Ukrainian Maritime Apostleship Expands International Partnerships in the United States
At the end of April, part of the team of the Ukrainian Maritime Apostleship — National Director Rev. Oleksandr Smerechynskyi and Program Director of the Ukrainian office Eugene Barsukov — undertook a working visit to the United States. The visit had a strategic character and combined participation in a global environmental dialogue, a series of […]
Felgueiras Lighthouse: Where the Atlantic Meets the City
Some lighthouses stand alone. Others stand in the middle of city life — where fishers head out to sea in the morning and families walk the waterfront in the evening. The Felgueiras lighthouse in Porto is the second kind. It stands at the tip of the northern breakwater at the mouth of the Douro river, […]
Khablivskyi Lighthouse: How a Place Name Becomes a Landmark
Most people have never heard of Khabilivka. It is a small village in the lower reaches of the Dnipro — the kind of place that does not appear in the news and does not feature on tourist itineraries. But on the navigational charts of the Dnipro estuary, it is there. And there is a lighthouse […]
Kysliakivskyi Rear Lighthouse: A Quiet Landmark on a Great River
Not every lighthouse stands on a cliff above the open sea. Not every one is visible from dozens of kilometres away, and not every one has passed into legend. Some lighthouses are quiet and practical. They do not impress with their silhouette and do not appear on postcards. But without them, vessels do not reach […]
Snake Island Lighthouse: Between Legend and the Sea
Some islands exist on maps. Others exist in the consciousness of an entire nation. Snake Island — Zmiinyi — belongs to the second kind. A small, rocky patch of land covering less than 0.2 square kilometres, lost in the Black Sea 35 kilometres from the shore, and yet a place that has entered history more […]
Easter Message of the Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Paul Chomnycky
As we enter the holy days of the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord, the Church invites us to reflect on the great mystery that unfolds from Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Our Lord entered the Holy City and was joyfully welcomed by the crowds. Children sang: “Hosanna in the highest! Blessed […]
Stella Maris Ukraine at CrewConnect Global Awards 2025
This year, Stella Maris Ukraine was proud to be shortlisted for the Industry Partner Award at the Seatrade Maritime CrewConnect Global Awards in Manila.We did not take home the award — but being recognised alongside some of the world’s leading maritime organisations is already a tremendous honour for our entire team in Odesa. We […]
