lines amounts to \u20ac27,500 per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Details Charity Lunch:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Date:<\/b>&nbsp;Thursday, May 30, 2024<br><b>Time:<\/b>&nbsp;11:30 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (before the fair opening at 1:00 PM)<br><b>Cost:<\/b>&nbsp;\u20ac20 per person<br><b>Location:<\/b>&nbsp;Maritime Industry, Evenementenhal Gorinchem, Franklinweg 2<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>With your contribution:<br><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\">You directly support the purchase of new mooring<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\"> lines for the Global Mercy<br><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 15px; text-indent: -18pt;\">You contribute to the life-saving mission of Mercy Ships<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Register now via this&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.nl\/doe-mee\/als-bedrijf\/maritime-industry-lunch\/\">link<\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;and make a difference!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbf9e41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbf9e41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c683b4d\" data-id=\"c683b4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78cdba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_image\" data-id=\"b78cdba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.nl\/doe-mee\/als-bedrijf\/maritime-industry-lunch\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/174\/2024\/03\/Afbeelding2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-61627  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mercy Ships\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/174\/2024\/03\/Afbeelding2.jpg 535w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/174\/2024\/03\/Afbeelding2-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the maritime trade fair Maritime Industry in Gorinchem, Mercy Ships will be central during the third and final day of the fair. 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