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organisation with a special award for their service to the welfare of seafarers. For the last 30 years the highly qualified and dedicated colleagues of the
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originally designed to accommodate 15 to 20 visitors. However, the up to 120 seafarers who visited the facility daily soon showed that this first version was much too small. Relief came in 1994 with plans to add a major expansion that included rainwater collection and solar warm water systems, and which was made possible through the generous financial support of the
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Jörn Hille was formally inducted in the position of ship visitor. Due to the short layover times that ships remain in port, many seamen do not have time to visit
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ITF. In addition to a spacious, friendly entry hall with telephone booths for undisturbed telephoning, a billiard room and multi-purpose hall were also included. These can be used as table tennis room, meeting room or for celebrations. A non-denominational "Room of
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In 1996 Jan Oltmanns was awarded the Portugaleser in Silver, the highest honour bestowed by the Hamburg Citizens' Association for service to the citizens of Hamburg. In 2012 he received the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2016 Anke Wibel was also awarded the Portugaleser.
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On 3 December 2010 the Hamburg Duckdalben Seamen's Club was named among the world's five best clubs by the International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (ICSW). In 2011 it was named the "Seafarers' Centre of the Year" by the International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW). The decision was
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