http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Marine Transportation-related publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/085e7828-aebf-4e52-a952-23ef45be1643.aspx 085e7828-aebf-4e52-a952-23ef45be1643 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:08 GMT The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Gulf of Mexico Program has recently released the first issue of its “e-updates” that will periodically—1-2 times per month—report on the activities of the program. You may  subscribe to e-updates online.  Additional information on the NAS Gulf Program is available through the program’s website. When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in April 2010, killing 11 workers, it resulted in the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Impacts of the approximate... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c.aspx f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:59 GMT TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential authors identify topics for their papers. Committees will be producing calls for papers through June, so author... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a.aspx 8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:29:56 GMT The 2013 series marks the 50th year of TRB’s peer-reviewed journal, which debuted as the Highway Research Record in 1963; became the Transportation Research Record in 1974, with Number 480; and added the subtitle, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in 2000, with Number 1653. In all, TRB has published more than 25,000 papers in volumes of the TRR Journal and continues to build on its tradition of disseminating research findings to advance transportation. The first Record addressed the topic of ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/0e4830cd-943a-431e-8004-733b957a5162.aspx 0e4830cd-943a-431e-8004-733b957a5162 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:01 GMT TRB’s Marine Board is seeking nominations for new members to be appointed to three-year terms that would commence on November 1, 2013.  The  Marine Board serves the nation and its sponsoring federal agencies by initiating, and responding to requests for, evaluations and advice concerning the nation's capability to accomplish its marine and maritime objectives.  Members serve without compensation in the national interest. The 20-member Board meets twice a year and members represent a broad... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c602dace-f93e-4503-9d3c-56ff3accd1ca.aspx c602dace-f93e-4503-9d3c-56ff3accd1ca Wed, 08 May 2013 04:11:22 GMT TRB is cosponsoring the 2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems on August 14-16, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky. The symposium will explore the movement of freight via the nation's inland waterway and rail systems, those systems' interactions and interdependencies, and options to improve the multimodal efficiency of both systems. Early bird registration expires August 1, 2013. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/e1887f1e-b67c-4ade-bac9-449c0a32d642.aspx e1887f1e-b67c-4ade-bac9-449c0a32d642 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:15:49 GMT The 2013 Summer Meeting and Conference of TRB’s Freight, Marine, and Planning Committees will be July 17-19, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The conference will address freight mobility challenges and research needs through a blend of traditional mid-year business meetings of the standing committees with plenary and focus group sessions addressing topics related to multimodal freight planning, goods movement, and freight system resiliency. Committee meetings and conference sessions will be open to all registra... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/4cbe1b03-598b-41be-a05a-9cd6e0cb5018.aspx 4cbe1b03-598b-41be-a05a-9cd6e0cb5018 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:39:38 GMT The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility of Australia has released a report that develops a methodological framework for assessing potential climate change effects on port logistics. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/e7a4ac87-35dc-456c-9496-a0002f670a55.aspx e7a4ac87-35dc-456c-9496-a0002f670a55 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT TRB Special Report 310: Worker Health and Safety on Offshore Wind Farms examines the hazards and risks to workers on offshore wind farms on the outer continental shelf as compared to offshore oil and gas operations; explores gaps and overlaps in jurisdictional authority for worker health and safety on offshore wind farms; and evaluates the adequacy of—and recommends enhancements to—the existing safety management system (SMS) requirement published in 30 CFR 585.810. Specifically, the committee recommends ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/231999e0-8781-4b42-8615-d5d72902a7ae.aspx 231999e0-8781-4b42-8615-d5d72902a7ae Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:42:38 GMT TRB Conference Proceedings 11: Safe Navigation in the U.S. Arctic is a summary of an October 2012 workshop held in Seattle, Washington that identified risks of navigation in the Arctic, highlighted important information and emergency response needs, and explored partnerships and international cooperation for vessel traffic management and infrastructure improvements that could enhance navigation safety. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/3e62bcd0-cd17-4065-ae05-649ea1ba8e72.aspx 3e62bcd0-cd17-4065-ae05-649ea1ba8e72 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:17:01 GMT TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 102: Integrating Passenger Ferry Service with Mass Transit examines the integration between land- and water-based transit systems and explores successful aspects of seamless integration.