1998 Year of the Ocean 



THE U.S. MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 



Contents 



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A-2 



2. INTRODUCTION A-3 



3. THE CURRENT U.S. MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM A-4 



4. IMPORTANCE TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND 



NATIONAL SECURITY A-7 



5. GLOBAL TRENDS THAT WILL AFFECT 



MARINE TRANSPORTATION A-7 



6. MARITIME POLICY AND KEY STRATEGIC ISSUES A-9 



7. TECHNOLOGY A-12 



8. OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION A-14 



9. CONCLUSION A-15 



10. DOMESTIC LEGAL REGIME A-16 



11. LIST OF ACRONYMS A-37 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not 

 necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 

 participated in its preparation. 



