LONDON area Inchcape Shipping Services' (ISS) Lighthouse Relay Voyage baton arrived in Australia for Christmas - raising additional funds for local charities around the world.
The ISS Lighthouse Relay Voyage baton, which raises money for local charities supporting sick and disadvantaged people, has arrived in Sydney, Australia, on the latest leg of its global tour.
The ISS fundraising initiative has now raised nearly US$125,000 since its journey began at the Inchcape Reef, off the coast of Abroath in Scotland, meaningful to the two Scotsmen who formed the company in Calcutta in 1847.
From its original departure at the home of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, the baton left Sydney for Auckland, New Zealand, for the next stop of its Australasian journey. Over the last six months it has travelled across parts of the Far East and south east Asia, including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan and Indonesia.
The baton arrived in Hong Kong aboard 1,118-TEU San Cristobel and was received by ISS Hong Kong operations manager Sunny Chan from ship's captain Marcin Pielas, at a ceremony where a donation was made to Stephen Miller, chaplain of the Mission to Seafarers.
Next stop was Shanghai, aboard Hamburg Sud's 5,560-TEU Monte Pascoal. ISS China's charity, the Red Cross, received its donation in a special presentation with students. This organisation helps students who have been orphaned or disadvantaged by supporting their studying and living conditions.
The baton was then handed over on the 5,245-dwt bulk carrier Blue Star by the ISS China general manager David Young to ship's captain Zhou Genguam.
WORLD SHIPPING
28 December 2012 - 20:36
Inchcape gives to various charities around the world in baton relay
Inchcape Shipping Services' (ISS) Lighthouse Relay Voyage baton arrived in Australia for Christmas - raising additional funds for local charities around the world.
WORLD SHIPPING
28 December 2012 - 20:36
Inchcape gives to various charities around the world in baton relay
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