Current National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory

(Updated: December 2018)

Port Planning and Investment Toolkit

In recent years, ports have emphasized their need for a go-to guide to plan, fund and execute critical repair and project upgrades. While the public largely remains unaware that ports receive and move out billions of dollars in goods today and will require the capacity to handle trillions of...

Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant Information

U.S. maritime ports are critical links in the U.S. domestic and international trade supply-chain.  Ports serve as centers of commerce where freight and commodities are transferred between cargo ships, barges, trucks, trains, and pipelines....

Economic Contribution of the US Tugboat Towboat and Barge Industry Study

The Impacts of Unscheduled Lock Outages Study

Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC) Members

The Department of Transportation posted a Federal Register Notice     seeking MTSNAC member nominations on September 17, 2025. The application period is now closed. This page will be updated once members are selected.

MTSNAC Meeting Minutes December 1, 2015

MTSNAC Agenda December 1, 2015

MTSNAC Meeting Notice Nov 17, 2015

Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC) Meeting Information

MARAD's Maritime Transportation National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC) is a Federal advisory committee that advises the Secretary of Transportation through the Maritime Administrator on matters related to the U.S. Marine Transportation System, or MTS, and its seamless integration with other...