Raising Awareness and Funds Through Port Tours: A Novel Approach in North-West Australia
In North-West Australia, two seafarers’ centres at the Pilbara Ports have devised a novel idea to raise awareness of seafarers’ welfare and generate funding for their centres. The Seafarers’ Centres of Port Hedland and Port Dampier offer port tours for
Great Podcasts for those in Seafarers’ Welfare 2024
by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA/ICMA I love a good podcast. In 2020 and 2022, I put out lists of recent podcasts that were insightful and encouraging for those in seafarers' welfare. A new list this year is not exhaustive, but a selection
Canadian National Seafarers’ Welfare Board Celebrates Day of the Seafarer 2024
For Immediate Release Title: Canadian National Seafarers’ Welfare Board Celebrates Day of the Seafarer 2024 Date: June 25, 2024 The Canadian National Seafarers’ Welfare Board is excited to announce its celebration of the International Day of the Seafarer 2024, an important international event
Small Acts of Kindness: The Unseen Volunteers Supporting Seafarers’ Welfare
by Susan Huppert, The MARE Report Throughout the world, in large centers or just an office space, people are caring for the needs of seafarers. Many see the global workforce personally. Others communicate only by the internet. Some visible and others
Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains
Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics and Matthew Tickle, University of Liverpool The air strikes against targets in Yemen by the US and UK military
Pratique – Why Is It Free?
by David Reid, FNI Few people probably notice that when ships enter the port of a country having come inwards on an international voyage, they fly the yellow “Q” flag on the mast above the navigating bridge. There are a set
SS Edmund Fitzgerald Not Forgotten
by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Every year, people gather at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, ON, Canada, to remember those who died in the tragic sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. The original bell from the 729-foot-long American Great
Leading maritime charity calls on UK Government to roll-out mandatory port levy scheme for welfare in new report
Ground-breaking research in port welfare report reveals only 8% of ports have voluntary levy schemes in placeCharities expect to spend £4.8million on port welfare in 2023The MNWB has written to the Maritime Minister outlining reasons for a mandatory port levy
Mate’s Receipt: ‘If On Board To Be Delivered’
by David Reid, MA FNI Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) Procyon Leader stern quarter ramp. CC BY-SA 4.0 The chain of documentation that charts the course for the flow of goods through the supply chain has evolved since the time of
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