Herbert Engineering Corp Releases Carbon Footprint Study for Port of Seattle

Alameda, CA – Herbert Engineering Corp has released a carbon footprint study for the Port of Seattle that estimates the total carbon footprint of an intermodal shipment of containers from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore to Chicago, Columbus, and Memphis through the North American ports at Prince Rupert, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, Norfolk, and New York. This study investigates the greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane) from combustion machinery on both containerships and locomotives for their respective legs of the shipment. Containership sizes ranging from 4,500 TEU Panamax to 12,500 TEU New Panamax were used for the marine portion of the journey. East Coast vessels were routed through the Panama and Suez Canals to represent both current and future canal size allowances.

The results of the study suggest that containers destined for the Midwest and transported through ports on the West Coast of North America have a smaller greenhouse gas emissions footprint than those moved through East Coast ports. This conclusion is unchanged even after the expected 2014 Panama Canal expansion. The emissions advantage is largely a function of the different ocean distances from Asia to the ports in North America and the relative difference in emissions from ships and intermodal rail.

A copy of the study and the press release can be found at the Port of Seattle’s Green Gateway website at Port of Seattle

Herbert Software Solutions Inc. Appoints Hendrik Bruhns President

Alameda, CA – Rob Tagg has become the Chairman of the Board of Herbert Software Solutions, Inc. (HSSI), and Hendrik Bruhns has now taken on the position of President of HSSI. HSSI, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Herbert Engineering Corp (HEC) with offices in Alameda, Annapolis, Glasgow and Shanghai, develops leading edge stability, load management, and salvage software solutions for the marine and offshore industries. HSSI has been delivering and supporting its CargoMax product line of Classification Society approved shipboard loading instruments for over 25 years with installations on over 2000 vessels. HSSI delivers and supports the HECSALV casualty response software. HECSALV enables rapid evaluation damaged conditions of a ship and is used by major classification societies, emergency response service providers, and salvage companies throughout the world.

Mr. Hendrik Bruhns, Naval Architect, started his professional career at MEC Marine Equipment & Consulting. Later he joined the Stability Department of Germanischer Lloyd which he had been heading since 2002. He was in charge of plan approval, planning, coordinating and implementing all kinds of projects related to ship safety and environmental protection, particularly intact- and damage stability, ballast water management, fuel tank protection and collision strength.

He has been a member of the German delegation for numerous Committees at IMO, especially in relation to ship stability and environmental protection. He acted as chairman of the working group on fuel tank protection at the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee and the Sub-Committee on Design and Equipment. He has also been working on various IACS working groups, was a member of several international research projects such as SAFEDOR, Crashcoaster and SURTIME and is member of the standing committee of the tri-annual stability conference. Additional information about HSSI is available at their website at Herbert Software Solutions, Inc.

For further information, contact:
Robert Tagg E-mail: rtagg@herbertsoftware.com
Hendrik Bruhns E-mail: hbruhns@herbertsoftware.com

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Alameda, CA – Keith Michel, Chairman and CEO of the Herbert Group of Companies, announced that in July 2008 HEC opened its new European subsidiary – Herbert Engineering Europe (UK) Ltd. (HEE) – with the aim to better assist their current European customers and further expand their activities in the north and south of Europe. HEE will initially concentrate on marketing, sales and customer support, although HEC plans to expand the breadth and depth of its European operations soon.

Dr. Luca Letizia has been appointed as Managing Director. Dr. Letizia, joined Herbert Engineering Corp. in April 2004. He has broad expertise in ship hydrodynamics and ship stability. His technical expertise lies in the fields of hydrodynamics, naval architecture, Computational Fluid Dynamics, nonlinear system dynamics, ship safety and stability, marine accidents investigation, expert systems for decision support and evacuation analysis. Dr. Letizia graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow with a first degree in Naval Architecture, followed by a PhD from the same university in the area of non-linear ship motion, stability and survivability. He has recently been working in support of HEC’s software products subsidiary, HSSI (Herbert Software Solutions, Inc.).

“We are aware of the shortage of experienced technical personnel that the European shipping industry is experiencing and we are confident that HEC can effectively help fill this gap” said Letizia. “The European fleet has been growing substantially in recent years and we believe it is vital for us to have a strong presence in this market.”

Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) is an employee owned California corporation with offices in San Francisco, Annapolis and Shanghai actively involved in the design of ships, marine transportation systems, and offshore structures. HEC’s main business is to provide marine consulting and software development services to ship owners, operators, charterers, shipyards, and government agencies. HEC's primary area of expertise is in the conceptual, preliminary, and contract design of commercial vessels, with extensive experience in newbuildings and conversions of containerships, break-bulk carriers, RO-RO's, and tankers.

For additional information about HEE contact Dr. Letizia at: lletizia@herbert.com.

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