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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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Hearing on MAP-21 ReauthorizationFebruary 27, 2015 On February 25, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine links between a long-term federal surface transportation bill and economic productivity, and partnering with states to maintain, modernize, and expand infrastructure to ensure a reliable national surface transportation network. |
Integrated Freight Network ModelFebruary 27, 2015 The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that explains a GIS-based model used to of the three primary surface modes (highways, waterways, railways) as well as intermodal connections, which resulted in the Integrated Freight Network Model. |
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 Review of CBP’s Guidance and Oversight of High-Risk Maritime ShipmentsFebruary 6, 2015 The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that discusses how many maritime shipments the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) determined to be high risk and the extent to which CBP has accurate data on the disposition of such shipments. In addition, the report considers how CBP determines when to waive examinations of shipments and how it ensures its polices are followed. |
Hearing on Vessel Discharge RegulationsFebruary 6, 2015 On February 4, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard held a hearing to explore regulations that governing ballast water discharge and other discharges related to the normal operation of vessels. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online. |
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National Transport Reform Implementation Monitoring ReportDecember 19, 2014 The National Transport Commission in Australia has released a report that monitors the implementation of national transportation reforms that include heavy vehicle charges, rail safety, port infrastructure planning, and vehicle standards. |
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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.
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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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