Impact Report 2025
Cargo Day 2025: The Best Year Ever
Since its inspection in 2016, Mercy Ships Cargo Day has united the Shipping and Trading community in an extraordinary fundraising effort, generating over $20 million for Mercy Ships' vital work. As in previous years, Mercy Ships partners matched an additional $2.5 million on top.
In 2025, the campaign outperformed all previous years, raising over $2.5 million from more than 90 companies representing 25 ship owners, 31 charterers, 29 brokers, 8 other companies.
This spans both the tanker and dry bulk sectors, creating a true movement that transcends competitive boundaries. On Cargo Day, the entire industry pulls in the same direction.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the Cargo Day Committees worldwide, from Geneva to Houston, London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Dubai. We would also like to welcome Gilles Rolland as Committee Coordinator this year, Gilles has been part of Cargo day since day one and his efforts will push everyone further.David Walker Chairman of the Geneva Cargo Day Committee
Cargo Day is a global, peer-to-peer initiative that involves the maritime shipping ecosystem. Shipowners, charterers, brokers, and other service providers participate by donating pledges or contributing a portion of their commissions from deals closed on designated Mercy Cargoes in November and December every year.
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Armellas Story
Armella was born with a mass close to her ear that made her parents very worried. The doctor assured them that the mass was fixable through surgery. But Armella's family couldn't afford it.
Two years later, the mass grew larger and became too heavy for little Armella to bear.
The Africa Mercy® arrival in Madagascar sparked hope in Armella's home.
Dr. Manjit Dhillon, a volunteer maxillo-facial surgeon from Scotland, who operated Armella said: "When we removed the tumor, it was 280-grams, about the weight of a large grapefruit. That's over a quarter of a kilogram for a 2-year-old, which is quite a lot of weight to carry."