ny waterway regional recovery after natural and manmade disasters

NY WaterwayRegional Recovery After Natural

and Manmade Disasters

Ferry Transport CommitteeTransportation Research Board

Midyear Conference and Meeting August 15, 2012

Company Background

Owned and operated by two separate entities• Port Imperial Ferry Corp.• BillyBey Ferry Company LLC

Began operation in 1986 with one ferry between Weehawken and NYC.

Now nation’s largest privately owned commuter ferry service carrying over 30,000 passengers daily.

34 vessels operating over 25 different routes 1800 plus transits per day.

September 11, 2001

August 14, 2003 Blackout

Flight 1549

Preparing and Training

Company culture• Management

Situational awareness Vessel availability Facility availability Staffing Plans Technology

NY Waterway Vessels

Total vessels in service today - 34Passenger capacity - 97 thru 495

NY Waterway TerminalsWorld Financial Center

NY Waterway TerminalsHoboken NJ Transit

NY Waterway TerminalsPier 79

NY Waterway TerminalsPort Imperial

Cooperative Arrangements

US Air Marshalls Security Deployments Hudson County Rapid Deployment Task

Force Hudson County Sheriff SWAT Team NJ State Police Threat Deployments NYPD Harbor Unit

Cooperative Arrangements NYPD Emergency Service Unit NYPD Counter Terrorist Unit US Navy Counter Terrorism Team at

Earle PANYNJ NJ TRANSIT Tactical Team

USCG Required Training

Man Overboard Monthly Abandon Ship Fire Drills Security Drills Per USCG Approved

Security Plans Large Scale Exercise Drills

Training

Bomb and IED Awareness Training Live Fire Bomb Training at Earle

Weapons Base NJ State Police Explosive Awareness NYPD Hostile Surveillance Detection PA Sponsored Behavioral Pattern

Recognition Class