The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), an agency serving both blue-water and brown-water mariners in the United States, has expanded its team of full-time chaplains with the hire of the Rev. Read More
Tom Rhoades
The last of more than 11,000 knitted and crocheted hats and scarves will be packed up with hand-made Christmas cards within the next week as part of the “Christmas on… Read More
Much of the focus of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s seminar this year, held August 3–5 in New Orleans, was on waterway operations, issues that towboat crews face on a… Read More
Nashville-based Ingram Barge Company, which operates a fleet of more than 140 towboats and 4,000 barges, has announced a $1 million gift to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) to help… Read More
Nashville-based Ingram Marine Group held a christening ceremony June 24 in Reserve, La., to officially welcome four vessels into the company’s fleet: the mv. Capt. Roy Daniels, mv. Randy Hooper,… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) hosted its annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon in Houston April 28 after a two-year break due to COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida. Despite that delay, the… Read More
This year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), which will take place May 23–25 in St. Louis, will end with a celebration of the people who make the maritime industry truly great. Read More
The tools of the trade the Rev. David Shirk received as the new Upper Mississippi and Ohio River chaplain for Seamen’s Church Institute may not have been what he expected. Read More
The Rev. Kempton Baldridge makes a habit of reaching out to people. He shakes the hands of the towboat crews he calls shipmates. He lays a hand on a shoulder… Read More
It’s been close to two months since Hurricane Ida made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm at Port Fourchon, La., slowly moved inland over towns like Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Bourg, Raceland… Read More
