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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 10:30am

GlobalSim Contracts with West Gulf Maritime Association for Crane Simulators

 

 

GlobalSim, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has recently contracted with the West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA).

SANDY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, November 7, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Salt Lake City, UT – GlobalSim, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has recently contracted with the West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA) to provide two (2) Full Mission crane simulators to train crane operators in the Houston, Texas area. The premium simulators will both feature GlobalSim’s state-of-the-art motion system and will provide training for operators on Ship-to-Shore (STS), Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG), and Ship Pedestal Cranes.

“We’re happy to be partnering with WGMA to deliver them our latest generation of crane simulators” remarks Brad Ball, GlobalSim’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “They’ve gone the extra mile to evaluate and ensure they’re purchasing the right simulators for their organization. Their team has been exceptional to work with on every level.”

Chelsea Egmon, WGMA’s Vice President of Labor Relations remarks “After extensive research, we selected GlobalSim as our vendor and we could not be more excited about what lies ahead. Their products and customer service really stood out above the rest and we look forward to incorporating both simulators into our training program to better serve the maritime industry in the west gulf.”

The simulators are currently being developed at GlobalSim’s headquarters in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Once completed, the systems will go through rigorous testing before being sent to WGMA and installed in early 2018.

About GlobalSim: GlobalSim, Inc. is a privately held company that develops training simulators for a variety of industries, including ports, construction, and the military. GlobalSim simulators for port cranes can be found on 5 continents and the company builds, supports and maintains these simulators through its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. www.GlobalSim.com

About WGMA: The West Gulf Maritime Association embraced within one non-profit association the membership of steamship owners, operators, agents along with stevedoring, and terminal companies located in all Texas ports and the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Today the Association has grown to over 200 members. The West Gulf Maritime Association provides payroll, payroll support services, and processes grievances for stevedores operating under the collective bargaining agreements and coordinates the training of longshore workers to promote a safe and efficient working environment.

Gina Soto
GlobalSim
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By order of President Donald J. Trump, Governor Gary R. Herbert has ordered the flags of the United States of America and the great

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tate of Utah to be flown at half-staff at all state office buildings beginning immediately through sunset on November 9, 2017, to honor the victims of the terrible tragedy in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
 

​All are asked to make

 necessary arrangements to lower the flags today through sunset on November 9, 2017. Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

Please find the full text of President Trump's  order below.

 

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 6, 2017

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS SHOOTING

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

We are deeply saddened by the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, which took thelives of more than 25 innocent victims while they were attending church.  As we mourn thevictims of this unprovoked act of violence, we pray for healing and comfort for all thefamily members and loved ones who are grieving.

As a mark of respect for the victims of this senseless act of violence perpetrated on November 5, 2017, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by theConstitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of

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the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels

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of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, November 9, 2017.  I also direct that the

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flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of November, in the

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year of our Lord

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two thousand seventeen,and of the Independence of the United States

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of America the two hundred and forty-second.

                                DONALD J. TRUMP