In 1999, the Department of Transportation (DOT) prepared a report to
Congress with an assessment of the Marine Transportation System (MTS).
This report outlined the need to further the commitment to promote prosperity,
enhance American competitiveness and invest in a world-class transportation
infrastructure for the 21st century.
Since that report, a national advisory council was established to address
issues on a national level and a California group, CALMITSAC, has been
created to accomplish the same goals on a statewide level. In southern
California they have an active MTS council dealing with issues of port
security, safety and identifying some of the infrastructure that will
require improving in order to handle the cargo levels anticipated over
the next 20 years.
Here in northern California, we are moving forward in our own efforts
to strengthen and create a viable the Maritime Transportation System
in our region.
Our MTS group has met several times and we would like to invite you
or your organization to participate in future meetings to further the
initiatives developed by the Department of Transportation. meetings
are open to anyone and everyone, so please feel free to forward this
information on to others in your organization, as well as your colleagues.
If you are interested in receiving email messages regarding future
meetings or the progress of the northern California MTS group, please
email us at mts@sfmx.org , and
we will put you on our mailing list.
For more information, visit:
US Department of Transportation's Marine Transportation System Website:
http://www.dot.gov/mts/
the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council's website:
http://www.mtsnac.org/
