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Maritime World
May 28, 2020

Global shipping body addresses the health concerns of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic

by International Chamber of Shipping

Reports of seafarers being denied medical evacuation or access to ports despite serious medical conditions. New guidance issued by ICS for shipowners and operators to deal with unwell seafarersUN bodies to deliver guidance to member states health ministry's today to ensure medical assistance

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Maritime World
May 22, 2020

Stella Maris Survey: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lives of Seafarers

by Fr. Bruno Ciceri, cs

by Fr. Bruno Ciceri, cs Since the declaration of the pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), it was clear that the lives of seafarers, fishers and their families would be impacted significantly. Thanks to the stable work and a good

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Maritime World
May 5, 2020

Thousands of seafarers are stranded aboard ships, with no end to their shift in sight

by Dr. Helen Devereux

Image: A lonely sight. Rinson Chory/Unsplash, FAL by Dr. Helen Devereux, Researcher in Seafarer health and safety, Solent Unviersity. Originally published May 4 in The Conversation. At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, there was much attention on the plight of cruise tourists. Governments

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Chaplaincy
April 23, 2020

e-Galas, Flyers, and facebook: New approaches to seafarers’ ministry from the Houston International Seafarers’ Center

by Kevin Walker

by Kevin Walker, NAMMA More than a month into lockdown, COVID-19 and the safety precautions necessary to contain it continue to take their toll on seafarers’ welfare.  Seafarers looking forward to relief have faced extension to their work terms, while those

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Chaplaincy
April 22, 2020

Chat Services, Social Media, Online Learning, and Local Guides – Digital tools for Connection with Seafarers

by Jason Zuidema

by Jason Zuidema Image: Selection from a chat conversation on April 21 between seafarer and Jason Zuidema on Chat to a Chaplain In normal times, the best methods to interact with seafarers are physical visits to ships and transport to shops or

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Chaplaincy
April 21, 2020

Liverpool Seafarers Centre thanks community for donations for seafarers stuck on ships during pandemic

by Liverpool Seafarers Centre

Ecumenical charity Liverpool Seafarers Centre has hailed the heart-warming response to its appeal for donations after the community pulled together to support seafarers. The Crosby centre called on the public to help after announcing it would be increasing its ship visits

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Chaplaincy
April 3, 2020

Adapting methods for seafarers’ ministry in uncertain times

by Jason Zuidema

Image: When seafarers arrived in the Port of Montreal on April 3, they texted local Chaplain David Rozeboom for some sweets which he then purchased and delivered to the gangway. The coronavirus crisis has deeply impacted the ministry methods of Christian

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Advocacy
April 1, 2020

What can I do? Call someone who is alone : A lesson from seafarers’ ministries

by Jason Zuidema

That we all crave social contact has become painfully clear in the past weeks – we do not do well in self isolation, especially in quarantine.  If there is any upside to the current crisis, it might be that we

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Chaplaincy
March 23, 2020

Strategy for digital chaplaincy to seafarers

by Jason Zuidema

ICMA is in conversation with Rev. Philip Edell, Chaplain and director of The Mission to Seafarers in Dunkirk, France about how to boost efforts at digital chaplaincy. Listen to the original conversation (link here) or read the interview here. (We

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Chaplaincy
March 22, 2020

Communicating in the crisis

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA For years, chaplains at international seafarers centers have concerned themselves with the problem of isolation at sea. Work at sea has always been isolating, no doubt, so seeing the growth of new tools for communication via Internet

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The MARE Report is a magazine for seafarers’ welfare professionals published by the North American Maritime Ministry Association.

Publisher and Editor: Dr. Jason Zuidema

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