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Nuclear Reactors
Could Withstand Impact of Jetliner
December 23, 2002 - Houston Chronicle
Tests conducted by ABS Consulting using engineering models,
support the nuclear industry's arguments that a reactor could
withstand a direct hit by a jetliner.
Business Honors
December 8, 2002 - The Knoxville Sentinel
Vernon Guthrie and David Walker of ABS Consulting's risk consulting
division received a meritorious team commendation from the
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
Loss/Risk Management
Notes: Terrorism Models Can Help Insurers
November 2002 - Best's Review
After marking the solemn one-year anniversary of September
11, insurers can now use two new terrorism insurance models
to analyze the financial impact of terrorist acts.
Creating a Safe
and Secure Environment for the Marine Transportation of Energy
November 18, 2002
Remarks by Frank J. Iarossi, ABS Chairman and CEO at the Mare
Forum in Houston, 18 November 2002.
ABS Consulting
Announces Conference on Security Vulnerability Analysis (SVA)
November 8, 2002
ABS Consulting announces a two-day conference, Security Vulnerability
Analysis (SVA), to be held February 11-12, 2003, at the Latham
Hotel-Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
EERI
Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Teams En Route to Italy
and Alaska
November 7, 2002 - Press Release
By early next week, teams of volunteers from the Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute (EERI) are due to arrive at
the scenes of two significant earthquakes in Molise, Italy
and Denali National Park, Alaska to begin rigorous data collection
missions.
ABS Engineer
Sandro Kodama Sent to View Italian Quake Effects
November 6, 2002 - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Sandro Kodama, a project manager with ABS Consulting, will
be traveling to Italy next week to study the aftermath of
the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit on Halloween.
ABS Group Wins
Petrobras Engineering Contract
September 24, 2002 - Marine Construction Review
Petrobras awarded ABS Group Services do Brasil Ltda. (ABS
Group), with a contract to provide marine engineering management
services for 20 of its offshore units.
Estimating Earthquake
Loss in the Midwest
September 20, 2002 - www.irmi.com
With new estimates that put the probability of a damaging
earthquake in the Midwest at up to 40 percent in the next
50 years, there is a renewed urgency in revisiting the validity
of current loss estimation models for the Midwest.
Petrobras Awards
ABS Group Services do Brazil 5-Year Change-Management Contract
for 20 Offshore Units
September 2, 2002 - Press Release
Petrobras has named ABS Group Services do Brasil Ltda. (ABS
Group), an affiliate of ABSG Consulting Inc., to provide marine
engineering management services for 20 offshore units in Brazil.
The contract provides for ABS Group to assist in the management
of production and operational changes or modifications to
the units over the next five years, says Henrique Paula, vice
president of ABS Consulting's South America division.
Compressed Natural
Gas Carrier Design
June 30, 2002 - Marine Talk
ABS, the classification society that pioneered the establishment
of safety standards for the carriage of liquefied natural
gas (LNG), has been selected to assist the partnership of
EnerSea Transport(Houston, Texas), Hyundai Heavy Industries
(Korea) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) in
developing vessels designed to carry compressed natural gas
(CNG).
ABS to Review
New CNG Carrier Design
July 23, 2002 - Oil and Gas International
ABS revealed today that it has been selected to conduct a
review of the new compressed natural gas (CNG) vessel concept
developed by Enersea.
ABS Selected
to Review Breakthrough Compressed Natural Gas Carrier Design
July 23, 2002 - Press Release
ABS, the classification society that pioneered the establishment
of safety standards for the carriage of liquefied natural
gas (LNG), has been selected to assist the partnership among
EnerSea Transport LLC of Houston, Texas, Hyundai Heavy Industries
Co., Ltd. of Korea (HHI) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K"
Line) in developing vessels designed to carry compressed natural
gas (CNG).
Optimizing
the Management of Earthquake Exposure
July 20, 2002 - Press Release
The events of September 11, 2001, have forced insurance companies
to take a new look at how they are managing not only their
exposure to man-made hazards, but also their exposure to natural
disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes.
ABS Consulting
and the Steel Construction Institute Promote Best Practices
Through Fire and Blast Information Group
June 12, 2002
ABS Consulting in Houston, USA and The Steel Construction
Institute in Ascot, UK are joining forces to promote membership
of the Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG) in the USA.
If Recent 5.2
California Quake Were to Happen in St. Louis, Expect Much
More Damage
May 15, 2002
On Monday evening, May 13, 2002, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake
occurred in northern California just after 10:00 pm (Pacific
Daylight Time).
Terrorism: The
Ultimate Wild Card
May 10, 2002
Would another attack on U.S. soil gut corporate revenues?
Some CFOs are trying to figure that out.
ABS Consulting
Joins Veridian in Presenting "Critical Incident Information
Dissemination and Display System (CIIDS) Test Bed" at
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Conference
May 6, 2002
CIIDDS, an enterprise-wide information system comprised of
a suite of tools designed for event / incident emergency management,
will be a sponsored technology test bed at the 4th NIJ Public
Safety Conference being held May 6 - 8 in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency Executive Summary
May 3, 2002
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City’s
World Trade Center (WTC), the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of
the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association
with New York City and several other Federal agencies and
professional organizations, deployed a team of civil, structural,
and fire protection engineers to study the performance of
buildings at the WTC site.
ABS Consulting
Ranked 34th Among Top 500 Design Firms
May 2, 2002
The Engineering News Record lists their top 500 U.S. design
firms.
Diverse Risk
Tools on Display
April 29, 2002
Like the diverse ingredients of New Orleans' renowned Creole
cuisine, exhibitors at the 40th Risk & Insurance Management
Society Inc. Annual Conference and Exhibition made up a virtual
gumbo of risk management products and services.
Supply Chain
Management Calls for Close Look at Risks
April 29, 2002
Although companies have benefited from efficient approaches,
such as the use of just-in-time inventories, lurking within
those supply chains are numerous critical risks that must
be managed.
Terrorism Heightens
Need for Crisis Plans
April 29, 2002
Proper crisis planning has become crucial in light of the
growing threat to businesses from terrorism.
No Code Changes
Recommended in World Trade Center Report
April 15, 2002
Calling for more active involvement of the structural engineer
in fire protection design and "extensive" additional
study of the performance of the World Trade Center on Sept.
11, an American Society of Civil Engineers' building performance
study will not recommend changes to building codes at this
time.
Self-Paced
Quality Management Courses Available
March 29, 2002
ABS Consulting, Government Institutes has released two new
self-study courses intended to teach compliance and implementation
to quality management standards within an organization.
Managing Earthquake
Risk
March 25, 2002
Since September 11, 2001, the public's perception of risk
and the primary sources of risk have changed dramatically.
ABS Consulting
Engineer to Receive Medal for Hazard Analysis Work in Slovakia
March 13, 2002
On March 19, 2002, ABS Consulting's Dr. Kenneth W. Campbell
will be awarded the "100 Years of Seismology in Slovakia"
commemorative medal at a ceremony in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Rancho Plans
Expansion of its Police Headquarters
March 8, 2002
The city's Redevelopment Agency plans to spend more than $4
million to renovate and expand the police headquarters at
City Hall.
The Great Risk
Debate
March 7, 2002
Basel Committee proposals and a tough business climate push
operational risk to the fore. The question remains, how to
manage it best.
ABS Consulting
Rises to #1 Ranking as Top US Risk Management Consultants
March 7, 2002
Business Insurance magazine ranked ABS Consulting #1 on its
Top U.S. Risk Management Consultants list for 2002.
Using Risk Management
to Strengthen Our Nation's Maritime Security
February 25, 2002
Our world may have been irrevocably changed by the events
of September 11th, but there are tools available to assess
and manage the changes that have been thrust upon us...
ABS Consulting's
Don Ballantyne Named to Board of EERI
February 13, 2002
Don Ballantyne is named to the Board of Directors of the Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute...
Seismic Expert
Warns India-like Disaster Could Happen Here
February 5, 2002
If a major earthquake were to occur on the New Madrid fault,
would Missouri’s experience be more like that of Gujarat,
India, or Northridge, CA?
Ready for Anything
February 4, 2002
The September 11th terrorist attacks and resulting losses
across multiple lines have renewed interest in enterprise
risk management...
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