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March 24, 2022

NAMMA Helps Seafarers Affected by Ukraine Conflict to Stay in Touch with Home

by Jason Zuidema

by Jason Zuidema, NAMMA With the generous support of the TK Foundation, NAMMA has delivered $25,000USD in support to 25 seafarers' missions in North America to help seafarers' affected by the conflict in Ukraine stay in touch with family. NAMMA's program was

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Internet
March 23, 2022

Survey of WiFi onboard ships in the Port of Vancouver April 2021

by The MARE Report

by Peter Smyth, Senior Port Chaplain, Mission to Seafarers, Vancouver In April 2021, The Mission to Seafarers in Vancouver, BC undertook a small research project to determine what Internet needs seafarers had in the port. The survey was conducted in conversation with

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Internet
March 23, 2022

Internet Hotspots for seafarers while in port

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, The MARE Report Providing tools to seafarers for Internet access in ports is overdue. While at sea it is critical. Skirting the border of North America are port cities where global markets move.

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Internet
March 22, 2022

“Communication with home makes the life we choose at sea a bit better”

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, The MARE Report Connectivity is one of the most obvious and simple answers to ensure that seafarers are able to cope while on board, according to The Mission to Seafarers (MTS). MTS gets valuable feedback each quarter from

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Maritime World
February 10, 2022

Providing SIM Cards to Help Seafarers Connect with their Families

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The global workforce of 1.89 million seafarers who live and work at sea needs a variety of methods to stay connected to the rest of the world. Most are not as simple as dialing a phone on

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Maritime World
March 11, 2021

Wi-Fi for Seafarers Offered in Port of Gladstone

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Gladstone Seafarers Center’s General Manager Jessica Mulhall, was asked to provide a list of her “wildest dreams” to Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) on behalf of seafarers. Her list included free Wi-Fi for the ships at anchorage near

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Focus on Canada
January 28, 2021

Port Saint John Partners with Local Seafarers’ Mission on WiFi Project for Visiting Seafarers

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA For seafarers' welfare missions to do their job well, they need to be in close contact with seafarers. To respond to needs, then need first to listen to them. Awareness of needs is essential as we

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Chaplaincy
March 22, 2020

Communicating in the crisis

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA For years, chaplains at international seafarers centers have concerned themselves with the problem of isolation at sea. Work at sea has always been isolating, no doubt, so seeing the growth of new tools for communication via Internet

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Programs
July 20, 2018

Mobile Hotspot Program sponsored by ITF Seafarers’ Trust in partnership with NAMMA

by Jason Zuidema

High speed internet access is the number one request of seafarers from port-based seafarers’ welfare providers. Most seafarers’ centres provide free or cheap internet access in their facilities and many also sell data-capable SIM cards. Until recently however, those SIM

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Publisher and Editor: Dr. Jason Zuidema

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