Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center

WELCOMING AND CARING FOR SEAFARERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY

90% of everything we use in our daily lives comes to us through the labor of those from 80+ countries who work on the worldwide oceans and United States of America inland waterways. Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center is open throughout the year, offering hospitality and a welcoming place where all those who work at or serve the greater Port of Palm Beach community may find time to connect with our community, their families and friends as well as rest and recharge, and if needed, receive emergency assistance.

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About Us

Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit charity established to warmly welcome every stranger visiting or working in our port community by offering services that uplift and sustain their personal, physical and spiritual well-being. We offer multi-faith humanitarian outreach rooted in the tradition of hospitality and charitable giving to all who seek it.

Our charity does the following:

  • Educates and Communicates
  • Serves and Supplies
  • Gifts and Gives
  • Restores and Renews 
  • Comforts and Cares

to all those who labor in the shipping industry.

Seafarers are essential to the international and domestic shipping industry. Without land and sea laborers, world trade would cease, ships would be anchored, and our lifestyle would not exist. These tireless, invisible laborers depend upon the kindness of strangers to fill the void of being without their loved ones for months and years at a time. Since 2005 we join the over 200 international and domestic ports who offer a Seafarers’ Mission house. We provide services that meet the needs of mariners and industry laborers by providing a place and people to help meet those personal needs.

Our Mission:

To warmly welcome every stranger and offer caring, humanitarian, multi-faith outreach services  to the hard-working, nearly invisible laborers in the maritime industry serving the Port of Palm Beach, Florida, community.  We offer a safe retreat from everyday challenges which uplifts and refreshes physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Policy and Objectives:

We seek fellowship with the maritime community and when requested, offer limited mariner center services as:

  • Promote awareness of the benefits of our multi-faith, outreach services while respecting the loyalty of those engaged in the maritime industry to their particular faith and traditions
  • Compassionate, humanitarian outreach services, and if applicable, advocacy protection against prejudice, intolerance, injustice
  • Ship visits upon request of the captain to extend a warm welcome and offer personal assistance and counsel

We fulfill our mission by:

Welcoming

Being a welcoming presence to our friends, visitors, and users to the growing Port of Palm Beach community.

Supporting

Serving and supporting the greater Port of Palm Beach community by providing multicultural, multi-faith outreach services.

Educating

Educating and promoting public awareness about our port and the people (stevedores, truckers, seafarers, vendors, etc…) who make up the port community.

Maintaining

Maintaining and staffing our Seafarer’s Center at the 18th largest port in the nation by volume.

Seafarer Support Services

  • Visit ships for a friendly welcome and help, spiritual services, deliver gifts or check crew members well-being
  • Transport for crew while in port on land for shopping, sightseeing, vaccinations,  urgent medical care
  • Seafarers’ Center in port on land where crew and visitors may relax, recreate, pray in our Chapel, connect to WiFi
  • Provide SIM cards to connect with loved ones
  • Free clothing, personal supplies, reading materials
  • Chaplains available on request to answer questions or just talk
  • Connect seafarers to other organizations or speaking to other groups on behalf of seafarers
  • Emergency support
  • Advocacy, if needed for justice, welfare and family support

How You Can Help

Contact Us

Transportation: 

If you need transportation upon arrival or while in port, please call:

(561) 480.4806 or email: [email protected]

 

Chat with a Chaplain

If you would like to chat with a chaplain, please email us at [email protected] or call (561) 644.6290.

 

For all other inquiries, please email

[email protected] or call (561) 644.6290.

Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center is located at:
301 Broadway
Suite 203
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404

The Seafarers’ Center is located in Building 20 on the southwest side of the port on the west of Skypass Bridge. You must go through the southern gate to get to the building. Entrance to the building is located on the west end of the building inside the dockside area.

AT THIS TIME THE CENTER RECOMMENDS VISITORS WEAR MASKS, WASH HANDS AND KINDLY RESPECT SOCIAL DISTANCE

If you are feeling ill or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID, we ask that you refrain from visiting until after your quarantine period.

 

Map showing the location of Palm Beach Seafarer's Center

Calendar

  • Christmas At Sea – November 22 2023-January 31 2024
  • Human Trafficking Awareness Day – January 11 2024
  • World Day of Prayer – March 1 2024
  • Easter At Sea – March 15 – April 1 2024
  • National Day of Prayer – May 2 2024
  • National Maritime Day – May 22 2024
  • Day of the Seafarer – June 25 2024
  • Sea Sunday – July 14 2024
  • United States Coast Guard Day – August 4 2024
  • World Maritime Day – September 26 2024
  • World Communion Sunday – October 6 2024
  • Wooly Hat Day – October  6 2024
  • Christmas At Sea – November 24 – January 31 2024
  • #Giving Tuesday – November 26 2024
  • Blessing of the Fleet Holiday Boat Parade – December 7 2024

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