Logos and doulos book ships

Since then the ships logos, doulos, logos ii and now. Following is a list of the current and upcoming ports for logos hope. A ships colloquially known as the logos ships is a germanbased charity that operates floating bookshops both as a ministry initiative and as a humanitarian outreach mechanism. Logos hope, passenger ship details and current position. Last thursday, the mv logos hope reached manila and docked at the south harbor pier 15 at the back of the historic manila hotel. The om ships have been to 151 countries, and cumulatively, over 46 million people have come aboard them.

Logos hope, the floating book ship, makes its maiden trip to jamaica from january 20 to march 23, 2010. The vessels have visited more than 160 countries and territories since 1970 and have welcomed 46 million people on board. She is now owned by eric saw, director and chief executive of biznaz resources international pte ltd in singapore. In 1974, ivor poobalan visited logos with his mother, who purchased a christian book at the book fair on board. The current position of logos hope is at caribbean sea coordinates 17. Logos hope formally entered service as the fourth book ship operated by the organisation, following in the wake of sister ships logos, doulos and logos ii. Gba ships have responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public. In november 1977, ss roma was bought by christian charity good books for all gba and became oms second ship after logos. Doulos 19901992 and logos ii 19921994 with sheela and sunil most of my time on the ship was in the ministry department.

Doulos was listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds oldest active oceangoing passenger ship. Captain tom dyer, who has been a captain on all four ships logos, logos ii, doulos and now logos hope of gba, described the vessel as a fun ship, a family ship and a platform for. I have had the privilege of raising four children onboard and my son is now the finance manager on the ship, he said. Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships. The ship was first launched in the year 1973 as a ferry car service under the name gustav vasa and operated between the swedish city of malmo and the german province, travemunde. V, an international charitable organisation registered in germany. Logos 11 was taken out of commission to allow for a larger vessel, which would offer a better quality of life for crew, as well as a wider range. Logos hope was officially launched in february 2009. Logos hope celebrates 10 years as worlds largest floating. The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next steps are being decided. The ship is run by gba ships, a nonprofit organisation based in germany.

Logos hopes sister ships, logos and doulos have visited qatar repeatedly between 1971 and 2006. Oms ship ministry has responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public. Operated by gba ships, a nonprofit organisation based in germany, logos hope and her sister ships, logos, doulos, and logos ii, have, to date, visited more than 160 countries and territories since 1970. The ministry still exists today although only logos hope remains. The doulos ended her final cruise in late 2009 at singapore, with the ship being handed over to her new owners on 18 march 2010. Om ships international is the organization behind the ships doulos and logos hope. Logos ended her service in january 1988 after running aground in a storm in the beagle channel between argentina and chile. Despite atrocious weather conditions, not a single life was lost. As the fourth ship operated by the organisation, the mv logos hope follows in the line of mv logos, the wrecked hulk of which now sits on a rock shelf on the chilean coast, mv logos ii which was retired in the fall of 2008 and which logos hope was designed to replace, and mv doulos which was sold to a company in singapore in 2009. I originally read this whilst serving on the logos hope, a sister ship to doulos.

Other preceding ships includes the logos, doulos and logos ii. The ship was first launched in the year 1973 as a ferry car service under the name gustav vasa and operated between the swedish city of malmo and the german. Logos hope has had over six million visitors since it launched, visiting 5 ports in over 60 different countries. Without doubt, the ship ministry has taken on a life of its own in the last four and a half decades. Logos hope is a much larger vessel which allows for a wider book selection and more comfortable browsing. The vessel replaces the logos 11, which had many successful visits to the island over the years.

To entertain visitors and guests and sell great books, logos hope announced that it will dock for 25 days at the pier. Logos hope largest floating book fair visits cape town. For the past 38 years, gba ships are serving the international community as floating sources of knowledge, help and hope. Years later, after ivor became a christian, the book his mother purchase that day challenged him to commit his life. Over the 32 years she was in service with om ships, doulos welcomed over 22 million people on board during 601 ports of call in 108 countries in africa, the americas, asia, australia, europe, the middle east and many island nations. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book storecumlibrary is a ship owned by the german shipping company gba ships e. The ships ministry began in 1970 as part of the global christian training and outreach movement, om international. Which of our four ships was formerly owned by the danish governments royal department of trade. Doulos doulos was purchased in 1977 and sailed for om ships until early 2010. Logos hope returns to georgetown in december inews guyana. Mv logos hope is a oneofits kind ship which sails around the world as a. The vessels have visited more than 160 countries and territories since 1970, welcoming 46 million people on board. Serving others with oceangoing ships began in 1970 with the purchase of the original logos.

Logos hope was launched into service in 2009 and is the organisations largest ship. Ships as floating sources of knowledge, help and hope. The mv logos ii left and the mv doulos phos right photo credit. An estimated 46 million people have visited these ships.

All visitors to logos hope should take a shuttle bus from the parking lot. Since then the ships logos, doulos, logos ii and now logos hope have visited 500 different ports in. The floating book fair offers over 5,000 titles, providing many visitors. The vessel is en route to kingston cement, and expected to arrive there on apr 10, 18. Logos ii logos ii was purchased in 1988 and completed her service in july 2008. Doulos was purchased in 1977 and sailed for om ships until early 2010.

Since then oms ships have visited over 500 different ports in over 150 countries and territories and welcomed 38 million visitors on board. Doulos phos held the record of being the worlds oldest active oceanfaring passenger ship until december 2009, having travelled the worlds oceans from the time of her building in 1914 until being retired from cruising service at the end of 2009. Logos hope was launched into service in 2009 and carries a crew of 400. Price new from used from paperback, 1994 please retry. It continues the work of its sister ships, logos, doulos and logos ii. The logos hope, which was launched into active service in 2009, is operated by gba ships, a nonprofit organisation based in germany and continues the work of sister ships, logos, doulos and logos ii. Doulos was purchased in 1977 and sailed for om ships. Gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany. It is the largest floating library in the world and its objective is to provide equal access to literature, in addition to carrying out social and humanitarian aid work. The original logos ship launched in 1970, followed by doulos, logos ii, and then logos hope, by far the largest of the ships.

Constructed in 1914, doulos was recognised in the guinness book of world records as the worlds oldest active oceangoing passenger ship. The ship has previously been known as the ss medina, the ss roma, the ms franca c, and the mv doulos. The ship goes from port to port carrying the book fair with it. The mv doulos bought in the year 1977 was sold after being in. The ships were ascribed greek acronyms of biblical origin to effectively represent their mandate and identity. Of the 87,500 visitors to logos hope in colombo sri lanka during the ships recent visit there, many remembered seeing logos and doulos as children. The om ships have been to 151 countries, and cumulatively, over 46. Logos hope formally entered service as the fourth book ship operated by the organisation, following in the wake of sister ships logos, doulos.

The ships conversion into a luxury hotel was still ongoing during 2017 and 2018. Logos hope is closed to the public until further notice, in compliance with worldwide advice to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Our current ship, logos hope, features the worlds largest floating. Since then the ships logos, doulos, logos ii and now logos hope. Operated by gba ships, a nonprofit organisation based in germany, logos hope continues the work of her sister ships logos, doulos and logos ii.

Logos hope is operated by gba ships, a german registered nonprofit organisation. A response team has been put in place to monitor developments and make decisions in the best interests of the community on board and in accordance with the advice of all relevant authorities. Captain tom dyer, who has been a captain on all four ships logos, logos ii, doulos and now logos hope of gba, described the vessel as a fun ship, a family ship and a platform for friendship. Om ships began with logos, then doulos, then logos 2, then logos hope. Its interesting to reread it in light of my own experiences with om ships. All aboard the logos hope trinidad and tobago newsday. Mv doulos faithful journey before beginning a new life next month. Our goal is to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people of the world. Logos hope spreads messages of harmony and knowledge art. The mv doulos a ship ministry devoted to social service and evangelism will arrive at londonderry, northern ireland on 19 may. The story of three remarkable ships paperback january 1, 1994 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

On march 18, 2010, doulos was handed over to her new owner, mr eric shaw, director and chief executive of biznaz resources international pte. Happiness all around as mv logos hope sails into town. The ship was sold in the first part of 2010, with handover of ownership taking place on 18 march. The ship, logos hope was launched into active service in february 2009 from koege, denmark.

The ships are owned by om ships international and are operated by gba ships. The charity initiative, operated from germany, is visiting chile. Our crewmembers are focussing on maintaining the vessel, taking advantage of community training opportunities and are preparing creative ways to reach out to share knowledge, help and hope. The first logos oms pioneering first ship, logos, was purchased in 1970 and sailed for 17 years.