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MarAd's Schubert Resigns Captain William G. Schubert resigned effective February 12, 2005, as Maritime Administrator of the Maritime Administration. The Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration, John Jamian, will assume the role of Acting Maritime Administrator. Admiral Olsen Tapped to Lead Webb Charles Visconti, Chairman of the Webb Institute Board of Trustees, announced that Rear Admiral Robert C. Olsen, Jr., the current Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., was selected to succeed Ronald K. Kiss on July 1, 2005 as President of Webb Institute. Admiral Olsen, born in Brooklyn, grew up in New London, where he graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1969. He later earned an M.S. in Administration from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in Monterrey, Ca., and an M.S. in National Security and Strategic Studies form the Naval War College. Rigdon Christens M/V Bienville Larry Rigdon, President and CEO of Rigdon Marine, announced that Mrs. Janie Babin, wife of Michael Babin, Vice President of Administration, chris- tened the M/V Bienville in Mobile, Ala., the sixth of 10 contracted GPA-640 plat- form supply vessels to be christened. The vessel joins its sister fleet of 210 x 54 x 19-ft. diesel-electric and dynamic positioning ABS-classed platform sup- ply vessels that are currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico. It was immedi- ately deployed to work. DHS Names Maritime Security Advisory Committee Members The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the appointment of the following individuals to serve on the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee. The advisory committee has been established to provide advice to the Department of Homeland Security via the U.S. Coast Guard on matters such as national maritime security strategy and policy, actions required to meet current and future security threats, international cooperation on security issues, and security concerns of the maritime trans- portation industry as mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. • Christopher Louis Koch, president & CEO, World Shipping Council Joseph H. Langjahr, vice president and general counsel, Foss Maritime Company Thomas E. Thompson, executive vice president, International Council of Cruise Lines John C. Dragone, vice president, operating division, Maritrans Operating Company, L.P. Mary Frances Culnane, manager, San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority Basil Maher, president and chief operating officer, Maher Terminals Charles Raymond, chairman, president, and CEO, Horizon Lines Alice K. Johnson, senior supervisor, PPG Industries, Inc. Timothy J. Scott, global director, emergency serv- ices and security, The Dow Chemical Company Mark Witten, senior regulatory advisor, Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Business Unit, ChevronTexaco Robert R. Merhige, III, deputy executive director, Virginia Port Authority Jeffery Wayne Monroe, director of ports and trans- portation, Portland, Maine Lisa Himber, vice president, Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River And Bay Wade M. Battles, managing director, Port of Houston Authority John Hyde, security and compliance director, Maersk Sealand Inc. William Eglinton, director of training, Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL CIO James Stolpinski, president, Local 920, International Longshoremen's Association David Halstead, chief, Florida Domestic Security Preparedness, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Theodore Louis Mar, chief, marine safety branch, California Department of Fish and Game Victor Zaloom, professor and chair of industrial engineering and director, engineering graduate programs and Center for Ports and Waterways, Lamar University February 2005 35 Circle 238 on Reader Service Card Circle 246 on Reader Service Card Switch Boots For Hell & High Water HEXSEAL ® DYNAMIC SEALING BOOTS prevent contact contamination—prolonging switch, poten- tiometer & circuit breaker life (50,000 actuations min.). Effectively blocks contaminants such as water, dust, grease, cleaning solvents, etc. UL & CSA Recognized. Rated @ -94°F to +400°F. Millions used under hostile conditions in industrial, process, marine & military applications (QPL Approved to MIL-B-5423). Call or click for catalog & samples. 888.326.9475 www.apmhexseal.com EMI/RFI OPTION SEALS MOUNTING HOLE TOO TACTILE- COMPATIBLE (AVAILABLE IN ANY COLOR) MATES WITH INCH/METRIC THREADS CLEAR OR COLOR SWITCH/ POTENTIOMETER See us at Underwater Intervention 2004 - Booth #248 Circle 207 on Reader Service Card MR FEBRUARY 2005 #5 (33-40).qxd 2/2/2005 9:53 AM Page 3
