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From The Masthead, March 2023 Facilitated by SCI’s Center for Mariner Advocacy Director Phil Schifflin, the Mariner Wellness Steering Committee is currently comprised of three maritime professionals and one medical […]

Pastoral Activity Report—March 2023—by Chaplain James Kollin, International Seafarers’ Center, Port Newark. On a recent ship visit, I encountered a crew complaining about problems with the food they were given […]

The governing bodies of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labor Organization (ILO) approved creating a Joint Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) to identify and address seafarers’ issues and the […]

Following a comprehensive search process, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) is pleased to announce the selection of the Reverend Christine E. Brunson as its newly appointed maritime Chaplain. Christine will […]

The Seamen’s Church Institute welcomed the inland river transportation industry for the 22nd Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 8, in Paducah, KY. This year’s sold-out event featured Jim […]

SCI President and Executive Director, The Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, joins Christopher Aversano on The Last Dinosaur, a podcast focusing on digitization in the maritime shipping space. In this episode, Chris […]

The Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, President and Executive Director, The Seamen’s Church Institute Last week, the National Weather Service noted the water level in Memphis at negative 10.75 feet—the lowest ever […]

In 2020, during the pandemic, Angel Owens started Maritime Training Online (MTO) in response to a clear need for asynchronous e-learning specifically tailored to the offshore industry—accessible anytime, anywhere. Upon […]

The Seamen’s Church Institute’s Christmas at Sea program dates to 1898 when volunteers aligned with SCI began distributing knits to sailors and merchant mariners. More than a hundred years later, […]