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Maritime World
January 30, 2023

Shore Leave Improving in West Coast Ports, but Concerns Remain

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The role of chaplains in the ministry to seafarers extends beyond the spiritual. It is holistic at its core.  During recent months, as the global pandemic has subsided and the vaccination of

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Christmas
December 23, 2021

Christmas Gift Program for Seafarers Expanding in Seattle Port

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA More than 35 churches are volunteering in the Christmas Ditty Bag Program for seafarers at the port of Seattle, Washington.   “People have been so generous,” said Rev. Christi Chapman, Executive Director of the Seattle Seafarers’ Center. “I was blown away by

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Vaccination
May 22, 2021

Vaccines for Seafarers in Tacoma and Seattle

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA International seafarers receive Coronavirus vaccine in the Northwest ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. The Northwest Seaport Alliance manages most of the waterfront activities in the Seattle and Tacoma harbors. Existing among the same population, but with a different mission,

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Christmas
December 18, 2020

Christmas Cheer for Visiting Seafarers

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey extends Christmas cheer to the international seafarers who bring Christmas to others through their labor.   The ecumenical faith agency provides for the human needs of seafarers and the wellbeing of those

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Christmas
December 11, 2019

Celebrating Christmas at Sea

by Susan Huppert

Image: Chaplain James Kollin of the Seamen's Church Institute with a seafarer wearing a new watch cap and scarf. While crinkled tinsel hangs in the mess room and a slightly battered artificial tree is pulled from storage, Christmas on ships is

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About The MARE Report

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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The Mare Report

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