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ABS Consulting Releases Port Security Guide
November 21, 2003 - Press Release
Guide addresses vulnerability to terrorism and helps ports and port facilities assess security and meet new international security requirements.

ABS Consulting Ranked #1 Firm for Largest Property Loss Control Specialists
September 15, 2003 - Press Release
Business Insurance magazine has ranked ABS Consulting #1 on its 2003 listing of the largest property loss control specialists in the United States. Rankings are based on gross revenues from risk management/loss prevention consulting for unbundled properties.

Earthquake Experts Join Reconnaissance Team in Algiers for Post-Earthquake Investigation
May 2003 - www.eeri.org
A team of American and Algerian-American earthquake professionals, including research and practicing structural engineers, an architect, a bridge engineer and a geologist, have assembled in Algeria this week to volunteer their time and expertise in that quake-stricken country.

MMS Announces Research Projects to Assess Effects of Hurricane Lili on Offshore Facilities
May 2003 - www.mms.gov
The Minerals Management Service has awarded four new research contracts to Oceanweather, Inc., ABS Consulting, Global Maritime and Onshore Risk and Technology for projects to assess the impact on offshore facilities by Hurricane Lili. General details of the contracts are located at the end of this release.

Cruiseships' Vulnerability to Attack in the Spotlight
March 2003 - www.lloydslist.com
The vulnerability of cruise operators to terrorist attack came into sharp focus yesterday, as one of the consultants charged with modeling explosion hazards aboard passenger ships presented latest developments to the Passenger Ship Safety Conference hosted by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, writes Hugh O'Mahoney.

Quantifying the Risk for Progressive Collapse in New and Existing Buildings
March 2003 - www.irmi.com
With the bombing of the Murray Building in Oklahoma City and the terrorist attacks in New York, additional attention has been focused on the ability of both new and existing structures to withstand significant structural insult and still maintain a degree of structural integrity sufficient to allow for the occupants of the building to exit safely.

Experts Oppose Cutbacks in Quake Stations
February 2003 - www.latimes.com
A group of experts has expressed concern at the Bush administration's proposal to cut in half the appropriations for a national network of 6,000 earthquake monitoring stations, including 1,000 new stations in Southern California.

Earthquake Performance of Nonstructural Components
January 2003 - www.irmi.com
The importance of good earthquake performance of nonstructural components, equipment and systems required for post-earthquake recovery and facility function/operation is often overshadowed by the focus on building structural damage.

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