The Annual General Meeting and Consultative Forum of the International Christian Maritime Association are set to meet in Penang, Malaysia.
These events are opportunities for all 28 members of ICMA to come together. At these meetings the members participate in discussions and workshops on pressing issues relevant to seafarers’ ministry. The membership advise the Executive [...]
With only five weeks to go before the deadline, the petition to encourage international action on piracy has reached 300,000!
Jon Whitlow, ITF Seafarers Section, says:
This is a fantastic achievement, but we also need to remember that we only have five weeks to collect the remaining 200,000 signatures.
The situation in Somalia remains critical, with 351 seafarers [...]
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) of New York and New Jersey has appointed Paige Sato as the new Program Manager for its 112-year-old volunteer knitting program, Christmas at Sea.
And so preparations for Christmas 2010 begin in earnest. Many ICMA members visit ships bearing gifts at Christmas. And many of those gifts will be beanies [...]
10 August 2010.
The BBC reports today that deep sea fishing is the most dangerous occupation in Britain.
Fishers are most at risk of losing their lives at work.
The risk that a fisher might die while working is 115 times greater than any other.
One in 20 fishers are at risk of serious injury.
The Royal National Mission [...]
The Executive Committee of the International Christian Maritime Association appreciates the great work being done by ICMA’s members to care for people affected by piracy.
At its meeting in London, the Executive Committee commended the ongoing development of piracy response initiatives by ICMA members.
ICMA encourages its members to join forces in caring for seafarers and their [...]
