This Annual Report for fiscal year 2006 serves to document how the Maritime Administration supports the U.S. Department of Transportations goals of Reduced Congestion; Security, Preparedness and Response; Global Connectivity; and Environmental Stewardship; as well as the Presidents Management Agenda goals for Organizational Excellence. This Annual Report fulfills the reporting requirements under Section 208 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended. It also fulfills requirements of reporting to Congress on Cargo Preference activities, plus the requirements for reporting on Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) activities, as mandated in 2003. The Industry Overview section puts the work of the Maritime Administration in context, with a statistical snapshot of the U.S. maritime industry. The Reduced Congestion section outlines the work of the Maritime Administration in strategic planning for the Marine Transportation System (MTS) and the agencys work with U.S. ports. It also shows the success of the Maritime Administrations work with various public and private entities in making the Nations waterborne transportation more efficient and effective. The Global Connectivity section briefly outlines the Maritime Administrations role in agreements with Russia, Brazil, Vietnam, and China. It also provides a short summary of the agencys work in the licensing of deepwater ports for the transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and provides the required summary of cargo preference activities. The Environmental Stewardship section outlines the work of the ship disposal program; a high-profile program that exceeded its targets in fiscal year 2005 for the numbers of ships disposed, and kept the cost of such work well under the target figure. This section also outlines the leadership role the Maritime Administration has taken in ballast water technology to combat the spread of invasive species, as well as the agencys work on mitigating port and vessel emissions. The Organizational Excellence section outlines the work of the agency in getting to green, that is, getting the highest possible score in the areas emphasized by the Presidents Management Agenda: Budget and Performance Integration, Improved Financial Performance, Competitive Sourcing, Strategic Management of Human Capital, Real Property Asset Management, and Expanded Electronic Government. It also contains the required reporting on lawsuits and actions under Admiralty Law.


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