THG’s Contribution to Our Community and Our Nation
Our successful collaborative efforts have resulted in more than $500M in new public and private investment in new physical infrastructures; developed and evolved new global virtual information sharing strategies and capabilities; generated more than $100M in new business revenues, protected and grew the waterfront workforce and landed new federal designations improving the competitiveness of the Delaware River’s maritime industrial base. Additionally, these initiatives protected critical maritime industrial capabilities, improved homeland security and supported national defense missions.
THG has managed more than $35M in public and private project management and technology development costs for our clients. Our projects were completed on time, on budget and exceeded the expectations of the project sponsors. Additionally, THG initiatives have protected critical maritime industrial capabilities, improved homeland security, and supported national defense missions.
National Security
RAPID System – U.S. First Agile Seaport
THG led a collaborative enterprise to develop the first U.S. agile seaport. THG partnered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Maritime Administration and United States Department of Defense in the first United States demonstration to conduct a multi-year operating proof of concept of advanced “Agile Port” strategies connecting the seaport in Philadelphia to other inland and global military and commercial locations. Agile Ports are the ports of the future. These next generation seaports are the “collaborative hubs” for the many and varied stakeholders involved in global distribution.
RAPID Center – The first digital seaport operation center Global Virtual, Neutral & Secure Information Sharing Platform
THG led a collaborative enterprise to develop the first digital seaport operation center. The operation center provided virtual, neutral, and secure information sharing between multiple domestic and global seaports, military, commercial, law enforcement, and government stakeholders. THG partnered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Maritime Administration, United States DOD and Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) to provide real time visibility of critical military cargo movements between the United States and multiple war theaters. These digital visibility capabilities are the critical foundation to support secure information sharing between public, private and law enforcement organizations involved in the global movement of both commercial and military supply chains.
RAPID Center was also a testbed for multiple tracking technologies, including cell phones, satellites, RFID, and also supported real-time camera feeds, GPS and mapping capabilities. The RAPID Center platform and databases met all DOD security requirements.
Homeland Security
RISK Alert – Maritime Domain Awareness
THG led a collaborative enterprise to provide homeland security and maritime domain awareness. THG partnered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Maritime Administration, Coast Guard, Joint Terrorism Task Force/U.S. Department of Justice and United States DOD, IDA and local, state and federal law enforcement, to provide virtual information sharing and improved real-time global visibility of vessel movements and operations of cargo & crew for improved homeland security; and enhanced maritime domain awareness during critical military operations.
National Transportation Policy Initiatives
America Marine Highway – Ben Franklin Corridor
THG partnered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, American Shipping, Boeing, Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, Columbus Regional Port Authority and Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to submit a America Marine Highway of national significance proposal to the United State Maritime Administration. This Pennsylvania proposal included new dual use (commercial & military) ship construction; better utilization of U.S. domestic waterways to mitigate landside congestion caused by larger ships; and a foundation to support virtual information between a myriad of stakeholders connecting the seaport with commercial and military inland locations to improve infrastructure capacity, supply chain visibility and enhanced security.
Philadelphia Regional Projects
Meyer Werft Initiative – Commercial shipbuilding at former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
THG acted as the United States Representative for Meyer Werft, the world leader in new cruise ship construction and innovation, as it sought to transition the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard into a commercial shipbuilder for the United States shipbuilding market. Our work included creating a new partnership with labor to usher in new labor management agreements and a customized business plan to support the transition from military to commercial operation. While this effort was not successful, the resulting labor agreements, business plan and public financing made available for the Meyer Werft project supported community efforts to attract another European shipbuilder to the shipyard that subsequently transformed it into a successful commercial shipbuilding enterprise.
RailPort – New Rail & Ocean Services at Port of Philadelphia
RailPort created new rail and ocean services which lead to the completion of our nation’s first transcontinental double-stack rail network.
THG led and managed efforts supported by Tom Holt, Sr and Dennis Colgan, Jr to restore competitive rail service to the Port of Philadelphia by assisting the Canadian Pacific Railroad in its’ acquisition of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. This created a near dock intermodal transfer facility to speed cargo movement to Eastern Canada and landed new container ocean services business. RailPort’s success led to the first public-private partnership between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Conrail, CSX and Canadian Pacific to invest in double-stack rail clearances between the port and key markets in the United States and Eastern Canada. This public-private partnership resulted in the completion of the last links needed to connect the U.S. West coast and East coast double-stack rail network.
Ship Philadelphia First – a not-for-profit shippers association to attract cargo to the Port of Philadelphia
THG Led and organized Ship Philadelphia First. This effort was sponsored by Tom Holt, Sr and Dennis Colgan, Jr. to attract and market the Port of Philadelphia to international shippers
