Global Marine Security Systems Company

Overview
Global Marine Security Systems Company was formed in November of 2001 by the Hart Group, the merchant bank Tufton Oceanic, and the New York based Energy Transportation Group for the purposes of protecting the transportation of materials like liquified natural gas and liquified petroleum gas from terrorists and to assure ports they are bringing in a safe load. On their webpage they describe themselves as the maritime security division of Hart GMSSCO.

Contracts

 * Recently, in July of 2004, they received the contract to "assess the Iraqi ports for International Ship and Port Facility Security Code compliance."


 * In a partnership to develop non-traditional security measures for national ports, GMSSCO has teamed up with Parsons, Boeing, ADT Fire and Security, and Iridium Satellite LLC to pursue Tom Ridge's goal of creating public/private partnerships to fight the war on terror. In the US Department of Homeland Security's Operation Safe Commerce program, this team has been assembled to create a "highly sophisticated and multi-layered system that analyzes intelligence, detects terrorists threats [and] protects critical infrastructure."


 * They have entered into a partnership with RINA Industry to produce a package for clients that meet the new regulations set by the International Maritime Organization.

Senior Executives

 * Richard N. Bethell: Recently became Lord Westbury; is CEO
 * Kendall G. Chen: Chairman/ President
 * Olle Sundberg: Management Consultant
 * Fred Gordon: Chief Operating Officer
 * Mark S. Dunn: Vice President
 * David Fairnie: Director, Marine Operations

SourceWatch Resources

 * Private Military Corporations
 * Defence Systems Limited
 * Hart Group

Contact
New York Fred Gordon 355 Lexington Ave 4th Floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: 212 614-2372 Fax: 212 682-7968 gmsscous AT gmssco.com

London David Fairnie 22 Quayside Lodge William Morris Way London SW6 2UZ Tel: 44 207 751-0771 Fax: 44 207 384-0501 gmsscouk AT gmssco.com

Russia Yuri Nosenko Ulanskiy Per., 14-B Office 53 Russia, 10100m, Moscow Tel: 7095 208-7132 Fax: 7095 207-9548 gmsscoru AT gmssco.com