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Marine Transportation Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to marine transportation. In addition, it includes links to selected marine transportation research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB marine transportation-related programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s marine transportation-related research products. |
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TRB Marine Transportation-Related Programs and Activities
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 Thank You to Organizations that have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities! Join Them Today!June 17, 2019 TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. Your organization is invited to join the entities listed below that have contributed to the TRB Century Patron program to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Century Patron contribution levels begin at $3,000 for or... |
 2020 TRB Annual Meeting: Papers Due August 1!June 17, 2019 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 99th TRB Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and/or for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). All papers for presentation at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting must be submitted to TRB’s paper submission website by August 1, 2019. Please be sur... |
Reminder: Easy Steps to Make Sure You Get Every TRB EmailJune 5, 2019 Attention state departments of transportation! TRB is aware that some TRB sponsors have not been receiving notifications for webinar announcements, the e-newsletter, and other forms of communication. Please ensure that your IT departments are regularly whitelisting the following domains: service.govdelivery.com govdelivery.com gotowebinar.com This must be done manually to avoid emails sent from... |
 TR News March-April 2019: Critical Issues in TransportationJune 5, 2019 A featured article in the March-April 2019 issue of the TR News explores TRB's most recent list of the critical issues facing transportation today. Theses issues include transformational technologies and services; serving a growing and shifting population; energy and sustainability; resilience and security; safety and public health; equity; governance; system performance and management; fu... |
Which of Your Colleagues Have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities? Join Them Today!May 29, 2019 TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at http://ww... |
Hearing: Review of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation ProgramsMay 23, 2019 On May 21, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing to review the fiscal year 2020 budget for maritime transportation. Witnesses included the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, and other government officials. Witness statements and a webcast o... |
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17th Biennial National Harbor Safety Committee ConferenceMay 22, 2019 TRB is sponsoring the 17th Biennial National Harbor Safety Committee Conference on June 25-27, 2019 in Houston, Texas. TRB is pleased to announce that Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, has confirmed as the closing keynote speaker! The conference focuses on promising practices, innovation, and technology to address critical safety and security issues related to waterways man... |
 Freight Transportation Resilience in Response to Supply Chain DisruptionsMay 15, 2019 TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) has released a pre-publication version of Research Report 39: Freight Transportation Resilience in Response to Supply Chain Disruptions. The report provides guidance to public and private stakeholders on mitigating and adapting to logistical disruptions to supply chains resulting from regional, multi-regional, and national adverse even... |
2020 TRB Annual Meeting: Calls for PapersMay 10, 2019 TRB standing committees have begun issuing calls for papers for the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting and for the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR) . If you plan to submit a paper for presentation and/or publication, please visit the Approved List of Calls for Papers . The calls are available now, so that you will have the maximum amount of time to respond... |
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Marine Board
In response to requests from sponsoring agencies or on its own initiative, the Marine Board serves the national interest by providing evaluations and advice concerning the ability of the nation's marine and maritime industries to operate safely and efficiently and in an environmentally responsible manner. The Marine Board identifies research needs and provides a forum for exchange of information relating to new technologies, laws and regulations, economics, the environment, and other issues affecting the marine transportation system, port operations, coastal engineering, and marine governance.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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