ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES will focus its
efforts on what it is best able to do with the resources available. By
maintaining a system that brings together various humanitarian efforts, those
resources can be moved efficiently without placing an undue burden on any one
partner. At the same time, ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES will maintain a broad range
of capabilities, allowing mission planners the opportunity to choose the best
tool for the job.
Flexibility and operational focus is one of
ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES’ greatest strength. By working backwards from the
solution, needs are more clearly identified and the opportunities needed to
meet those needs are more readily apparent. Our primary goal is to ensure that
the mission is achieved and can be sustained...and to find the appropriate
solutions necessary to make that happen.
ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES' ability to think
outside the box—sometimes described as periodically checking inside the box—is
one of its greatest strengths. The source of this strength comes from a unique
balance of technical competence, operational experience and continuous learning
brought together under a management structure that truly recognizes the value
of innovation, creativity and persistence.
ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES will play a pivotal
role in the humanitarian supply chain. It will, through coordination and
community building, help humanitarian aid agencies leverage off each other’s
operations and plans. It will, through creativity and innovation, find
solutions to complex challenges. It will, through maintaining an operational
focus and persistence of effort prevail under difficult conditions and during
high operational tempos. It will, by harmonizing efforts at various points
within the supply chain, provide the international aid agencies better
assurance that the humanitarian aid can get to its location on time, in
acceptable condition and for reasonable costs.
There are generally three kinds of people
in the world. There are those that do—and by risking greatly may either succeed
or fail. There are those that watch those that do—and may contribute through
their comments but who never have the satisfaction of having achieved great
goals. And there are those that wish that they did—the tragic that saw
opportunities and failed to summon the courage to take the risks necessary to
seize opportunity. The same holds true for corporations.
The ISSG GROUP OF COMPANIES is a global
entity that began with a vision to achieve great things and then strove to
achieve that vision. While most are familiar with the maritime security efforts
that have protected merchant shipping for over four years, the ISSG Group of
Companies actually consists of eight companies with ten offices spread around
the world. As we enter our next phase of operations and undertake the next
great vision with partners in the Middle East, it is important that people have
the opportunity to see beyond the public image and are introduced to the less
public entities within the overall network.
ISSG UAE will serve as the operational arm. It plans to own and
operate a fleet of assets including ships, cargo aircraft, rotary wing
aircraft, land transportation and heavy equipment through its initial
investment. Operating with the cooperation of the Emirate of
Ras al Khaimah, this entity is formed for the operation of the office space,
airport, maritime city, warehousing and logistical networks. These efforts,
when combined and supported by training and insurance operations, will act as a
central hub for global humanitarian efforts referred to as Global Humanitarian
Central.
These
efforts will increase the demands on the transportation system in Ras al
Khaimah, particularly at its airport and seaport. The movement of cargo will
factor significantly in this as the Global Humanitarian Central warehousing
establishes stockpiles of emergency supplies that can be stored, located and
moved efficiently for multiple NGOs. This movement will be initiated through
the Ras al Khaimah airport that currently has surplus capacity to handle the
increased flow of cargo aircraft.
