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Maritime Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Effectiveness of Federal Efforts to Support the Marine Transportation System.
| 题名： | Maritime Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Effectiveness of Federal Efforts to Support the Marine Transportation System. |
| 关键词： | businesses, competition, economic development, exports, global aspects, highways, imports, maintenance, maritime industry, overseas, ports, rail transportation, ships |
| 摘要： | The MTS is integral to the efficient movement of the nation's freight. The MTS includes navigable waterways, ports, and port connectors, such as roads and railways that provide access to the Interstate highway system and the national rail network. According to DOT, approximately 90 percent of America's overseas imports and exports by tonnage move by ship. Consequently, the continued maintenance and improvement of the MTS is essential to sustaining the nation's competitive position in the global economy. This report examines (1) Corps and DOT programs that can be used to maintain or improve the MTS, (2) key challenges to maintaining and improving the MTS, and (3) opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the federal role in the MTS. GAO analyzed information from the Corps and DOT, interviewed relevant agency officials and industry associations, and conducted site visits to six ports--selected based on tonnage, geographic representation, and other factors--to discuss federal, state, and local investment in MTS infrastructure. |
| 总页数： | 56p |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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- Leading the Future: 2008-2013 Strategic Plan, Maritime Administration.
- FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation: Calendar Year 1990.
- Compendium of Federal Programs in the MTS.
- The U.S. Marine Transportation System: Federal Responsibilities, Funding, and Coordination
- Feasibility Analysis of System Dynamics for Inland Maritime Logistics.
- Maritime Administration Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2005 (MARAD 2005).
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