As part of SCI’s mission focus, the Center for Maritime Education is dedicated to training mariners and optimizing mariner safety. SCI is pleased to report that CME experienced noteworthy growth in mariner training between 2022 and 2023. While the adoption of the cutting-edge K-Sim operating system posed initial challenges early in 2023, causing a slight impact […]
Read MoreIn 2019 and 2020, when MODA Ingleside Energy Center sought to expand berths for better accommodation of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) near Corpus Christi, TX, they enlisted SCI’s assistance for feasibility studies to thoroughly assess the project before implementation. Throughout this expansion, SCI’s Center for Maritime Education conducted three distinct tests. The initial two […]
Read More• SCI-Port of New York and New Jersey • Throughout 2023, the International Seafarers’ Center in Port Newark continued to have a significant impact on the port community. While noting a slight decline in vessel visits—which can be attributed to the ISC operating with one fewer full-time chaplain than usual for most of the year—SCI […]
Read MoreSCI President and Executive Director, the Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, joined Tim Tregle on “Between the Levees,” a podcast focused on the living histories of maritime industry personnel in all areas of the business. In this episode, they “discuss the history of SCI from its origins in New York Harbor in 1834 to what it has […]
Read MoreVideo training for all mariners – anytime, anywhere. In 2022, the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Maritime Education (CME) launched Rules of the Road, a series of short video-based training modules designed to disseminate maritime knowledge. The initial focus was on legal obligations but has expanded to encompass vessel and radar operations. The driving […]
Read MoreThe Benefits of SCI’s Partnership with Global Mariner Welfare Organizations. In September 2023, ICMA’s charity trustees and general membership met in Antwerp, Belgium for the association’s Annual General Meeting. The site for these meetings was the architecturally stunning Havenhuis, or Port House, located in the heart of the bustling port. Antwerp, the diamond capital of […]
Read MoreCME works with ARTCo to create an Extensive Video Training Library. In the evolving maritime education landscape, adaptability and innovation are key to ensuring that mariners receive the highest quality training to navigate the complexities of their roles effectively. SCI’s Center for Maritime Education has risen to this challenge, taking a comprehensive step forward through […]
Read MoreAt 9:04 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, those title words above rang out on the 12th deck of the M/V Grande Costa d’Avorio, while berthed near the Seamen’s Church Institute’s International Seafarers’ Center at Port Newark. The 28 crewmembers from the Philippines, Italy, and Romania, immediately went to their muster stations, where they began fire […]
Read MoreSCI Chaplains regularly interact with mariners in the inland marine industry. Through these interactions, it became clear that mariner wellness was an issue impacting many of these mariners. In order to help address this issue, SCI hosted a roundtable in Paducah, KY in July of 2021. Over twenty people attended, representing a broad cross-section of […]
Read MoreAt the IMO for the IMO/ILO “Work at Sea” Conference. Pictured (from left to right): the Rev. Paul Trathen, Mission to Seafarers; Dirk Obermann, Deutsche Seemannsmission; Phil Schifflin, Director, SCI Center for Mariner Advocacy; and Tim Hill, Stella Maris. SCI’s Center for Mariner Advocacy Director Phil Schifflin recently attended the “Work at Sea” conference, which […]
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