The Rev. David Shirk — SCI Chaplain, Ministry on the River + Gulf One of my favorite ways to conduct a boat visit is to ride along with a boat store delivery. Larry Barnes and his two crews from Barnes Boat Store know the impact of SCI’s ministry on mariners and always welcome SCI Chaplains […]
Read MoreSCI’s Center for Maritime Education (CME) has created a new simulator model for AET, tailored for their Offshore and Global Lightering Division. This model aims to facilitate training for mariners who operate the Lightering Support Vessels (LSV) in collaboration with Ship-to-Ship Mooring Masters during the deployment and retrieval of Yokohama fenders. To build this simulator […]
Read MoreJuly 18, 2023 Recently SCI Chaplain James Kollin visited with the crew of the Grande Costa D’Avorio (the ship that caught fire on July 5) at a hotel in Port Newark to deliver last-ordered items and met with Washington, DC-based Philippine Labor Attaché (PLA). “They invited me to their meeting, and I witnessed their interaction, […]
Read MoreOn June 8, 2023, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed maritime leaders and supporters for its 45th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner. This year, the event honored two distinguished individuals who demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication within their respective fields. Robert P. Burke, CEO and Principal of Ridgebury Tankers, received the Silver Bell Award. The Rt. […]
Read Moreby The Rev. Mark NestlehuttSCI President and Executive Director From the Spring 2023 Lookout magazine Most of us are familiar with Apple iOS, Google Android, and Microsoft Windows. These are the operating systems that run our smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and desktop computers. Similarly, the universe of simulator-based maritime education has its own operating systems and […]
Read Moreby Phil Schifflin, Esq.Director, Center for Mariner Advocacy From the Lookout, Spring 2023 Abandonment of seafarers has been a plague upon the shipping industry for years, and has recently seen a significant uptick in reported cases. It occurs when, for a variety of reasons, a shipowner neglects their responsibility to their crews, denying them the […]
Read MoreFrom the Spring 2023 Lookout Chaplain Christine Brunson, an Episcopal priest and former counselor with experience working with veterans and trauma responders, joined SCI in January 2023. Christine is based at SCI-Houston and focuses her work on the Houston Ship Channeland Gulf Coast region. How did you come to find the job with SCI, and […]
Read Moreby Evan BrownDirector, Communications From Spring 2023 Lookout Magazine “I remember doing a study one time, back in 2015 I believe, and things just weren’t going right. Every run was a failure. Every run was unsuccessful, unsafe, stressful, and difficult. The guys kept hitting the bridge piers; every run was a bridge strike.” When SCI’s […]
Read Moreby Naomi WalkerManager, Special Projects From the Spring 2023 Lookout Magazine Janet Temchus first learned of the Seamen’s Church Institute when the Rev. Jean Smith, President and Executive Director at the time, came to the Trinity Church in Cranford, NJ to give a talk. In response, the church started a coat drive, because at that […]
Read MorePhil Schifflin, the Center for Mariner Advocacy Director, recently attended the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (NMEDMAC) meeting in Piney Point, MD. NMEDMAC has six workgroups focusing on various issues that impact U.S. mariners. Phil has been participating in the efforts of four of the workgroups: 1) Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health; 2) Recommendations […]
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