NAMMA Regional Meeting Florida
The North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) regional meeting on March 4 in Canaveral brought together seafarers' welfare organizations, port chaplains, and industry representatives for a day of discussion, collaboration, and insight into the evolving landscape of maritime ministry. Hosted
Exploring the History of the White Fleet on the St. Lawrence River
On Sunday 19 January, we listened to fascinating presentation hosted by La Bibliothèque Réjean-Ducharme de St-Ignace-de-Loyola, where Louis-Vincent Barthe, a former seafarer and author, shared the history of the iconic “White Fleet” of passenger ships on the St. Lawrence River.
Tomi Toluhi on Adapting to Change
At the ICMA Africa Regional Conference in Durban, South Africa, Tomi Toluhi, COO The Mission to Seafarers, reflected on the conference theme with thoughts from on Luke 5, 33-39. A transcription of audio recording below. Throughout the course of this conference,
Ensuring Seafarers’ Welfare: Insights from Norstar Ship Management
On May 21, Capt. Sidhartha M Mathur, Director of Marine and Crewing Strategy at Norstar Ship Management Pte. Ltd., delivered an insightful presentation during the seafarers' welfare training course organized by the International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) in Singapore. The
ICMA Meets in Rome to Discuss New Opportunities to Improve Seafarers’ Welfare
by Jason Zuidema, ICMA From September 27-30, 2022, ICMA held its annual general meeting and conference in Rome to discuss challenges and programs during the pandemic and war, but also the new opportunities that have been made clear. The COVID-19 pandemic
Mare Training: developing skills to serve seafarers
There is a lot to learn in welfare and wellbeing service to seafarers. It is a unique occupation that requires unique skills: listening, social service or pastoral care are harder for many of us than we would like to admit;
Houston School 2020 – Maritime Ministry Training
The Houston School’s 2020 Session A weeklong course on maritime ministry has once again been hosted by the Houston International Seafarers’ Center (HISC) and NAMMA with the endorsement of AOS United States and ICMA. Instructors taught on a range of
Promises
Photo: Ship Portrait: Challenge Phoenix. Louis Vest. Flickr. By Rev. Mark Lawson-Jones, Port Chaplain – South Wales, Mission to Seafarers ’That’s Life’ Eventually we discover that people will let us down, they will promise things they won’t deliver. You might be
Tampa Meeting Explores Partnerships to Support Seafarers’ Welfare
From March 5-6 in Tampa, Florida, NAMMA partnered with the International Port Welfare Partnership (IPWP) project for a seminar on developing port welfare committees to support seafarers' welfare. More than 35 individuals participated in the seminar, with representatives especially from