Shore Leave for Seafarers in COVID-19: Deutsche Seemannsmission Survey
by Jörn Hille, Philipp M. Manthey and Sören Wichmann (Deutsche Seemannsmission Hamburg-Harburg eV / Duckdalben International Seamen's Club) This study was distributed by the authors as a final report on April 19, 2022. (Image: Facebook - International Seamensclub Duckdalben) Introduction The following survey
Hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in Ukraine waters – the legal rights of this profession are barely up to standard
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. by Leïla Choukroune and Elisabeth Mavropoulou While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight
In the News: Seafarers’ Ministries in North America 2022
by Jason Zuidema, NAMMA Often, seafarers’ welfare is done ‘under the radar’. It is often said that the general public does not pay all that much attention to shipping, a proverbial “sea blindness”. In previous years, this has meant that seafarers’
“The Greatest of These is Love”: An Easter Meditation
by Deacon Paul Rosenblum, President, NAMMA “So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” I’m sure you recognize this as the last line from the 13th Chapter of St. Paul’s 1st Letter to the Corinthians, the
Meeting a Huge Need: Package Delivery for Seafarers
by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Thousands of guests board and disembark the nine massive cruise vessels at the Port of Canaveral on a regular basis. The enormous vessels are geared to entertain and attend to patrons. Yet, for the approximate 2,200 employees