Liverpool Seafarers Centre (LSC) Chief Executive John Wilson attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace earlier this year following his British Empire Medal (BEM) award in the 2025 New Year’s Honours list. Awarded on behalf of LSC for services to seafarer welfare, this Royal recognition highlights the "invisible workforce" driving global trade, putting the health, dignity, and practical well-being of international mariners firmly on the national agenda.Read the full story