1. Venice double port cargo passenger ships balancing different seafarer needs

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

3. 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

4. 2009 Cargo port topics Around 2.000 cargo visited 3.262 cargo seafarers transported per year (Venice downtown and shopping mall) 1.182 News delivered on board Shippink visitors

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

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

7. Beyond Venice Filipino Balita Weekly Free Friendly Balita Magazine 1.000 ships / 200 seafarers’ agencies 35.000 readers worldwide Photography Exhibition

8. 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%)

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

10. Our strength