For more information on Cal Maritime's new government-approved
security training courses
, please contact Stacy Shonk at 707-654-1156
or at sshonk@csum.
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" Through a broadband
connection
to an equipped aircraft, high-speed Internet, data and
entertainment connectivity is delivered directly
to travelers in flight. Because actual results could differ materially from
our intentions, plans
, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future,
you are urged to view all forward-looking
statements contained in this news
release with caution.imo ensures
S. In
a first-of-its-kind Bay Area event
conducted on Cal Maritime's
Training Ship GOLDEN BEAR last fall, Cal Maritime and local, state,
and
federal law enforcement learned first-hand what would happen if a
maritime terrorist event were to
happen on a Bay Area waterway.marlins gmdss
The
role-playing exercise -- which involved actors posing as terrorists
who attacked Cal Maritime's Training Ship GOLDEN BEAR, and involved
students, faculty, staff,
and local and statewide law enforcement --
was geared toward helping to determine local and state
agencies' and
the maritime industrial community's readiness for a maritime terrorist
attack. Named
the Consortium for Maritime Security
Exercises and Training, the group is the first California consortium
to address statewide maritime security standards.
"As we worked closely with Connexion by
Boeing during the service trial
last year, we were very impressed by the power and potential the
technology
provides," said Graham Westgarth, president of Teekay Marine Services, a
business unit
of Teekay Shipping Corporation.dnv videotape
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The service will provide data rates up to 256 kbps from the
vessel to the
satellite and data rates up to 5 mbps from the satellite to the vessel.ukmca stcw
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About
Cal Maritime
Cal Maritime, a campus of The California State University, is one
of only seven
degree-granting maritime academies in the United States,
and the only one on the West Coast.
Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking
statements" that do not
directly or exclusively relate to historical facts.moxie gmdss
In addition to sessions on
security assessments
and plan development/auditing, the three-day
courses also includes sessions on Weapons of Mass Destruction
,
Hazardous Material Releases, and the Incident Command System (ICS)/
National Incident Management
System (NIMS).csum. LONDON, Teekay Shipping Corporation
(NYSE: TK) and Connexion by Boeing, a
business unit of The Boeing Company
(NYSE: BA), today announced the signing of an agreement that
makes Teekay the
international launch customer for the Connexion by Boeing(SM) Maritime
Service
.
"Connexion by Boeing is bringing revolutionary new capabilities to the
commercial shipping
industry -- affordable, high-speed data communications,
voice services and live television -- all
on a global scale," said Sean
Schwinn, director of Maritime for Connexion by Boeing. With a fleet
of more than 140 tankers, offices in 14 countries and
approximately 5,500 seagoing and shore-based
employees, Teekay Shipping
Corporation provides a comprehensive set of marine services to the world
's
leading oil and gas companies, helping them seamlessly link their upstream
energy production
to their downstream processing operations.com.welder extinguish
The maritime service allows vessels in mid-ocean transit
to
experience global high-speed communications at affordable rates.
Forward-Looking Statement:
Forward-Looking Information is subject to Risk and Uncertainty.cbt mariners
Department
of Transportation
Maritime Administration's (MARAD) approval on new
security training courses offered through Cal Maritime
's Continuing
Education Department.
The agreement calls for the high-speed communications service
to be fitted
on 50 of Teekay's vessels, with an option to install on an additional 40.
"Teekay
shares our vision of a high-speed connectivity solution that
provides superior economics, while improving
ship-to-shore communications for
operators. This tool opens up the maritime market to new possibilities
and
improved communications flexibility," said Laurette Koellner, president of
Connexion by Boeing
."
Installations and service commencement are expected in the fourth quarter
of 2005. Connexion
by
Boeing also offers a high-speed connectivity solution for the business
aviation and maritime
markets.videotapes idess
Cal which developed the three-day
courses for vessel security officers, port facility security
officers,
and company security officers -- is only the second training
organization in the country
to be certified by MARAD as meeting the
requirements of the Maritime Transportation Security Act
(MTSA) and
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Ship and
Port Security
Code (ISPS). For the first
time, maritime operators will be able to benefit from the same high-speed
connectivity service that is revolutionizing the way travelers and airlines
communicate in-flight
at 30-thousand feet.destructive ism
, Cal Maritime offers four-year degrees
in business administration, facilities
engineering technology, global
studies and maritime affairs, marine engineering technology, marine
transportation, and mechanical engineering, as well as a number of
continuing education courses
.
These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations,
assumptions and
beliefs about our maritime service as well as future events
and are, therefore, subject to risks
, uncertainties and other factors and
conditions, many of which are outside our control.com
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For more information about Cal Maritime,
visit www. Our sea staff will benefit from the latest
information and technology
solutions available, contributing to their lifestyle on board, while enhancing
the efficiency of our operations. For more information, please visit
http://www.rovs ukmca
"As the only
accredited maritime academy
on the West Coast, we are committed to making all facets of the
region
's maritime transportation system safer. The group will serve
as a forum to ensure that California
ports, harbors, and other
elements of the maritime transportation system -- including railroads,
highways, and other facilities and services involved in moving freight
to and from our nation
's harbors -- are afforded the opportunities to
train and exercise in order to meet domestic preparedness
responsibilities in a manner that will set a national standard for
excellence.intentions marlins
Education
Writers/Defense Writers/The California
Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime), a campus of The California
State
University, today announced that it has received the U.Teekay Shipping Signs Agreement to Be
International Launch Customer for the Connexion by Boeing(SM) Maritime High-Speed Internet Service
connexionbyboeing.complies medic
Cal Maritime Security Courses Receive Government Approval
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About Teekay Shipping
Teekay Shipping Corporation transports more than 10 percent of the world
's
seaborne oil and has recently expanded into the liquefied natural gas shipping
sector.mariners rovs
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About Connexion by Boeing
Connexion by Boeing is, for the second year running, the recipient
of the
World Travel Award for World's Leading High-Speed In-flight Internet Services
Provider
.
Cathy Rudolph, Connexion by Boeing, +44 773 091 8732
Elissaveta Bahovska, Connexion
by Boeing (London) +44 20 7747 5533
Jennifer Horner, Teekay Shipping, +1 604 617 2764
Sherry Nebel, Connexion by Boeing + 1 206 655 5205
For television broadcast requests please
contact Media Relations at
Worldwide Communications + Television, +212 445 8220, mediarelations@wctv
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We are pleased to
receive MARAD certification on our security courses and look forward
to offering
the security training to industry professionals through
our expanding continuing education program
."
Cal Maritime's new security courses will be offered through the
university's continuing education
department beginning this month and
will be repeated on a regular basis. Tucked away in San Pablo
Bay's
Morrow Cove in Vallejo, Calif. The service will also complement our
existing communications
infrastructure, enabling us to explore innovative
business opportunities and solutions with our customers
. The
Connexion by Boeing service is available today on flights offered by
Lufthansa, SAS, Japan
Airlines, ANA and Singapore Airlines.ism moxie
Also last fall, officials from Cal Maritime and leaders from
the
state's maritime, defense, and homeland security organizations met on
the Cal Maritime campus
to sign an agreement to work together to set
statewide standards for homeland security exercises
, evaluation,
education, and training. "Supplying high-speed connectivity solutions to maritime
customers
is a natural complement to our commercial airline service and
leverages the existing satellite, ground
-based and customer support network we
have established," Koellner added.mariners ism
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These important factors
and
conditions could cause actual results to differ materially from the
expectations expressed
or implied in the forward-looking statements including
known and unknown risks.ensures mgi
The governmental
approval of Cal Maritime's security courses is
the latest in a number of initiatives the university
has undertaken to
demonstrate its leadership position in maritime security education.
Financial
terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. "We're confident the
industry will quickly find ways
to put this technology to work, to provide a
more productive and connected on-board environment.
In addition, China
Airlines, Korean Air, Asiana and El Al will begin offering the high-speed
service
on their long-range aircraft in the very near future.mariners welder
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"The safety and security of the maritime and
intermodal
infrastructure has never been more important or more at risk, " said
Bill Eisenhardt
, president of Cal Maritime, who also serves as chair
of the Northern California Area Maritime Security
Committee Exercise
and Training Working Group. "The trial gave us a glimpse of
the future where
our vessels will become a virtual extension of our offices
ashore. The
high data rate enables
multiple, simultaneous users to access the Internet,
corporate intranet, and e-mail, get the news
, weather or destination
information via a simple portal interface. Teekay's
reputation for safety
, quality and innovation has earned it a position with
its customers as a premier marine midstream
company. It was recently named one of the wireless companies to watch in 2005
by IDC wireless services
analysts, and is the recipient of Network Magazine's
Innovation Awards 2005 honor for "Product Breakthrough
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