Feb. 3, 2026

The CMTS Welcomes Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel as Coordinating Board Chair

With the December 2025 confirmation of Captain Stephen M. Carmel as Maritime Administrator (MARAD), the CMTS welcomes Administrator Carmel to the role of Chair of the CMTS Coordinating Board for the duration of MARAD's 2025-2026 term.

Nov. 29, 2025

CMTS Visits U.S. Coast Guard Baltimore Yard

On November 24, 2025, the CMTS Executive Secretariat staff were cheerfully welcomed to the USCG Yard (Yard) in Baltimore, Maryland for a tour and discussions.

Aug. 29, 2025

Department of Transportation Secretary Duffy Designates Sang H. Yi to Lead the Coordinating Board

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has designated the Maritime Administrator (MARAD) as the 2025-2026 Chair of the CMTS Coordinating Board. We are pleased to welcome Acting Maritime Administrator Sang Yi to this leadership role. The Coordinating Board provides strategic direction to the CMTS Executive Secretariat and nearly 300 members from more than 35 federal agencies.

Jan. 6, 2025

Call for Presentations for CMTS/TRB Conference on MTS Innovative Science and Technologies!

The TRB Conference on Innovative Science and Technologies to Improve Security and Safety of the Marine Transportation System will be held June 23 – 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 22, 2024

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Designates RADM Wayne Arguin to Lead the Coordinating Board

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has designated Rear Admiral Wayne Arguin, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard, as the Chair of the Coordinating Board of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS).

July 15, 2024

CMTS Seeking Input on Resilience Challenges for Ports

Today, the CMTS published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register to identify what planning guidance, data sources, and grants U.S. ports have used in planning for long-term environmental change, and to identify if there are any barriers to action in planning for the future.

Aug. 24, 2023

Commerce Secretary Raimondo Designates Ms. Nicole LeBoeuf to Lead the Coordinating Board

Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has designated Nicole LeBoeuf, Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service, as the chair of the Coordinating Board of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS). The Coordinating Board Chair provides leadership and guidance to the Executive Secretariat and 35+ agency members.

Aug. 22, 2023

Public Comment for Proposed National Guidance for Industry on Responding to Munitions and Explosives of Concern in U.S. Federal Waters

The CMTS invites public comments on proposed national guidance concerning the process for addressing the discovery of munitions and explosives of concern on the U.S. outer continental shelf during offshore energy development. The CMTS will consider the public comments submitted during this comment period in issuing any final National Guidance.

April 1, 2023

MTS Resilience Assessment Guide

CISA has released the Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide. This is the culmination of five years of effort across a partnership that originated within the CMTS Resilience Integrated Action Team.

March 3, 2023

2023 National Strategy

The National Strategy on the Marine Transportation System (2023-2028) was initiated by an ad hoc interagency development team in January 2022. The 2023 National Strategy replaces the 2017 National Strategy and provides strategic guidance to the Federal interagency partnership to enhance the Federal understanding and support of the marine transportation system (MTS) under five priority areas. The Strategy went through interagency reviews, and was approved by the CMTS Coordinating Board before being signed by Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg on March 3, 2023.