International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)
Links to Friends of Seafarers
International and National Ministries
ICMA
The International Christian
Maritime Association (ICMA) is the parent organization of NAMMA, with its headquarters in Southampton, England. The
ICMA Directory lists Christian Centers, Chaplaincies,
and other Seafarer's Welfare Agencies in over
800 ports world-wide.
LAMM
The Lutheran Association for Maritime Ministry is the umbrella organization
for maritime ministries associated with Lutheran church bodies.
IMO
The International Maritime Organization is the United Nations specialized agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships. It is committed to the technical cooperation among nations involved in shipping.
Active Communications International (ACI)
ACI plans and produces various conferences around the world. NAMMA is happy to provide to our membership information on various upcoming maritime conferences. We will be keeping you informed about discounts available to NAMMA members if you decide to attend these conferences. This is all part of our continuing commitment to fulfil our mission statement which concludes with the statement that we seek to assist “seafarers and all others in the maritime community. The first conference with a NAMMA connection is the 2nd Green Shipping Conference, April 30 - May 1, 2008, in Miami. Click here for details. Clay Maitland, the convenor of our Industry Advisory Board is one of the conference presenters.
Apostleship of the Sea - U.S.
Part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, this organization helps port chaplains of many denominations.
Mission
to Seafarers
The Mission to Seafarers celebrated its 150th year in 2006 and
has ministers in
300 ports around the world.
Port Ministries International
This is an organization of 45 port ministries primarily
related to the Southern Baptist Convention.
International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).
The International Association for the Study of Maritime Mission has information for those involved in the study of maritime mission.
Maritime World Services is an organization that helps develop, produce and distribute maritime ministry resources.
The Center for Seafarers' Rights offers free legal assistance to merchant seafarers and is sponsored by the Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey.
American Salvage Association - The intention of the American Salvage Association is to professionalize and improve marine casualty response in North American coastal and inland waters.
Regional Websites of Interest
www.ministrytoseafarers.org
The Ministry to Seafarers in Montreal, Canada
www.seafarersfriend.org
Seafarers Friend serves seafarers in ports along the Massachusetts
coast and Boston.
www.seamenschurch.org/
Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey
www.sihnyc.org
Seafarers and International House offers guesthouse accommodations to seafarers in New York City.
www.sciphiladelphia.org
This is the Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ location of the
worldwide Mission to Seafarers.
www.seafarershouse.org
Seafarers House - Casa del Marino - ministers
to the maritime ministry in South Florida
www.portministry.net
Global Maritime Ministries serves seafarers visiting New Orleans
and Lafayette, Louisiana.
www.judsonassoc.org/seamenscenter.htm
Judson Baptist Association serves seafarers at the Ports of Baton
Rouge and South Louisiana.
www.internationalseafarersministry.org
The Presbytery of New Covenant site for it's ministry to seafarers through the Presbyterian Seafarers
Board that assists the centers in Beaumont, Port Arthur, Galveston,
and Houston in Texas.
seafarersministry.com
Seafarers Ministry of the Golden Gate is located in the Bay Area (Oakland), California
If there are links you think should be added to this page, or updated, please contact us using the e-mail link below.
North American Maritime Ministries Association
Rev. Lloyd Burghart
Executive Secretary - NAMMA
US: Box 2434, Niagara Falls, NY 14302
CAN: 13-159 Canboro Rd., Fonthill, ON L0S 1E5
NAMMA Phone: 905-892-8818
Mobile: 905-327-0448
to send e-mail to the Rev. Lloyd Burghart
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