SCI–PORT NEWARK
118 Export Street (map)
Click here for detailed driving directions
chaplain@seamenschurch.org
Phone: 973-589-5828
Fax: 973-817-8565

Hours of Operation
M-F 0800 — 2200

SCI’s International Seafarers’ Center, located in the heart of Port Newark, NJ, serves the largest port complex on the East Coast of the United States. SCI welcomes all seafarers and port workers, including truckers, stevedores, and warehouse workers, to this friendly and safe environment for relaxation, recreation, and spiritual refreshment.

At the Center, seafarers and port workers find …

• Wi-Fi and use of computers
• International telephone service and low cost phone cards
• Money transfer service
• Recreation (basketball, table tennis, sports field, and more)
• Worship, prayer, and counseling

When seafarers arrive in port, SCI can arrange a free shuttle to/from the Center, terminal gates, and local stores.

On board vessels, chaplains and ship visitors can provide

• Phone cards and “top ups”
• Money transfer service
• Meetings with SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights
• Prayer or Holy Communion

SCI also welcomes other visitors to the Center, including

• Knitters
• Volunteers
• Religious and civic groups (by prior arrangement)

SCI offers tours of its International Seafarers’ Center and the Port of New York and New Jersey. Contact portprograms@seamenschurch.org for more information.