{"id":11264,"date":"2025-07-31T23:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/?post_type=news&p=11264"},"modified":"2025-07-31T23:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:54:58","slug":"july-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/news\/july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n July has been a particularly active and rewarding month for the MTS Ship Welfare Visitor Team in Colombo. The team was proud to complete over 176 ship visits<\/strong>, while the MTS Centre warmly welcomed more than 445 Seafarers<\/strong>, providing them with a place of rest, refreshment, and connection.<\/p>\n Our efforts also extended to assisting 416 Seafarers<\/strong> with transportation between their ships and the Centre. In addition to these core welfare activities, MTS marked National Sea & Air Farers Sunday<\/strong>, responded to an emergency welfare situation<\/strong>, and was represented at the 59th Annual General Meeting of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ship Visits<\/strong><\/p>\n Engaging in 176 ship visits<\/strong> in a single month is no small feat. It\u00a0reflects our team’s\u00a0commitment, preparation, passion, and patience<\/strong>\u2014the four pillars that underpin<\/span>\u00a0all our outreach efforts. Through these visits, we are able to offer practical support and emotional encouragement to the men and women working at sea.<\/p>\n\n\t\t