Planning Center News

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), a world leader in marinesecurity, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, announced today that it has partnered with Phantom Rescue in its fight against child trafficking. Phantom Rescue is a non-profit organization that provides awareness and deterrence for the prevention of child trafficking, enhanced global networking to stop the underground activities that contribute to human sex trafficking and most importantly, the organization takes direct action to locate, rescue, and return “taken” children to the safety of their loved ones. “Everyday, 46 children are stolen and forced into sex slavery or labor in the United States. That is 17,000 kids per year in this country alone,” said Jay Keenan, president and CEO of GOST.

On September 1, 2014, NYK and Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. established a stowage planning center for container shipping at the Kumamoto office of Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. in Ozu town, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The task of container stowage planning will be transferred from NYK’s office in Singapore by the end of March 2015. The new center in Kumamoto will play a central role in the stowage planning of NYK’s containerships in the Asian region, in addition to cooperation with container terminals at calling ports. Moreover, the all-Japanese staff in Kumamoto will aim to further improve operational quality. Every effort will be made…

Larry Cornett, Keith White and Reuben R. Bush have joined ACBL as Fleet Managers in the Planning Center. James Benjamin Chandler, Theus Slemmons and Jackie Hansford have been named Dispatcher in the Logistics Department. Donald N. LaVigne, Jr. has joined ACBL as Boat Com Operator in the Logistics Department. Scott W. Nelson has joined ACBL as Oracle DBA Administrator and Betty Waggoner has been named PeopleSoft Programmer/Analyst in the Technology Department. Sean Smith has been named Director of Operations and Enrique Gil has been named Director of Finance and Administration for ACBL de Venezuela, C.A. Lee Schroeder has been named Fleet Superintendent for the Harahan and Marrero, Louisiana Fleets. Trinette M.

Schlumberger Oilfield Services and Yukos have agreed on a three-year contract to create a field development planning center in Moscow. Representative reservoir models created at the center will provide the basis for determining the most economical design for field development lowest operating cost and capital expenditure for highest recovery and production rate. Yukos will use the field development plans to produce drilling and workover programs, surface facility designs, environmental impact evaluations, economic evaluations, and secondary recovery plans. The new Yukos center will serve as a key technology hub for the accelerated development of production and provide a training ground for Yukos engineering staff.

Gary C. Ruff has joined American Commercial Barge Line LLC as fleet manager in the planning center. Ruff, who previously served as logistics manager for Holman Cement, holds a bachelor's degree from Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Miss.

following Hurricane Katrina. Aegis destroyer program at Northrop Grumman's Ship Systems sector. life. I would like to congratulate (U.S. Navy) Cmdr. Katrina. damage and establish the plan to move forward to recovery. shipyard when the winds died down," said Navy Capt. David W. supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair for the Gulf Coast. planning center to get this shipyard back on its feet. has already completed her first humanitarian mission. Scranton, Pa., native and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. contracted to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. draft of 31.9 feet. ship to speeds above 30 knots. 383 officers and enlisted personnel. the next two months and will depart the shipyard in mid-December. will be commissioned in early-2006, in Pensacola, Fla.