ny waterway regional recovery after natural and manmade disasters
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Donald LiloiaTRANSCRIPT
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