Senator Collins Speaks at Global Secure Shipping Facility Grand Opening in Old Town
GSS was also recently selected for a $4.1 million DHS contract
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Old Town, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the grand opening of Global Secure Shipping’s (GSS) second manufacturing facility in Old Town. With the opening of today’s facility, GSS now has 32,500 square feet of total manufacturing space to produce its state-of-the-art secure cargo containers using patented technology first developed at the University of Maine (UMaine).
Today’s event also celebrated the company’s selection for a $4.1 million Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contract to produce and test the next generation of secure cargo containers.
Joining Senator Collins at the grand opening were U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, GSS CEO Robert Lindyberg, Ph.D., and Executive Director of GSS and UMaine engineering professor Dr. Habib Dagher.
“This is a great day for our State, for our nation, and for the security of cargo shipping around the world,” said Senator Collins during her remarks. “The project we celebrate today is about seaport security. But it also is about transitioning from research and development to manufacturing to create new industries, with new opportunities and good jobs. GSS is in the vanguard of that transition.”
“Most of all, this is about the innovative spirit of Maine and our maritime heritage, with our University, GSS, and a skilled local workforce joining together to achieve something truly remarkable. Congratulations on this great accomplishment.” Senator Collins concluded.
GSS was founded in 2018 to commercialize the hybrid composite secure shipping container technology developed at UMaine. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and now Vice Chair, Senator Collins helped secure funding for UMaine to research this technology, as well as funding for DHS that led to GSS’s $4.1 million contract.
Senator Collins attended the groundbreaking for this facility in September 2023.
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