Matt Morse, Director of SCI’s International Seafarers’ Center, recently represented the Seamen’s Church Institute at the 2025 annual meeting of the Gemini Shippers Association. He attended at the invitation of Gemini President and CEO Ken O’Brien (also President and CEO of Bluspark Global) and Daria Kilkeary, Director of Enterprise Sales and Consulting at Bluspark Global.

During the event, O’Brien warmly commended SCI’s work before the assembled audience and invited Morse to join him onstage. On behalf of the Association, O’Brien presented a generous donation in support of the International Seafarers’ Center and its ongoing mission to serve mariners in the Port.

In his remarks to the Association, Morse spoke about the vital importance of centering humanity within the machinery of the Port and highlighted SCI’s centuries-long commitment to caring for seafarers. He reflected on how the Port Newark and Port Elizabeth communities are often underseen and undervalued, emphasizing the need to recognize and support one another within these essential maritime communities.

Expressing his gratitude, Morse said: “SCI is deeply grateful to Ken O’Brien, Daria Kilkeary, and the members of the Gemini Shippers Association—not simply for their financial contribution, which is admirable in and of itself, but also for their clear effort to recognize the human lives that make possible the livelihoods of the Association’s members. Our Port community continues to show us that they value SCI’s work, and I am thankful to the Gemini Shippers Association for their support.”