ITF Seafarers' Centre Los Angeles/Long Beach
ITF · at Los Angeles
- Address
- Port of Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1 310 519 8500
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.seafarerscenter.org
- Hours
- Daily
Services available
- Free wifi
- Most centres offer free wifi covering email, video calls, messaging apps, and modest social-media use. Bandwidth is rarely sufficient for streaming HD video or large file downloads. Bring a working unlocked phone or laptop; the centre may have a guest-network password posted, or you may need to ask at the desk.
- Transport to/from the ship
- Most port-side welfare centres provide a van or minibus shuttle between the ship's berth and the centre, and onward into town. Transport is normally free but may have set departure times. Ask the chaplaincy in advance — or call the centre's helpline — to confirm pick-up timing. Bring your gate pass and seaman's book for terminal security.
- Shop
- A small on-site shop typically sells SIM cards, basic toiletries, snacks, soft drinks, prepaid phone-credit vouchers, and sometimes small gifts and clothing. Stock is limited; this is not a supermarket. Cash in the local currency is most reliable, though cards are usually accepted in larger centres.
- Chaplaincy / ship visits
- Chaplains visit ships in port (port chaplains) and serve at the welfare centre. Their role is pastoral support, practical help (transport, money-changing, hospital visits, family-emergency communication), and confidential conversation. You do not need to share their religion to ask for help.
About ITF
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is a global federation of transport-worker trade unions. Although ITF is not primarily a chaplaincy network, ITF inspectors operate from offices in major ports worldwide and provide advocacy, wage-recovery, and abandonment response for seafarers on FoC (flag-of-convenience) vessels. Many seafarer-welfare centres host or coordinate with the local ITF inspector.
Trade-union representation and welfare advocacy for transport workers worldwide, including seafarer advocacy and wage recovery.
An ITF office or ITF-hosted centre is advocacy-focused — wage casework, contract review, abandonment crisis response, and pressure on operators via flag administrations. Some offer wifi and visiting space; many work in cooperation with the local Mission to Seafarers or Stella Maris.
Bring your contract, wage statements, seaman's book, and any operator correspondence. For abandonment or wage-theft cases, photographs of the vessel, ship's name, and IMO number are critical.
At this port
This centre serves Los Angeles in United States. Check the port page for shore-leave, visa, helpline, and PSC context that affects your call here.
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