Venice double port cargo passenger ships balancing different seafarer needs

Seafarers’ needs Communication City access Sociality (recreation) Counselling Pastoral Care Communication Food Money remittance Counselling Acknowledgement Sociality (?)

2.000 passenger ship seafarers in the Club per week Phone cards, Internet, Italian sim card Money remittance Minimarket Counselling No recreation Friendly and dedicated

2009 Cargo port topics Around cargo visited cargo seafarers transported per year (Venice downtown and shopping mall) News delivered on board Shippink visitors

Key facts Fast Fair Flexible Multicultural Full time staff + volunteers We are a Passenger ship port “Service”

To improve Seamen’s Club opening hours Recreation Port Authority acknowledgement Training and volunteers

Beyond Venice Filipino Balita Weekly Free Friendly Balita Magazine ships / 200 seafarers’ agencies readers worldwide Photography Exhibition

Financial sustainibility Premises from Port Authority and Municipality Seafarer’s tools from ITF Seafarer’s Trust Full or part time staff from Seamen’s Club incoming (85%) and donations (15%)

Basic Relationships Colleagues worldwide (ICSW meetings, workshop, brainstorming) Venice Port Authorities and stakeholders Local Church, University, Municipality

Our strength