App for better shore leave

31 mar 2016

App for better shore leave

Text: Linda Sundgren

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There is now an app that can help you as a seafarer when you go ashore during a stay in port. The app can show you information about the nearest seafarers’ club, local ITF representatives and reliable transport. It is also possible to write a review about maritime clubs you visit for others to share. The International Transport Workers Federation, ITF, has developed the app, which is called Shore Leave 2.0.

The app can be found at: http://www.seafarerstrust.org/introducing-shore-leave-2-0/

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