Right Ship in the Right Place at the Right Time
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by David Reid MA FNI In Rose George’s book Ninety Percent of Everything (2013) we learned that the maritime global supply chain works largely in the background to provide the needs of the global community. For
My Word Is My Bond: What Is a Charter Party?
By David Reid MA FNI The maritime world is like other commercial spaces. Most shopping centers or office buildings, for example, are built to be rented out to others, not to be used by the owners themselves. So, in shipping. Someone
Sailors’ Society looks to virtual future
Sailors’ Society is switching its focus to 24/7 virtual support for seafarers and their families across the world. The charity’s global team will provide a virtual chaplaincy service available to all seafarers and their loved ones whenever and wherever they need support, whether they
Book Review: The ILO Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC): Securing international social standards of seafarers’ working conditions
Review by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA Janna Vaudey, Das ILO-Seearbeitsübereinkommen, 2006 (MLC): Sicherung der internationalen Sozialstandards von Arbeitsbedingungen der Seeleute. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač, 2022. This German-language book is a revised edition of a doctoral dissertation submitted in 2020 in the Faculty of Law
Seafarers’ Mandarin-English New Testament and Psalms Now Available
The Naval & Military Bible Society and Bibles for China partner to create a Seafarers' Mandarin-English Diglot New Testament & Psalms. by Andy Dakin, NMBS Whenever I meet with ICMA and NAMMA members, I am always keen to ascertain what additional resources
Jay Brooks on the Work of Sailor’s Snug Harbor
During the CMA Shipping Conference on March 22, 2023 in Stamford, CT, NAMMA sat down with Jay Brooks, Executive Director of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to get an understanding of their work.
Dutch Welfare Work for Seafarers Under Financial Pressure: Report
On March 29, the chairman of the Nederlandse Zeevarendencentrale, the NZC, presented a research report to the Director General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The research was carried out by Erasmus University and investigated the welfare needs