Welcome Wednesday!

Another 33 vessels have joined the Amver ranks. It's refreshing to see, despite a downturn in the economy, so many shipping companies enroll. This week in New York the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a panel discussion on corporate social responsibility at the Scandinavia House. The Ministry released Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Economy, a white paper outlining Norway's thoughts on CSR.

The discussion focused on Norway's approach to CSR and their efforts both domestically and internationally. Amver certainly fits the bill of CSR and several conversations we had with the participants reinforced Norway's commitment to Amver.

Here is the list of this weeks new Amver members. These companies recognize the importance of Amver and how participation helps fulfill their corporate social responsibility.

Welcome:

• RAYSUT
• HYUNDAI PIONEER
• SOLVIKEN
• HANJIN MONACO
• WESTERN DELTA
• CAPE TES
• AL-AMERAT
• STX CROCUS
• ISOLA BIANCA
• FAIRMOUNT GLACIER
• APJ KAIS
• CANOPUS LEADER
• CSAV LONCOMILLA
• ZIM ONTARIO
• SONGA EAGLE
• ULUSOY-8
• FOUR SHINANO
• STEALTH CHIOS
• VALLESINA
• MARIT MAERSK
• PANORIA
• PEGASUS
• PHOENIX AMBITION
• LODBROG
• MOL EMERALD
• KOMATSUSHIMA STAR
• CALA PARUGO
• MISS VICKIE
• CAPE BRITANNIA
• SARA MAATJE X
• GINGA LYNX
• MARINE EXPRESS
• CSC CYANITE

Thank you for participating. Are you a crew member on one of these ships? If so leave a comment or send us your photo!

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