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Legacy ID
1081
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Significant Regulatory Guidance
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Improving the Maritime Transportation System

The United States' Maritime Transportation System, or MTS, is expansive. It includes waterways, ports and land-side connections, moving people and goods to and from the water. At a glance, the MTS includes approximately:

25,000 miles of navigable...