The Federation of
Merchant Mariners

News

The Tony McGinnity Memorial Award...

The Committee of the MMW sought a worthy  candidate for the Founders Award and with the help of Captain Jill Kernick and her fellow tutors from at Warsash Maritime Academy the Award of £500 was won by Cadet Kieran Flannagan of Clyde Marine...more...


Presentations...

Presentations of the Merchant Navy Veterans Badge made by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and by Sir Robert Crawford...more...


Not Forgotten...

Our members at Buckingham Palace to mark the 90th Anniversary of the Not Forgotten Association...more...


Merchant Navy Day - New Zealand

September 3 will be recognised by the Government as Merchant Navy Day, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today....more...



Minister Appointed

Andrew Robathan MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans and Cadets...more...


Protection for all qualifying ships.


Dr Peter Marsden FSA is again raising the issue of protection for merchant ships lost by enemy action...more...


The Merchant Mariners of Wight

Derek Bristow, our CEO, was asked to represent the Federation at a lunchtime meeting of the Merchant Mariners of Wight...more...


Radio Officers Association

On returning from Edinburgh Derek Bristow travelled to Liverpool where he was invited to address the Radio Officers Association's AGM on the work of the Federation to date... more...


90th Anniversary of the NFA

Two of our members have been nominated to attend the 90th Anniversary of the NFA... more...


News from New Zealand

To end there is more good news this time from our affiliated members in New Zealand...more...