Geneva Cargo Day Gala 2023, an event full of glamour and cooperation

Last week several BRS members had the opportunity to attend another incredible edition of Geneva Cargo Day Gala.

The event took place at "The Bâtiment des Forces Motrices" the power house of a former hydro power plant.

In only 7 years, 7 million were raised by the shipping community.

Tim Webb, our Global Head of Tanker department "was the creator and driving force behind the annual Cargo Day which started in 2016 when charterers, owners and traders give part of their commissions or make donations to the charity, which operates two medical ships in Africa. During his time in charge of the Geneva committee, the event has expanded from raising just more than $300,000 in the first year to $2m in 2022.

New organising committees have joined the original Geneva team in London, Singapore, Dubai, Houston and Rotterdam to take the event global.

Mercy Ships has a $70m annual budget to operate two ships, carry out onboard surgery, train doctors and improve local healthcare in the countries they visit.

The event in Geneva on Tuesday raised $270,000 from an auction of five ship models and a Bayern Munich shirt and ball signed by Sadio Mane, the Senegal forward. The main fundraising event, Cargo Day, will be held in November." according to TradeWinds.