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Christmas
December 20, 2021

“The Impact is Enormous”: Gifts for Seafarers at Christmas

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Chaplain Marshal Bundren hustles as the Christmas season closes in. He scurries through Menards, Walmart, Dollar Tree and online sites to complete his mission of placing 600 gifts on ships as a message to international seafarers and

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Literature
September 23, 2021

Book Review: Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: 40 Portraits of Seafarers by Seafarers

by Jason Zuidema

by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA/ICMA ITF Seafarers' Trust, Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: 40 Portraits of Seafarers by Seafarers, Wall & Vivien Publishing 2021, 96pp. This beautiful picture book is the fruit of a second photo campaign of the ITF

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Focus on Canada
February 10, 2021

Ship Visits and Shore Leave: Canadian Chaplains Meet to Discuss Service to Seafarers

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA A collection of port chaplains and seafarers' ministry partners from across Canada met for a round table discussion via Zoom on Feb. 8 to assess the ongoing outreach to international seafarers.  Facilitated by Executive Director Dr. Jason

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Christmas
December 7, 2020

Saying Thanks to Seafarers this Holiday Season

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center continues to serve seafarers during Christmas thanks to a generous gift of $750US from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Seafarers’ Trust. The funds applied for by the International Christian Maritime Association

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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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Literature
May 3, 2019

Book Review: Dreaming of a Better Life

by Jason Zuidema

Stefan F. Lindberg and Lennart Johnsson. Dreaming of a Better Life: Humans as Commodities. Stockholm: Wall & Vivien, 2017. This book is a collection of stories and photos of migrant workers around the world, intended to humanize the workers and help

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Chaplaincy
February 2, 2019

Growing in Service at the Houston School 2019

by Kevin Walker

On the week of January 27, chaplains, ship visitors, center administrators, and others involved in maritime ministry from all over the world convened on the Houston International Seafarers’ Center (HISC) to take a NAMMA-led course on serving seafarers.  Students of

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Programs
July 20, 2018

Mobile Hotspot Program sponsored by ITF Seafarers’ Trust in partnership with NAMMA

by Jason Zuidema

High speed internet access is the number one request of seafarers from port-based seafarers’ welfare providers. Most seafarers’ centres provide free or cheap internet access in their facilities and many also sell data-capable SIM cards. Until recently however, those SIM

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About The MARE Report

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

Publisher and Editor: Dr. Jason Zuidema

All content copyright NAMMA unless otherwise noted.

The Mare Report

The full print versions of The MARE Report can be found here.

Contact: executivedirector@namma.org