Delaware River Maritime Enterprise Council (DRMEC)

To work closely with military port managers and key stakeholders (i.e., law enforcement, military, government agencies) to develop critical data and In-Transit Visibility tools for use in military cargo movements to make them more efficient and productive.

To serve as a catalyst and facilitator of collaborative efforts that advance and promote the growth and development of the Delaware Regional Marine Transportation System, enable and promote rapid technology transfer and collaboration between commercial, government, military and academic institutions for high speed time sensitive commercial and military shippers and transporters on a regional and national basis and leverage commercial transport and logistics assets to improve strategic mobility and informational capabilities for federal, state, and local law enforcement and other agencies.

The Delaware River Maritime Enterprise Council, Inc. (DRMEC), created in August 1999, is a Pennsylvania not-for-profit organization funded by the State of Pennsylvania.

• Using demonstrations as opportunities to showcase innovation, best practices and technologies for strategic seaports in the post-9/11 environment.
• Reducing DOD deployment timeframes.
• Improving force protection, homeland defense and homeland security.
• Improving information-sharing between DOD and its commercial transportation providers, vendors, suppliers and law enforcement.
• Improving the efficiency of existing transportation infrastructure capacity.
• Utilizing secure inland staging areas for storage and maintenance of DOD rail and truck based equipment and synchronizing the flow forward to the marine terminal.
• Leveraging and quickly customizing existing commercial assets and technologies to meet national and homeland security requirements.

Richard Walker, Director
Office of Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE (MAR-510, #W21-201)
Washington, DC 20590
Tel.: (202) 366-5474
Fax: (202) 366-6988
richard.walker@dot.gov