Maritime Administration Strategic Plan 2017-2021

The Maritime Administration Strategic Plan 2017-2021 is a national sectoral strategic plan of the United States of America. Its main mission is to foster and promote the U.S. Merchant Marine and the American maritime industry to strengthen the maritime transportation system – including landside infrastructure, the shipbuilding and repair industry, and labor – to meet the economic and national security needs of our nation.
More specifically, the Strategic Plan aims to support U.S. Maritime Capabilities - strengthen and ensure the safety, security, and efficiency of maritime capabilities that are essential to U.S. economic and national security; maintain and modernize the maritime workforce – inspire, educate, and expand opportunities for the next generation of mariners, including maximizing the potential of the USMMA; improve, expand, and protect waterborne transportation – improve and expand waterborne transportation to reduce landside congestion and increase mobility throughout the domestic transportation system and expand capacity of U.S. international gateway ports. Protect maritime and other transportation infrastructure from the growing adverse impacts of a changing climate; environmental impacts – minimize adverse environmental impacts and maximize the public benefits of water transportation on communities; maritime innovation – drive innovation in the U.S. maritime industry; and organizational excellence – in parallel with the Department’s goals, MARAD embraces Organizational Excellence through strong leadership and workforce development within available resources.