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Port of New York & New Jersey Chaplaincy and International Seafarers' Center

Ship visits, pastoral care, free transportation and the International Seafarers' Center in Port Newark for seafarers and port workers in the Port of NY & NJ.

Description

SCI chaplains visit thousands of vessels each year in Port Newark, Port Elizabeth and Bayonne, offering counseling, practical support and crisis response to international seafarers. The International Seafarers' Center in Port Newark, opened in 1961 and renovated in 2010, welcomes seafarers, truckers, stevedores and warehouse workers.

Services

  • Ship visits by chaplains (10,000+ seafarers and 1,500+ vessels visited annually)
  • Free shuttle to the Center, terminal gates and Jersey Gardens Mall
  • High-speed internet, low-cost SIM cards, money transfer and mail delivery
  • Recreation, fitness studio, chapel and counseling
  • Chaplain hospital visits and family escorts to ships

Applications

  • Crews of ships calling at the Port of New York and New Jersey

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