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Maritime World
September 14, 2020

Joint statement from UN agencies on crew change crisis

by Jason Zuidema

On September 10, eight United Nations Agencies joined together to issue a joint statement about the "humanitarian crisis" in maritime shipping. The joint statement calls on "all Governments to immediately recognize seafarers as key workers, and to take swift

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Maritime World
September 8, 2020

Helplines available for seafarers’ well-being

by Jason Zuidema

The COVID-19 mental health challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased concern for the mental well-being of seafarers. Problems include lack of shore leave and inability to change crews. Many voices in the maritime industry and seafarers’ welfare have

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Maritime World
September 1, 2020

Two Seafarers’ Centers Damaged by Hurricane Laura

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 hurricane, left significant damage at the Stella Maris Seafarer’s Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, after it made landfall on the Texas-Louisiana border last Thursday. “Half of our roof was lost,” said Deacon Patrick Lapoint, director of

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Focus on Canada
August 31, 2020

Stella Maris Vancouver: Practical and Pastoral Care for the People of the Sea

by Susan Huppert

We all seek people we can trust. When seafarers come to a port city after days or weeks at sea, they appreciate the same. Care of seafarers is nearly as old as the profession. The Apostleship of the Sea, or Stella

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Maritime World
August 11, 2020

Beirut’s devastating port explosion echoes the 1917 Halifax Harbour blast

by Dr. Jack Rozdilsky

By Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University - The Conversation As the scope of the Aug. 4 explosion at the port of Beirut becomes clear, the tolls of the loss of life, injuries, homelessness and property damage are staggering. In the immediate chaos of

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Focus on Canada
August 11, 2020

Montreal Ministry to Seafarers Sees Developments, Adaptations, Hardship During COVID-19

by Maia VanderMeer

By Maia VanderMeer, Banner It’s Friday afternoon, July 24, and Michelle DePooter-Francis is on her way to Walmart to pick up items requested by seafarers restricted to their ships. DePooter-Francis is lead chaplain of the Ministry to Seafarers, a mission in the

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Focus on Canada
August 10, 2020

Vancouver Center Replicates Its Outreach: Lighthouse Harbour Ministries

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The Lighthouse Harbour Ministries in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia sees itself as the evangelical outcome of God’s work among committed communities with an eternal purpose. This mission understands its mandate: to love and honor God

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Literature
July 27, 2020

Great Podcasts for those in Seafarers’ Welfare

by Jason Zuidema

By Jason Zuidema, NAMMA I have been looking forward to writing this list for a long time. I love podcasts - listening to great audio is one of my favourite pastimes. Though we might think of the 21st century as a time

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Focus on Canada
July 24, 2020

Bluewater connections: Serving seafarers in Sarnia, Ontario

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA Shared experiences enable us to care about others. We connect with others if we can personally relate with their experience. Such was the case when Anglican priest, Steven Gilbert, started a mission to seafarers in Sarnia, Ontario, in 1983. His son

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Chaplaincy
July 21, 2020

The New Norm in Caring for Seafarers

by Rev. Un Tay

By Rev Un Tay, Senior Chaplain, Mission to Seafarers - Sydney, Australia Shopping for Seafarers Many of you know by now that despite the lockdown we have been very busy serving the seafarers calling at our Port. Though we have stopped our

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The MARE Report is a magazine for seafarers’ welfare professionals published by the North American Maritime Ministry Association.

Publisher and Editor: Dr. Jason Zuidema

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