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Tables of Contents for The Closing and Reuse of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Figures
xiii
Tables
xv
Summary
xvii
Acknowledgments
xxv
Acronyms
xxvii
Introduction
1
4
Rationale for the Research
1
1
Objective of the Research
2
1
Organization of the Document
2
3
Background
5
6
Physical Description of the Naval Complex
5
2
The Shipyard
6
1
A Brief History of the PNSY
7
1
Shipyard's Significance
8
1
As an Industrial Facility
8
1
As an Employer
9
1
Timeline of Key Events for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
9
2
Base Closure Decisions
11
8
BRAC Process
11
4
Navy Closures
12
1
Philadelphia Closures
12
3
Opposition to Base Closure
15
2
Unclear/Unfair Selection Process
15
1
Military Value Argument
15
1
Political Argument
16
1
Cost/Benefit Argument
16
1
Court Case
17
1
Final Work at the PNSY
18
1
Philadelphia's Reuse Plan
19
10
Organization, Process, and Responsibilities
19
1
Commission for Economic Development
19
1
Office of Defense Conversion
20
1
Reuse Principles and Alternatives
20
3
Two-Track Approach
21
1
Goals
21
1
Three-Part Strategy
22
1
Reuse Plan for Naval Complex
23
2
Shipyard
23
1
League Island Center
23
1
Girard Point Industrial Park
24
1
East End Commerce Park
24
1
Capehart Housing
24
1
Implementation Issues
25
4
Financing
25
1
Environment
26
1
Property Ownership
26
1
Utilities
27
2
The Navy's Closing Policies, Practices, and Costs
29
20
Closure Responsibilities and Procedures
29
4
Initial Closure Procedures
30
1
PNSY Closes Down
30
2
Closure Timeline
32
1
NAVFAC Takes Over
33
1
Transfer and Leasing
34
4
Policy
34
2
Implementation
36
2
Environmental Cleanup
38
1
Policy
38
1
Implementation
38
1
Utilities
39
2
Policy
39
1
Implementation
40
1
Police, Fire, Security, and Maintenance
41
2
Policy
41
1
Implementation
42
1
Costs to the Navy of Closing the Shipyard
43
4
Other Closure-Related Costs
47
2
First Attempt at a Private Shipyard: Meyer-Werft
49
8
Initial Contact
49
1
Negotiating Obstacles
49
3
Financing
50
1
Worker Training
50
1
Regional Politics
50
1
Resistance from U.S. Shipbuilders
51
1
Antisubsidy Agreement
51
1
Almost Deal
52
1
Benefits and Risks
53
2
To Meyer
53
1
To Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
54
1
Unraveling of Deal
55
2
Epilogue
55
2
Kvaerner: A Deal Is Struck
57
8
New Deal
57
1
Kvaerner Description
58
1
Elements of the Deal
58
2
Proposed Schedule
60
1
Assessments of the Deal
60
2
Critics
60
1
Rebuttal
61
1
Kvaerner's Commercial Shipbuilding Philosophy
62
1
Shipbuilding Strategy
62
1
Team Approach
63
1
Benefits to Kvaerner
63
2
Drydocks
64
1
Jones Act
64
1
Aftermath of the 1997 Kvaerner Contract
65
16
Kvaerner Restructuring
65
1
Exiting the Shipbuilding Business
66
1
Pennsylvania's and Philadelphia's Response
66
4
Feasibility Study and Cost Overruns
67
1
Amendment to the Master Agreement
68
2
Progress at the Shipyard
70
3
Labor Agreement
70
2
Shipyard Reconstruction
72
1
Shipbuilding
73
1
Continuing Problems
73
5
Foreign Purchases
74
1
Lack of Ship Sales
74
2
Inability to Sell Shipyards
76
1
Audit Report
77
1
Future Prospects for the Philadelphia Naval Business Center
78
3
Metro Machine
78
1
Northrop Grumman
79
1
Alstom USA
79
1
Prime Plate Enterprises, Inc.
79
2
Observations
81
24
Costs of Shutting Down, Maintaining, and Restarting a Shipyard
82
5
Costs of Shutting Down the Shipyard
83
1
Costs of Maintaining the Shipyard in a Dormant State
84
1
Costs of Reconstituting the Shipyard
84
3
Workforce Impacts
87
3
Workforce-Related Costs of Closing the Shipyard
87
1
Reconstituting and Retraining the Workforce
88
2
Kvaerner Commercial Shipbuilding Philosophy
90
4
Multiskilled Workforce
91
1
Just-in-Time Delivery of Material
92
1
Material Flow
92
1
Automation
93
1
Modular Construction, Preoutfitting, and Outfitting
93
1
Use of Prefabricated Components
93
1
Outsourcing Work to Subcontractors
93
1
Prognosis
94
1
The Future
94
3
Appendix
A. Ships Built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
97
4
B. Philadelphia Naval Business Center Tenants
101
4
Bibliography
105
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