Venice double port cargo passenger ships balancing different

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 (? )

Friendly and dedicated 2. 000 passenger ship seafarers in the Club per week Phone cards, Internet, Italian sim card Money remittance Minimarket Counselling No recreation

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

Key facts Full time staff + volunteers Fast Fair Flexible Multicultural 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 1. 000 ships / 200 seafarers’ agencies 35. 000 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