From April 20-22, 2022, NAMMA met in Boston for its first in-person regional meeting since the before the pandemic. The event was hosted by New England Seafarers’ Mission and guests stayed at the historic Mariner’s House in Boston’s North End. Boston serves as a wonderful place for a NAMMA meeting, as it has been home […]
by Deacon Paul Rosenblum, President, NAMMA “So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” I’m sure you recognize this as the last line from the 13th Chapter of St. Paul’s 1st Letter to the Corinthians, the culmination of his message on the overarching role of love in everything we […]
by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Thousands of guests board and disembark the nine massive cruise vessels at the Port of Canaveral on a regular basis. The enormous vessels are geared to entertain and attend to patrons. Yet, for the approximate 2,200 employees per ship who serve these guests, being at your best for everyone can be […]
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 in response to the call by Ukrainian seafarer union leader Oleg Grygoriuk in […]
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 seafarers on board 89 ships that visited the Port of Vancouver during the […]
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. Within many of these ports, seafarers’ ministries actively care for the workers transporting goods globally. Seafarers are essential in […]
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 their Happiness at Sea Index, launched in 2015. MTS operates in 200 ports and […]
by Phil Schifflin, Center for Mariner Advocacy Can I seek Asylum or Refugee status in the United States and what is the difference between the two? In order to seek Asylum or Refugee status in the United States you must fear persecution due to your race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular […]
by Kevin Walker and Jason Zuidema, NAMMA In January of 2022, the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) distributed an online survey to its members, asking about the state of seafarers’ welfare in their ports. Responses were received from 38 ministries in Canada, the USA, and Puerto Rico from January 26 to February 7. The results […]
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 a whim. One method is SIM cards. A SIM card – a subscriber identification […]
