This Report to Congress is required by Sections 1121 and 1123 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Energy Act). Section 1121 directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a short sea transportation program and designate short sea transportation projects under the program to mitigate landside congestion. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has implemented this short sea transportation program as the Americas Marine Highway Program (the Program). The Program is intended to expand the use of our inland, Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System, intracoastal, and coastal waterways for the transportation of freight (loaded in containers and trailers) and passengers to mitigate landside congestion, reduce greenhouse gas emissions per ton-mile of freight moved, and accomplish other objectives.
America's Marine Highway Report to Congress
2011
86 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine & Waterway Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Marine tranpostation , Saint Lawrence Seaway , Freight tranportation , Coastal waterways , Intrcoastal , Landside congestion , Mitigation , Cost-effectiveness , Economic competitiveness , Emissions reduction , Public safety
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