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8 MTR May 2008 MTROnline is updated every week, and is distributed free to subscribers. Visit www.seadis- covery.com to subscribe to our e-newsletter, or visit the site to find these recent additions. MTREnews MTR publishes a weekly newsleter via e-mail. Subscribe for FREE at www.seadiscovery.com For banner advertisement info, contact Rob Howard at howard@marinelink.com SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the print or electronic edition of MTR by visiting www.seadiscov- ery.com, or e-mail Kathleen Hickey at mtrcirc@marinelink.com ADVERTISE MTR offers a number of print and electronic adver- tising packages. To see our editorial calendar and advertising rates, visit www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ mtMagazine.aspx?mnl2=l2 advertising POST/SEARCH JOBS MTR JOBS listings are updated weekly and help match employers with qual- ified employees. Post a position or keep abreast of new employment oppor- tunities at www.seadiscov- ery.com/mt/mtJob.aspx SUBMIT EDITORIAL MTR invites you to submit company news and events for publication on-line and in print. Visit www.seadis- covery.com/mt/mtStories.as px?PostStory=new SUBMIT VIDEO MTR invites you to submit interesting Subsea videos for broadcast. Contact trauthwein@marinelink.com for details. EVENTS CALENDAR MTR maintains a list of upcoming industry events. Search an event or post information on your event at www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ MTCalendar2.aspx Online @ SeaDiscovery.com Efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to institute Transportation Worker Identification Cards (TWIC) have largely been lamented in the maritime industry, as port and shipboard workers work feverishly to receive appropriate documentation which allows them to continue making a living. TWIC, a direct result of the September 11 terrorist attacks, has been besieged with technical and logistical prob- lems. Eight MIT graduate students with student visas learned first-hand of the frus- trations, as they were denied TWIC creden- tials, and after their department appealed the decisions on their behalf, the DHS declared at least two of the students "securi- ty threats," according to a report in The Tech Online Edition, MIT's Student Newspaper Without the credential, the students will soon have a harder time boarding and leav- ing ships at U.S. ports, including the three research ships at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, where the stu- dents work. The situation was reported- ly known to WHOI, but it only came to MIT's attention when a German student for- warded to colleagues in the Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences Department a letter from the Department of Homeland Security. according to the report. The letter reportedly said in part: "I have personally reviewed the Initial Determination of Threat Assessment, your reply, accompanying information, and all other information and materials available to the TSA. Based upon this review, I have determined that you pose a security threat and you do not meet the eligibility require- ments to hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)." A British graduate student reportedly received a similar letter. WHOI reportedly will continue to try to obtain the credential for the students. (Source: The Tech Online Edition, MIT's Student Newspaper & Staff Reports) TWIC’d Grad students seeking to go to sea deemed 'Security Threats' by DHS Subsea 7 Wins Total E&P Contract Subsea 7 won a $60m, five-year contract by Total E&P UK Ltd (TEP UK) for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) works in the Northern and Central sectors of the North Sea. Subsea 7 is contracted to provide a complete range of IRM services to TEP UK, which includes onshore support comprising project management, engineer- ing and general support for underwater operations through to post-job reporting. Offshore services will include diving, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Tyco Wins Turnkey Contract Main Street Technologies announced the award of the turnkey supply contract for the Main One Cable System to Tyco Telecommunications. The cable system will span 14,000 km and provide high capacity for international and internet connectivity to countries between Portugal and South Africa on the West coast of Africa. The submarine cable project is designed in two phases, both of which are scheduled for completion in May 2010. MTR#4 (1-16).qxd 5/14/2008 9:20 AM Page 10
