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    • National Strategy for the MTS
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About CMTS

About the Committee

What We Do

What We Do

Improve coordination and develop goals for MTS, integrate marine transportation with other modes, recommend strategies and plans

National Strategy

National Strategy

An overview of the MTS, its components and functions. It also describes the most pressing challenges facing U.S. marine transportation

Recommendations

Recommendations

Recommendations in 5 priority areas: capacity, safety and security, environmental stewardship, resilience and reliability, and finance and economics

Organizational Info

Organizational Info

An overview of the members and groups that collaborate to execute the CMTS goals

Contact Info

Contact Info

Coming soon

Background & Chronology

Why MTS Matters

Why MTS Matters

MTS consists of waterways, ports, and intermodal landside connections that allow various modes of transportation to move people and goods to, from, and on the water

Why CMTS Matters

Why CMTS Matters

Ensure the development and implementation of national MTS policies consistent with national needs and report to the President its views and recommendations

History

History

In December 2012 the CMTS was authorized as a Federal interagency coordinating committee to improve the coordination of Federal policies related to the MTS

Directives Timeline

Directives Timeline

CMTS is officially recognized by Congress and is authorized in law, giving our interagency Partnership new authority, new responsibilities, and new opportunities

About CMTS

The CMTS serves as a Federal interagency coordinating committee for the purpose of assessing the adequacy of the marine transportation system, promoting the integration of the marine transportation system with other modes of transportation and other uses of the marine environment, and coordinating, improving the coordination of, and making recommendations with regard to Federal policies that impact the marine transportation system.

Contact Us

U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System
Office of the Executive Secretariat
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366-3612

MTSInfo@CMTS.gov

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