Our Partners and Affiliates

The Bourne Group has established relationships with organizations from across all sectors of the marine industry. We try to provide a nexus for our Partners and Affiliates to engage with our company and its employees, and we are grateful for their ongoing support and commitment to our success.

• IADC

Founded in 1940, IADC’s mission is to improve industry health, safety and environmental practices; advance drilling and completion technology; and champion responsible standards, practices, legislation and regulations that provide for safe, efficient and environmentally sound drilling operations worldwide. Through conferences, training seminars, print and electronic publications, and a comprehensive network of technical publications, IADC continually fosters education and communication within the upstream petroleum industry.

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• NAMS

Formed as a non-profit distribution Trade Association in 1951 as an outgrowth of the war effort to supply military ships, NAMS is a national organization of ship suppliers (regular members - currently 55) who service and supply ocean vessels that call on all ports in the U.S. The Association also has associate members - currently 16, manufacturers who distribute their products to ships through ship suppliers, and affiliate members, companies that provide services to the industry.

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• ISSA

ISSA (International Shipsuppliers & Services Association) is an international association representing nearly 2,000 ship suppliers throughout the world. ISSA has 43 national associations of ship suppliers as full ISSA members and associate members in 52 other countries where no national association exists. One of ISSA's declared aims is to provide a better understanding between buyers and suppliers through consultation and communication.

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• MMA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Alumni Association is an independent non-profit association that has been in existence since 1916 and was incorporated in 1947 as a charitable corporation. The goal of The Alumni Association is to foster and strengthen a mutually beneficial relationship between The Academy and its graduates. This we do through support of networking among all graduates for personal and professional development, and by offering appropriate social activities and services.

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• GSSC

In 2006, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, awarded a $750,000 grant to the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) to assist shipbuilders affected by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. While the overall purpose of the grant was to address the critical shortage of technically skilled workers available to Gulf Coast shipbuilders and other industry issues, one of the four major goals was to establish a membership-based, regional cooperative group of shipbuilding companies, suppliers, educational institutions, and economic developers as a non-profit Gulf Coast Shipbuilders Consortium.

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