Serving Seafarers Since 1942 2015 Annual Report UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
“Sports Week” USS Yokohama, Japan
“Friday Night Rock” USS Diego Garcia UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
UNITED SEAMEN'S SERVICE OUR MISSION The Mission of the United Seamen's Service is to promote the welfare of American seafarers and their dependents, seafarers of all nations, US government military and civilian personnel and other persons engaged in the international maritime industry.
Commodore Paul Hugill presents COMPSRON 2 Challenge Cup Plaque to the officers and crew of the USNS Lewis and Clark.
Volleyball Tournament Competition “COMPSRON 2 Challenge Cup.”
***************************************************************************************** The United Seamen's Service 2015 Annual Report is dedicated to the International Brotherhood of the Sea, seafarers around the world who risk their lives to move America’s trade and commerce. UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
Table of Contents 2015 Annual Report
The President’s Message 2, 3 United Seamen’s Service Centers 4 International Communications 5 Sports, Fitness and Recreation 6 Dining, Entertainment and Special Events 7 Transportation, Shopping and Visitors’ Information 8 Seafarers’ Rights and Emergency Assistance 9 International Partners 10 Communities Served by United Seamen’s Service in 2015 11 2015 Brotherhood of the Sea 12 Summary of 2015 USS Services 13 2015 USS Statement of Financial Position 14 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award 15 USS/AMMLA Board of Directors, Officers, Liaison 16 Council of Trustees 17 USS Headquarters / USS International Centers 18 USS / AMMLA Library Services 19 The Seamen’s Service Act 20 AMMLA Advertisement 21 USS Activities 22, 23, 24 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
The President’s Message A COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
America’s strength at sea has always been crucial to our national security and prosperity. The men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine and thousands of other workers in our nation’s maritime industry have served America well both in war and in peace, and for seventy-four years USS has been dedicated to meeting the needs of seafarers so that a seafarer’s life of solitude, loneliness and separation from family can be made more bearable.
USS centers overseas continue to be a “Home Away from Home” for U.S. merchant mariners, personnel of the U.S. Armed Forces and seafarers of all nations. As we confront the challenges and changes facing the agency in today’s maritime environment, our commitment to our traditional service goals in support of seafarers remains strong, and we move forward with dedication and pride. The USS commitment to serving seafarers has been clearly successful. Last year alone, 129,000 seafarers visited our Centers. Further, we provided a total of 290,000 social services from our six multi- service facilities located in a network of port cities worldwide. Some of our high volume services include 156,000 plus meals served; over 15,600 forms of international telecommunications, including international calls, faxes, use Edward R. Morgan of the internet and more than 5,000 trips in a USS courtesy van were made between ships and our centers and points beyond.
The agency’s primary challenge is how to maintain needed services for seafarers with the ever increasing cost of providing these services. USS is attempting to evolve successful funding strategies that will allow us to continue our service programs not only for the American Merchant Marine in its’ role as our nation’s fourth arm of defense, but also for seafarers of all nationalities. Also, within this context with financial support from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Seafarers Trust, All Japan Seamen’s Union (AJSU) and the International Basketball Competition, Sports Week 2015, USS Yokohama. Bargaining Forum (IBF), USS was able to strengthen the transportation and welfare service for seafarers in the Port of Yokohama, with a grant of $24,885.00 from the ITF Seafarers Trust which allowed USS Yokohama to purchase a van to transport visiting seafarers and the IBF provided an operational grant of $80,000.00 for the support of USS Yokohama’s programs and services.
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Maritime Day, USS Busan
Further, with the country still at war, American merchant mariners worked to support U.S. Forces in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. The delivery of services to U.S. pre-positioning crews and U.S. fleet sailors has continued to be a priority for USS. Our centers in Diego Garcia, Okinawa, Busan and Bremerhaven work closely with military commands in these locations to meet the needs of U.S. flag pre-positioning crews. Also this year, USS has continued to meet the challenge of providing services to international seafarers from around the globe. Our Executive Director, Roger Korner, working closely with international agencies such as the International Transport Workers’ Federation Seafarers Trust (ITF), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Seafarers and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has spent countless hours devoted to the welfare of seafarers from all nations. ISWAN has focused on the specific needs of the international seafarer by expanding its programs and partnerships to address such concerns as seafarers’ health, hygiene, communications and seafarers’ rights.
AMMLA, founded in 1921, has been able to keep its service orientation alive and strong as the only public library ever chartered to provide library services on American ships. Over the course of the year, the American Merchant Marine Library Association placed over 155 seagoing libraries on American flag and allied vessels in coordination with the Maritime Administration, the Military Sealift Command and U.S. Flag Operators.
As it has from the beginning, USS continues to receive its strength and guidance from the people who volunteer to serve on our Council and Board. To these people, and in particular those from the public sector, we owe a debt of gratitude. Additionally, we have been blessed by the dedication and professionalism of our employees.
The future of USS will be assured so long as we continue to remember why the organization was founded and also to recognize our contributors and supporters, both public and private, who make fulfilling our mission possible.
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United Seamen’s Service Centers
Everyday, seafarers arrive in foreign ports after working strenuously at sea. They may be unfamiliar with the city; or in need of medical help and don’t speak the native language.
For these seafarers, help awaits them at the United Seamen’s Service (USS) Centers in Bremerhaven, Germany; Casablanca, Morocco; Okinawa and Yokohama, Japan; Busan, Korea; and on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean that offer a “home away from home” for all seafarers.
AMMLA “Book Delivery” to U.S. prepositioned crews, USS Diego Garcia. Our Centers have a long history in serving men and women that work on ships. USS Casablanca Center has been in operation since 1952 and Busan, Korea since 1954; Bremerhaven, Yokohama and Okinawa have been in operation since the late 1940s.
Since 1942, USS has offered recreation, communication, counseling, dining and health services along with outreach to seafarers on ships or those in hospital and detention. For more than 74 years, our staff has recognized that there is nothing like a nourishing meal, a place for camaraderie and a “home away from home” when one is lonely or in need. Pitching horseshoes in the garden, USS Bremerhaven. USS Centers welcome all seafarers along with U.S. Service personnel transiting and stationed in ports around the world, especially fleet sailors. Center staff offers a listening ear, guidance and information and essential contacts for medical referrals, if needed. Outreach programs to ships, hospitals and detention centers bring the USS services to seafarers that are unable to visit the centers.
Our open-door approach addresses the concerns of entire port communities and promotes respect and understanding for seafarers throughout the world.
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International Communications
In this age of immediate access to information through the internet, international communications takes on a whole new meaning for the seafarer. Communicating with loved ones “back home” and taking care of personal business by telephone is still very much a priority for a seafarer when transiting a busy port. And, as with the general population, it’s also become increasingly important for seafarers to be able to use a computer with internet access to send and receive emails and to keep abreast of current events at home and around the world on their favorite websites. A mariner at sea does not always have ready access to the internet aboard the ship, so time online when in port is crucial.
A typical USS center is well equipped with international telephone and fax services as well as computers for internet access. In addition, all centers offer postal services, money order sales, currency exchange and international newspapers and magazines for visiting seafarers to peruse. In 2015, at our 6 centers overseas, USS assisted seafarers with over 15,600 communications, i.e. telephone calls, faxes, and internet access.
USS has always been dedicated USS Yokohama, where seafarers relax, chat and call home. to providing the latest technology to enable seafarers to stay in touch with loved ones and to stay informed about the world around them.
Seafarers calling home, USS Diego Garcia.
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Sports, Fitness and Recreation
USS recognizes the importance of both physical and mental fitness to the seafaring way of life.A fit seafarer is able to withstand the rigors of life at sea, avoid illness and stay focused and alert which helps prevent shipboard accidents.
Participation in sports, athletics and recreational activities is the key to maintaining good health. USS is proactive in fostering the participation of seafarers in activities which will promote both physical and mental fitness as well as relaxation and enjoyment, and USS centers around the world offer a wide variety of activities to this end.
Patrons of USS Bremerhaven look forward to the coming of spring when the horseshoe pitch opens. Friendly competition between seafarers and local residents is a great way to stretch the muscles and meet new friends. USS Casablanca hosts regular billiard competitions and seafarers, many of whom shoot a fair stick, are always in demand to join the local teams. USS Diego Garcia sponsors seafaring teams in softball and golf COMPSRON 2 Cornhole Challenge, USS Diego Garcia. that have historically been strong contenders in the island leagues.
The annual International Seafarers’ Sports Week was held from July 21st through July 23rd 2015, sponsored by the Port of Yokohama Promotion Association of the Yokohama Port and Harbor Bureau has been held annually since 1968 to promote seafarers’ welfare and international exchange. This year’s event had at least 75 participants and over 125 games played during the week. USS Yokohama helped organize the competitions in conjunction with All Japan Seamen’s Union and Mission to Seafarers. Events were held at the USS Center.
USS centers around the world continue to carry out the agency’s commitment to the NFL Cheerleaders visit USS Diego Garcia. welfare of seafarers by offering a wide variety of athletic and recreational activities in order to promote the mental and physical fitness of the international seagoing workforce.
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Dining, Entertainment and Special Events
One of the most difficult challenges of life at sea for a seafarer is overcoming the boredom and tedium of the same tasks and the same faces day after day. When a ship makes port in this age of containerization and rapid turnaround, crewmembers have very little time to take care of business that cannot be attended to on board the ship and to enjoy a little rest and relaxation before heading back to the open ocean. USS centers around the globe recognize the need to provide seafarers with a good meal and something different from the norm while they’re in port.
USS Casablanca is well known among mariners making port in this North African city, for its food specials which feature cuisine from around the Holiday Buffet, USS Diego Garcia. world. Seafarers in port on holidays such as Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years can enjoy exciting theme parties and culinary presentations.
Televised sporting events are always a great way for seafarers and local port community members to rub elbows and either cheer for their favorite team together or engage in good natured banter between rival fans. In Casablanca, sporting events on the big screen TV are a big draw for visiting mariners as well as regular members. Football (soccer) matches are popular, and the Tour de France brought large crowds to the center during the year with local patrons celebrating together with visiting mariners. Sunday Jazz Session, USS Casablanca. On the isolated atoll of Diego Garcia, the USS center has an ongoing program of entertainment and special events to keep up the morale of mariners on board the pre-positioning vessels anchored in the lagoon and the Navy sailors stationed on the island. Local singers and bands made up of talented island personnel perform regularly at the center. An “open mike” night is a regular feature at which up-and-coming performers have a chance to showcase their talent. The center even sponsors its own in-house native Filipino dance troupe made up of center staff members.
USS Okinawa also offers regular dinner specials featuring cuisine from many nations, and USS Yokohama and USS Busan host a variety of holiday theme parties each year.
Throughout the USS network worldwide, center directors and staff strive to provide an environment which is both entertaining and relaxing along with the services seafarers need to take care of their personal business and return to their vessels relaxed, refreshed and ready to make the next voyage. 7 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
Transportation, Shopping and Visitors’ Information
When seafarers come into a port, it can be difficult for them to meet all their needs in an unfamiliar environment. USS centers regularly provide a shuttle van service to and from the center. This shuttle service is beneficial to seafarers as an efficient and affordable alternative to taxis or buses.
The center directors also make regular visits to ships in the ports to ensure that seafarers are aware of the USS centers and the services provided. Ship visiting is an important part of each USS center ensuring that the center director maintains close contact with the ships coming and going in port and the needs of seafarers.
At each USS center, the director and staff give visiting mariners information about the many USS Busan Operating Manager, Mr. Kim, providing money services USS provides. Seafarers can take care exchange services to the USNS CHARTON T-AKR 314. of business such as exchanging currency or purchasing essential personal items. Also, mariners can get information about shopping and even touring the area. If a seafarer has no specific agenda, they can just sit back and unwind at the center.
Some USS centers, like Diego Garcia and Okinawa, have extensive gift shops where seafarers can purchase a wide range of personal items. In Busan, local shopping and entertainment facilities are convenient to the port, but transit time in port is usually limited. USS Busan is often a mariner’s first stop in port where they can access information about the city and the best places to shop for what they need. At a typical USS center, the different types of telecommunication services include: telephone, fax service, international postal service, USS Bremerhaven Van Service. and WiFi.
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Seafarers’ Rights and Emergency Assistance
As seafarers travel the high seas and transit foreign ports, anything can occur and sometimes very troubling situations arise. Seafarers may encounter unsafe working conditions, injuries or illness, loss of pay, abandonment or even difficulties with local authorities when transiting a port. When such problems occur, seafarers can turn to United Seamen’s Service for help. USS center directors and local staff use their experience and contacts to advise and support seafarers encountering difficult situations.
Seafarers’ Rights
A network of seafarers’ welfare agencies is spread across the globe encompassing a broad spectrum of non-sectarian, religious, government, management, and labor organizations. In conjunction with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation, United Seamen’s Service is an active partner in this global network and as such has access to a wide variety of resources USS Casablanca Center Director, Abdelhak Lazrak, helps abandoned when dealing with seafarers in need. seafarers from the Turkish vessel M/V SEREN AYANOGLU.
One important resource that seafarers have available to them from any port around the world is the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) a worldwide referral network for the international seagoing workforce. Seafarers can access ISWAN to get information on a wide variety of subjects pertinent to their particular employment situation and lifestyle. Information on issues such as legal matters, shipboard harassment, denial of shore leave, ship abandonment, unethical pay practices and personal and family matters are but a few of the areas available to seafarers who can call ISWAN for assistance twenty-four hours a day. In many cases the call is free depending on the country where the call originates. The ISWAN website provides detailed calling information and may be found at www.seafarerhelp.org.
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International Partners
The maritime industry personifies the globalization phenomenon. Today, it is not uncommon for ships transiting in ports to sail under the flag of one country while being manned by officers from a second country and crewmembers from another country.
To meet the needs and concerns of seafarers in this multi-cultural environment, United Seamen’s Service has partnered with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), ITF Seafarers’ Trust, the International Seafarers’ USS Vice President, Yasumi Morita and USS Board member David Heindel lead Welfare and Assistance Network discussions as to seafarer welfare issues concerning the port of Yokohama. (ISWAN), All Japan Seamen’s Union (AJSU), and the International Bargaining Forum (IBF).
This year, USS was able to partner and strengthen the transportation and welfare service for seafarers in the Port of Yokohama, with a grant of $24,885 from the ITF Seafarers Trust which allowed USS Yokohama to purchase a van to transport visiting seafarers and the IBF provided an operations grant of $80,000 for the support of USS Yokohama’s programs and services.
USS was able to partner with the ITF Seafarers’ Trust which allowed USS Yokohama to purchase a new van to transport visiting seafarers.
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Communites Served by United Seamen’s Service in 2015
ALABAMA FLORIDA KANSAS MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA TEXAS Birmingham Ft. Meyers Kansas City Biloxi Burlington Beaumont Huntsville Jacksonville Lawrence Jackson Charlotte Brownsville Montgomery Miami Wichita Wilmington Corpus Christi Mobile Orlando MISSOURI Dallas Panama City KENTUCKY Kansas City OHIO Ft. Worth ALASKA Pensacola Lexington Independence Akron Galveston Anchorage Tampa Louisville St. Louis Cincinnati Port Arthur Valdez Cleveland GEORGIA LOUISIANA MONTANA Toledo VERMONT ARIZONA Atlanta Baton Rouge Billings Bristol Phoenix Augusta Gulfport Butte NORTH DAKOTA Tucson Decatur Lake Charles Edwards Grand Forks VIRGINIA Macon New Orleans Chesapeake ARKANSAS NEBRASKA OKLAHOMA Hampton Roads Fayetteville GUAM MAINE Omaha Oklahoma City Newport News Little Rock Bangor Tulsa Norfolk HAWAII Lewiston NEVADA Richmond CALIFORNIA Hilo Portland Baker OREGON Virginia Beach Alameda Honolulu Carson City Eugene Auburn Kailua MARYLAND Las Vegas Portland WASHINGTON Berkeley Pearl City Baltimore Reno Arlington Fresno Waipahu Bowie PENNSYLVANIA Olympia Long Beach Gaithersburg NEW HAMPSHIRE Allentown Seattle Los Angeles IDAHO Woodlawn Concord Erie Spokane Newport Boise Portsmouth Lancaster Sumner Oakland Twin Falls MASSACHUSETTS Philadelphia Tacoma Riverside Andover NEW JERSEY Pittsburgh Vancouver San Bernardino ILLINOIS Boston Bayonne Scranton Walla Walla San Diego Champaign Dover Jersey City San Francisco Chicago Gloucester Newark PUERTO RICO WEST VIRGINIA Santa Barbara Columbus New Bedford Paterson Charleston Ventura Decatur Quincy Trenton RHODE ISLAND Watertown Providence WISCONSIN COLORADO INDIANA NEW MEXICO Newport Green Bay Boulder Fort Wayne MICHIGAN Albuquerque North Kingstown Milwaukee Colorado Springs Indianapolis Detroit Tularosa Racine Denver South Bend Lansing SOUTH CAROLINA Superior Sault Ste. Marie NEW YORK Charleston CONNECTICUT IOWA Albany Columbia WYOMING Bridgeport Des Moines MINNESOTA Brooklyn Greenville Cheyenne Stamford Fort Dodge Duluth Buffalo Ionia Minneapolis Ithaca SOUTH DAKOTA DIST. OF St. Paul Kings Point Rapid City COLUMBIA New York City Washington D.C. Syracuse TENNESSEE Yonkers Memphis Nashville
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2015 Brotherhood of the Sea
Every USS center maintains a sign-in log listing the names and nationalities of visiting seafarers. These logs are a record of our commitment to uphold the Brotherhood of the Sea which honors seafarers of all nations regardless of religion, race or nationality.
Seafarers from the following countries and territories have received service and aid from USS in 2015:
ALGERIA LIBERIA ARGENTINA LITHUANIA AUSTRALIA MALAYSIA BANGLADESH MARSHALL ISLANDS BRAZIL MEXICO CAMEROON MOROCCO CANADA NETHERLANDS CHILE NIGERIA CHINA NORWAY COLUMBIA PAKISTAN CROATIA PANAMA CYPRUS PERU DENMARK POLAND EGYPT PORTUGAL ENGLAND PUERTO RICO ESTONIA REPUBLIC of the PHILIPPINES FINLAND ROMANIA FRANCE RUSSIA GEORGIA SENEGAL GERMANY SINGAPORE GHANA SOUTH AFRICA GREECE SOUTH KOREA GUAM SPAIN INDIA TAIWAN INDONESIA THAILAND ITALY TRINIDAD JAPAN TURKEY KENYA UKRAINE KUWAIT USA LATVIA VIETNAM
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Summary of 2015 USS Services
Currency exchanges for seafarers...... 6,500
Beached seafarers assisted by USS (includes repatriation assistance)...... 2
Emergency services provided by NJ headquarters...... 12
Hospitalized seafarers served...... 17
Advocacy for seafarers with consulates, local government officials, and other agencies...... 34
Other crisis intervention, counseling, information and referral and miscellaneous...... 1,700
Telecommunications, telephone calls and internet access...... 15,600
Letters mailed...... 1,110
Meals served...... 123,000
Registration in USS centers...... 129,000
Ship visits...... 2,100
Shuttle and port-wide transportation services...... 5,000
Shopping assistance...... 2,010
Library and video exchange...... 1,895
Seafarers participating in athletic events, parties, tours and planned activities...... 2,020
Total social services provided by USS for seafarers and their families at home...... 290,000
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2015 USS Statement of Financial Position
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $278,312 Restricted Fund Board Designated 1,447 Accounts Receivable 235,300 Merchandise Held for Sale at Lower of Cost or Market 126,901
Plant Fund (Land, Buildings & Equipment) 887,526 Total Assets $1,529,486
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $911,128 Vacation, Repatriation and Severance 363,800 Pension Liability due to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. 2,470,000
Total Liabilities $3,744,928
Net Assets (Deficit) (2,215,442) Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,529,486
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Operating Revenues and Gains Contributions $190,803 Special Events (Less direct cost) 240,020 Sales and Services at USS Centers (Less cost of goods sold) 1,834,904 Rental Income 75,549 Interest and Dividends 75 Donated Services 25,000 Foreign Exchange Fluctuations 56,915 Miscellaneous Revenues 21,366
Total Operating Revenues and Gains $2,444,632
OPERATING EXPENSES Program Services $1,864,183 To provide health, welfare and recreational services and on-board library services to the personnel of the American Merchant Marine and to the International Seafarers of all Friendly Nations
Program Development and Expansion 21,693
Total Program Services $1,885,876
Supporting Services Management and General $453,639
Fund Raising 84,677
Total Supporting Services $538,316
Total Operating Expenses $2,424,192
Operating Net Income 20,440
Change in Net Assets $20,440
Net Assets (Deficit) – Beginning of Year ($2,235,882)
Net Assets (Deficit) - End of Year ($2,215,442) 14 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award 2015 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE HONORS LEADERSHIP IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND THE HEROISM OF MARINERS AT SEA
Recognized as the most prestigious award in the maritime industry, the Admiral Of The Ocean Sea Award has been presented annually by United Seamen’s Service for the past forty-six years. The AOTOS Award is given in recognition of individuals and organizations who have shown outstanding support for American seafarers and the maritime industry of the United States.
In 2015, the Admiral Of The Ocean Sea honors were awarded to three very distinguished gentlemen: Anthony A. Chiarello, President and CEO of TOTE; Matthew J. Cox, President and CEO of Matson; and James C. McKenna, President and CEO of Pacific Maritime Association. The honorees are three members Anthony A. Chiarello accepts his 2015 AOTOS Award. of the maritime industry who in their respective capacities have been guiding the way to keep the American-flag merchant marine on the high seas. In addition, USS presented a special remembrance in honor of the 28 American crew members of the El Faro and five Polish nationals who perished at sea on October 1, 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin.
The AOTOS event was held on November 13, 2015 in the Metropolitan Ballroom of the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The event was very well attended with nearly one thousand dignitaries and prominent members of the transportation industry turning out to pay tribute to the honorees.
A much anticipated segment of the AOTOS event is the Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Cox with his 2015 AOTOS Award. Honored Seafarer awards. These awards honor mariners of vessels who, during the previous year, had exhibited exceptional bravery, superb seamanship and devotion to duty while engaged in rescue operations at sea. The Honorable Paul N. Jaenichen, Maritime Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration was joined by Rear Admiral T.K. Shannon, Commander, USN, in presenting this year’s Mariners’ plaques and rosettes to the well deserving mariners.
2015 AOTOS Award winner James C. McKenna & Mrs. McKenna. 15 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS/AMMLA Board of Directors Senior Government Liaison Representatives
RADM Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret.) National Defense MG Susan A. Davidson, USA, Commander, Transportation Assoc., Alexandria, VA Military Surface Deployment & Distribution Joseph J. Cox*, Cox Maritime, Fairfax Station, VA Command, Scott Air Force Base, IL John L. DeGurse, Jr.*, Shepherdstown, WV CAPT. Fred Finger*, American Roll-On Roll-Off RADM Thomas K. Shannon, USN, Commander, Carrier, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Military Sealift Command, Washington, DC Phillip W.J. Fisher*, Chas, Kurz & Co., Inc., RADM Paul F. Thomas, Assistant Bala Cynwyd, PA Commandant for Prevention Policy, Philip H. Greene, Jr., TOTE Services, Jacksonville, FL United States Coast Guard, Washington, DC Ed Hanley*, Maersk Line, Limited, Norfolk, VA David Heindel*, Seafarers International Union of N.A., AGLIWD/NMU-AFL-CIO Camp Springs, MD Officers James Henry*, Transportation Institute, Camp Springs, MD President Donald E. Kadlac*, Chattanooga, TN Edward R. Morgan* Edward J. Kelly, Maritime Association of the Port of Chairman, Executive Committee NY/NJ, New York, NY F. Anthony Naccarato* Roger T. Korner*, United Seamen’s Service, Vice Presidents Jersey City, NJ H. Marshall Ainley CAPT Thomas W. Merrell, GeneralDynamics/ Stephen Cotton American Overseas Marine, North Quincy, MA CAPT. Remo Di Fiore Edward R. Morgan*, United Seamen’s Service, Paul Doell Jersey City, NJ John Halas F. Anthony Naccarato*, American Maritime Officers CAPT. Don Marcus Service, & Crowley Maritime Corporation, Yasumi Morita Syosset, NY Dr. Conrado F. Oca William Nurthen*, Port Authority of NY & NJ, New York, NY Michael Sacco C. James Patti, Maritime Institute for Research & Yury Sukhorukov Industrial Development, Washington, DC Richard L Trumka William D. Potts*, New York, NY Secretary Philip Shapiro, Liberty Maritime Corporation, Donald E. Kadlac* Lake Success, NY Treasurer Augustin Tellez, Seafarers International Union of N.A., William D. Potts* AGLIWD/NMU-AFL-CIO, Camp Springs, MD LTG. Kenneth R. Wykle*, USA (Ret.), Burke, VA General Counsel John L. DeGurse, Jr.* * Executive Committee Executive Director Roger T. Korner*
* Executive Committee
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Council of Trustees
W. J. Amoss, Jr., Marine Logistics, Inc., New Orleans, LA Rudy Leming, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL Mary Louise (Ling) Anderson, Virginia Beach, VA Ian Lennard, National Cargo Bureau Inc., NY,NY CAPT Steven Anderson, Woodbury, CT #The Hon. Norman F. Lent, Lent, Scrivner & Roth, Washington, DC #Ralph R. Bagley, Boston Port & Seamen’s Aid Society, Boston, MA The Hon. William O. Lipinski, Washington, DC Stanley Barer, Saltchuk Resources, Inc., Seattle, WA Robert Long, Long Fence Co., Capital Heights, MD The Hon. Helen Delich Bentley, Lutherville, MD ADM James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.), The Cohen Group, Washington, DC Richard Berger, The Segal Company, Washington, DC Gunnar Lundeberg, Sailors Union of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA Thomas J. Bethel, Washington, DC Judy Magna, The Women’s Propeller Club of the United States, Robert J. Blackwell, Sher & Blackwell, Washington, DC Hawthorne, NJ Lillian C. Borrone, Avon-By-The-Sea, NJ Mohamed Margaoui, Ste DEFMAR, Casablanca, Morocco Morton S. Bouchard, Bouchard Transportation Co., Melville, NY Anil Mathur, Alaska Tanker Company, Beaverton, OR, Barbara Brstilo, Piney Point, MD Richard May, Bayport, NY J. Russell Bruner, Maersk Line, Limited, Norfolk, VA #CAPT Thomas H. McCarthy, Staten Island, NY James E. Caponiti, American Maritime Congress, Washington, DC Eugene F. McCormick, Kings Point, NY George J. Cappiello, Jr.. Esq., Bellerose Village, NY James McKenna, Pacific Maritime Association, San Francisco, CA Bruce J. Carlton, The National Industrial Transportation League, Kevin McMonagle, American Steamship Company, Williamsville, NY Arlington, VA General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF (Ret.), Arlington, VA Avv. Egisto Cavallari, Genoa, Italy Alan Mendelsohn, Broadalbin, NY The Hon. Elaine L. Chao, The Heritage Foundation, Kathy J. Metcalf, Chamber of Shipping of America, Washington, DC Washington, DC Daniel Molloy, Brooklyn, NY CAPT Bertram Christensen, Bayville, NJ Michael M. Murphy, The Bodega Group, San Carlos, CA Peter D. Clark, Clark, Atcheson, Reisert, North Bergen, NJ CAPT John W. Murray, Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, Tampa, FL Philip Clegg, Centerport, NY Samuel B. Nemirow, Nemirow, Hu & Shea, Washington, DC Sean Connaughton, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc., Glen Allen, VA Rabbi Aryeh S. Oberstein, NY Naval Militia, New York, NY Ernest J. Corrado, Washington, DC Martin Oppenheimer, Proskauer Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, VADM John W. Craine, USN, (Ret.), Bronx, NY New York, NY Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., Crowley Maritime Corporation, Rev. Sinclair Oubre, Port Arthur, TX Oakland, CA John D. Parrott, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Federal Way, WA CAPT Robert Darley, Morganville, NJ VADM James B. Perkins, III, USN (Ret.), L-3 TMA Corporation, William Dennis, Somers, NY Washington, DC Henry Disley, San Francisco, CA Charles G. Raymond, Charlotte, NC James Dolan, Martin, Ottaway, Van Hemmen and Dolan, Inc., John F. Reinhart, Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, VA Red Bank, NJ Paul F. Richardson, Paul F. Richardson Associates, Inc., Holmdel, NJ Francis J. Dooley, American Merchant Marine Veterans, West Orange, NJ Andrew Riester, International Propeller Club, Fairfax, VA Richard du Moulin, Intrepid Shipping Corporation, Stamford, CT Emanuel L. Rouvelas, K & L Gates, Washington, DC Francis J. Duffy, South Setauket, NY Wallace T. Sansone, Bay Ship Management, Inc., McLean, VA Raymond Ebeling, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Robert Sappio, SeaCube Container, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Tim Engle, American Shipping Group, Federal Way, WA Katherine A. Schlech, Arlington, VA Enrico Esopa, Seafarers International Union of N.A., CAPT William G. Schubert, International Trade & Transportation, Inc., AGLIWD/NMU-AFL-CIO, Jersey City, NJ Pine Hurst, TX William J. Flynn, Atlas Air Worldwide, Purchase, NY David Schultze, Keystone Shipping Company, Bala Cynwyd, PA Arthur W. Friedberg, Fort Belvoir, VA Anthony A. Scioscia, Charlotte, NC John Gallagher, ABS, New York, NY Ake Selander, London, UK John A. Gaughan, Bethesda, MD Robert D. Somerville, American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, TX Carolyn Gentile, Esq., New York, NY Joseph T. Soresi, Seafarers International Union of N.A., Bart A. Goedhard, Fairfax, VA AGLIWD/NMU-AFL-CIO, Jersey City, NJ William Hamlin, ITS Technologies & Logistics LLC, Tinley Park, IL Charles Stewart, Lauderdale Lakes, FL General John W. Handy, USAF (Ret.), Charlotte, NC VADM Joseph Stewart, (Ret.), Ocean View, DE John D. Hardy, Washington, DC Edward Tregurtha, Moran Towing and Transportation Co., Richard S. Haynes, Potomac, MD New Canaan, CT George Hearn, Esq., Waterman Steamship Corporation, New York, NY Jordan Truchan, American Ship Management, LLC, Walnut Creek, CA VADM Albert J. Herberger, USN (Ret.), Sterling, VA Bill Van Loo, District No. 1-PCD, MEBA, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC Kathleen A. Hunt, Seafarers International Union of N.A., James H. I. Weakley, Lake Carriers’ Association, Cleveland, OH AGLIWD/NMU- AFL-CIO, Jersey City, NJ Steven Werse, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Michael B. Jewell, Washington, DC Linthicum Heights, MD #Niels W. Johnsen, International Shipholding Corp., New York, NY Ronald D. Widdows, Ronald D. Widdows & Assoc. PTE. Ltd, Singapore Peter Junge, Junge & Mele, LLP, Tarrytown, NY Barbara S. Yeninas, BSY Associates, Inc., Holmdel, NJ Henry S. Kaminiski, AMMV-NJ, Clinton, NJ Andrew E. Zelman, Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP, NY, NY Donald Keefe, Newtonville, MA Andrew J. Knight, II, Fairfax, VA Donald R. Kurz, Keystone Shipping Company, Bala Cynwyd, PA #Deceased Maitre Mohamed Lahlou, Casablanca, Morocco Carol Lambos, The Lambos Firm, Tarrytown, NY
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United Seamen’s Service Headquarters
ROGER T. KORNER 104 Broadway, Ground Floor USS Executive Director Jersey City, NJ 07306 TEL: (201) 369-1100 CRYSTAL NI FAX: (201) 369-1105 Chief Financial Officer Website: www.unitedseamensservice.org RONALD J. SCHWENK Email: [email protected] Assistant Director, Administration Contributions are tax-deductible to DIANE SPINDLER the fullest extent allowed by law. Administrative Assistant
USS International Centers and AMMLA Representatives
Bremerhaven, Germany Okinawa, Japan Busan, Korea (Annex) Pier #8 Walter Christiansen, Charles C. Hayes, Kim Pyung Kun USS Center Director USS Center Director USS Operations Manager 18 Fritz-Reuterstrasse Sumiyoshi Cho, 1-Chome 142-7 BUSAN, KOREA (Pier 8) Bremerhaven, Germany 27576 Naha City 99 Gamman 1 Dong Tel: 011-49-471-55055 Okinawa, Japan 901-0141 Nam Gu, Republic of Korea [email protected] Tel: 011-81-988-58-0616 Tel: 011-82-51-646-1993 [email protected] [email protected] Casablanca, Morocco [email protected] Abdelhak Lazrak, Busan, Korea USS Center Director #1185-8 Choryang 5 Dong 118 Blvd. Moulay Abderrahmane Dong Ku, Pusan 600 Yokohama, Japan Casablanca, Morocco 01 Tel: 011-82-51-462-8029 Taro Yoshino, USS Center Director Tel: 011-212-522-309950 [email protected] No. 3 Honmoku-Futo, [email protected] [email protected] Yokohama, Japan 231-91 Tel: 011-81-45-623-2231 Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean [email protected] Charles “Chuck” Younglove USS Center Director Eclipse Bay Tel: 011-246-370-2878 18 [email protected] UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS-AMMLA Library Services
Since 1921, the American Merchant Marine Library Association (AMMLA) has supplied “seagoing librar- ies” to American Merchant Marines, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, and to seafarers of allied nations. As a non-profit, non-sectarian library service, AMMLA’S primary objective is to meet the educational, recreational and self-help needs of seafarers by offering a library service on a wide array of subjects.
In 2015, USS/AMMLA distributed more than 18,000 books through its USS Centers, AMMLA representa- tives in New York/New Jersey and Port Arthur, Texas, and to US Merchant vessels transporting supplies to U.S. Forces. The following is a list of USNS, Ready Reserve Fleet, MSC time chartered vessels and U.S.-flag vessels that received AMMLA libraries in 2015:
Cape Decision Maersk Arkansas MV Courage APL Agate Cape Diamond Maersk Atlanta MV Edgar B. Speer APL Belgium Cape Domingo Maersk Chicago MV Edwin Gott APL China Cape Douglas Maersk Columbus MV Endurance APL Coral Cape Ducato Maersk Georgia MV Freedom APL Cyprine Cape Edmont Maersk Hartford MV Great Republic APL Guam Cape Henry Maersk Idaho MV Honor APL Japan Cape Horn Maersk Iowa MV Independence II APL Korea Cape Hudson Maersk Kentucky MV Integrity APL Pearl Cape Inscription Maersk Kingston MV Liberty APL Philippines Cape Isabel Maersk Kinloss MV Midnight Sun APL President Adams Cape Island Maersk Montana MV North Star APL President Jackson Cape Kennedy Maersk Ohio MV Ocean Atlas APL President Polk Cape Knox Maersk Pittsburgh MV Ocean Titan APL President Truman Cape May Maersk Utah MV Pacific Collector APL Singapore Cape Mohican Maersk Virginia MV Pacific Tracker APL Thailand Cape Race Maersk Wisconsin MV Patriot Cape Ray Maersk Wyoming MV Presque Isle SS Antares Cape Rise MV Roger Blough SS Carson J. Callaway NOAA Thomas Jefferson MV Wheeler SS Denebola USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus SS John G. Munson USNS 1st LT. Baldomero Lopez SS Philip Clarke USNS 2nd LT. John P. Bobo SS Pollux USNS Effective SS Regulus USNS Impeccable SS Seakay Spirit USNS Invincible SS Flickertail State USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless SS Gopher State USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon USNS SGT Mate J. Kocak USNS SGT William R. Button USNS Sisler USNS Roy W. Wheat
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Public Law 91-603: The “Seamen’s Service Act”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, that this Act may be cited as the “Seamen’s Service Act.”
It is the purpose of this Act, by authorizing appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government to cooperate with the United Seamen’s Service in the establishment and operation of facilities for US Merchant Seamen in foreign areas, to promote the welfare of such seamen essential to the overall interests of shipment of United States goods and supplies to such areas. . .
Ninety-first Congress of the United States ofAmerica at the second session begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, January 19, 1970 and approved December 31, 1970.
Serving the men and women of the American Merchant Marine and Seafarers of the world
In accordance with the “Seamen’s Service Act of 1970” (Public Law 91-603) and the “Seamen’s Welfare in Ports” Recommendations International Joint Marine Commission, Geneva, 1936.
• Help to seafarers and their families in home emergencies • Assistance when in hospitals abroad or detained ashore • Recreation, entertainment and club facilities ashore • Legal aid, liaison with authorities, help with repatriation • Postal services, international phone, fax and internet access • Currency exchange, money orders and transfer of funds • Souvenirs and PX articles • Library service, in cooperation with the American Merchant Marine Library Association (AMMLA)
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The American Merchant Marine Library Association distributes seagoing libraries to the officers and crews of U.S. flag ships.
An affiliate of United Seamen’s Service 104 Broadway, Ground Floor Jersey City, NJ 07306
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USS ACTIVITIES 2015
Thanksgiving Day aboard the M/V Courage in the port of Bremerhaven, Germany.
USS Casablanca – Turkish seafarers going home tomorrow. “Friday Night Barbeque” on the patio at USS Diego Garcia.
Seafarers enjoying a game of pool at USS Diego Garcia. USS staff member Ms. Yamaguchi welcomes seafarers to 22 USS Yokohama. UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS ACTIVITIES 2015
AOTOS 2015 Dais.
Honored Seafarer receiving line congratulates Honorees. AOTOS 2015 – General Darren W. McDew, USAF, with Raymond Ebeling, Augie Tellez, Michael Sacco and Philip Shapiro.
AOTOS 2015 Color Guard. The Honorable Paul N. Jaenichen and USS President Ed Morgan present AST2 Darren Harrity with the AOTOS Mariner’s Rosette. 23 UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS ACTIVITIES 2015
USS 2015 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker, Secretary Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Transportation Policy.
USS 2015 Annual Meeting, Mr. Ronald J. Schwenk, Assistant New USS Board Member RADM Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret.) and Director, Administration and other USS Trustees and guests. John L. DeGurse, Jr. at the USS 2015 Annual Meeting.
USS 2015 Annual Meeting, Roger T. Korner, Executive Director, USS Trustees, USS Staff and guests at the USS 2015 Annual Meeting. John L. DeGurse, Jr., General Counsel, Keynote Speaker Secretary 24 Stanton and Edward R. Morgan, USS President. UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS ACTIVITIES 2015
AMMLA “Book Delivery” to the M/V Page.
A lunch time special “Fresh Fish,” USS Diego Garcia. Dart Competition “COMPSRON 2 Challenge Cup.”
Seafarers enjoying a game of pool at USS Okinawa. 20 May 2016 National Maritime Day - New York, New York UNITED SEAMEN’S SERVICE
USS Okinawa
USS Yokohama
United Seamen’s Service American Merchant Marine Library Association 104 Broadway, Ground Floor Jersey City, NJ 07306 TEL: (201) 369-1100 FAX: (201) 369-1105
Member of International Labour Office Non-Governmental Organizations, National Human Services Assembly International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network Global Impact, Combined Federal Campaign (CFC Donor Number 12086)