Book Review: History of Norwegian Seafarers’ Welfare
Roald Evensen, Terje J. Eriksen and Bjørn Lødøen, Velferden – Historien om States Velferdskontor for Handelsflåten. Sofiemyr: Bjørgu Forlag AS, 2017. 194pp. This is a beautiful pictorial history of the work of the Norwegian Seamen’s Service over the past 70 years.
Social Life on Board 2.0
Social life on a ship is not what it used to be. A complaint that is often heard from crew: "Everyone disappears to his cabin after the watch." Does the Internet separate people from each other on a vessel? Has
Mariners’ House of Montreal Celebrates Grand Re-Opening
Representatives of the Port and supporting communities gathered on November 23 for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially re-open Mariners’ House, the seafarers centre in the Port of Montreal. Robert Zeagman, President of Seagulf Marine Industries and the Mariners’ House board,
NAMMA Intern Program Invests in the Future
By Michael Skaggs. With generous renewed funding from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, the North American Maritime Ministry Association facilitated bursaries for ten of its port-based seafarers’ welfare center agency affiliates and its central office to employ seafarers’ welfare interns in the
As you travel, pause and take a look at airport chapels
by Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University. From The Conversation, January 3, 2018. Traveling in the new year? It is very likely there is a chapel or meditation room tucked away somewhere in one of the airports you’ll pass through. Sixteen of the country’s
Book Review: Maritime Mission in Hong Kong
Stephen Davies. Strong to Save: Maritime Mission in Hong Kong, from Whampoa Reach to the Mariners’ Club. Hong Kong: CityU HK Press, 2017. Xxxii + 605 pp. This new book by Stephen Davis, former director of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Book Review – The Life and Times of Boston’s Father Taylor
Wendy Knickerbocker, Bard of Bethel: The Life and Times of Boston’s Father Taylor 1793-1871, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. The history of maritime ministry’s institutions and individuals illuminates its modern iterations around the world. Knickerbocker, who retired from the Maine Merchant
On land or ship, port chaplains offer comfort to seafarers of the world
by Wendy Cadge This article first appeared in The Conversation, July 11, 2017. Boston celebrated its maritime heritage in June by welcoming tall ships from around the world into Boston Harbor for the celebratory event, Sail Boston. Thousands of people visited the