MTS Research & Technology Coordination Conference
The Interagency Committee on the Marine Transportation System (MTS) is sponsoring the seventh annual MTS Research & Technology Coordination Conference. Topics to be addressed at the Conference, being held in Washington, DC on November 16-17, include security, navigation, and environmental and economic issues related to maritime transportation. Keynote speakers include Dr. Charles McQueary, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology and former Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mortimer Downey. (HK Law)
MarAd Charters MTS Advisory Council
The Maritime Administration has chartered the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), an outgrowth of Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater's 1999 report to Congress, "An Assessment of the U.S. The council will provide advice to the Secretary of Transportation, via the Maritime Administrator, on the current and future needs of the marine transportation system (MTS) and recommended strategies, policies, and goals for meeting them. The council will consist of no more than 30 representatives from non-federal organizations representing a broad cross-section of MTS stakeholders, including: vessel owners and operatorsā¦
