In our series of articles celebrating International Year of the Seafarer, Pastor Toon van der Sande describes how chaplains and ship owners can work together for seafarers. Every ship has an owner, responsible for the seafarers who work on his ship. Inside the companies, people have to care for seafarers, as seafarers have to take [...]
Halfway through the year, we reflect on achievements and challenges Today we publish the fourth and fifth in our series of specially commissioned articles for the International Year of the Seafarer 2010. As we reach the halfway point of the year, we should take a moment to reflect on what it means to ICMA and [...]
Continuing our series of articles celebrating International Year of the Seafarer, 2010, Rev Johan Smith gives us a very personal reflection on his relationship with seafarers. It was Leonardo da Vinci that said that all our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions. Perceptions are the way we see the world and are constituted in [...]
Chaplain Andrew Wright recently visited the Falkland Islands where he witnessed the contrast in conditions for fishers. While some are able to work in safety and dignity, others are less fortunate. This article is part of our series commissioned for 2010, International Year of the Seafarer. In the Falkland Islands, it is the start of [...]
The ICSW will shortly be launching the International Seafarers Welfare Awards as part of the IMO’s International Year of the Seafarer. The awards are designed to recognise excellence in seafarers’ welfare. There will be four categories: seafarer centre of the year, shipping company of the year, port of the year, and welfare personality of the [...]
Roy Paul of the ITF Seafarers Trust delivered this opening address at the 5th Regional Welfare Committee Meeting of the South East Asia regional programme on behalf of the International Transport Workers Federation and the ITF Seafarares Trust. We publish the text here with Roy’s permission as part of our series of articles on the [...]
Following our recent article by Canon Ken Peters on Justice for Seafarers, Rev Marge Lindstrom shares a real example of the role of port chaplains in defending the dignity of seafarers. “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love [...]
