World Maritime Day Sep 28, 2023

World Maritime Day

The sea is a tough workplace, and a busy one—the shipping industry is the backbone of the global economy, transporting more than 80% of the world’s trade. On World Maritime Day, shipping professionals and leaders gather to raise awareness about maritime safety, sustainable shipping practices, and pollution. Organized by the International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, the day also honors maritime workers. These unsung heroes work long hours and spend months away from family to keep our trade flowing.

© Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sep 28, 2018Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
Sep 28, 2019This view is brought to you by…
Sep 28, 2020Explorer of the sea
Sep 28, 2021The snows of Fuji
Sep 28, 2022A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
Sep 28, 2024National Public Lands Day
Sep 28, 2025The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 23, 2022Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jul 24, 2021Can you see the family resemblance?
Feb 5, 2018Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
Feb 20, 2019An unlikely friendship in the wild
Apr 9, 2023Happy Easter!
Jan 24, 2020Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
Oct 11, 2022Tortula moss, Netherlands
Jul 11, 2020How Quảng Ngãi got its grove back
Jul 3, 2024World Meerkat Day
Jan 7, 2022Nazaré Lighthouse
Apr 9, 2024Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Dec 18, 2020A towering view of the Pale Mountains
Dec 30, 2021Westerheversand Lighthouse
Jan 30, 2023Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Feb 16, 2023Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
Oct 5, 2019A fair that s star-studded
Sep 17, 2025A young bull moose in Denali National Park, Alaska
Aug 13, 2020Life in the slow lane
Nov 1, 2021Native American Heritage Month
Dec 12, 2021Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
Sep 25, 2018Walking among the giants
Mar 31, 2023Steyr River, Austria
Mar 28, 2022Kawachi Fuji Garden
Nov 2, 2018Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Feb 21, 2020Carnival comes to Olinda
Sep 12, 2019Astrotourism at its finest
Oct 15, 2021Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
Feb 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England