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Regulates common carriers by water and other persons involved in the foreign commerce of the U.S. under provisions of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 [46 U.S.C. app. 1701-1720]; section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 [46 U.S.C. app. 876]; the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 [46 U.S.C. app. 1710a]; sections 2 and 3, Pub. L. 89-777, Financial Responsibility for Death or Injury to Passengers and for Non-Performance of Voyages [46 U.S.C. app. 817d and 817e]; and other applicable statutes

Governs U.S. transportation and infrastructure. Of the many subcommitees on transportation the one most focused upon maritime issues is the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation

Maritime Administration - Department of Transportation

MARAD programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of service as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency; seeks to ensure that the United States maintains adequate shipbuilding and repair services, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transportation systems, and reserve shipping capacity for use in time of national emergency

The United States Coast Guard is a military, multimission, maritime service within the Department of Transportation and one of the nation's five armed services; its core roles are to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways

Professional organization concerned with improvements in the maritime law; membership consists of lawyers involved in maritime matters, judges active in matters involving admiralty issues, admiralty law professors, and non-lawyers who are selected because they hold responsible positions in the maritime field and have rendered distinguished service in the advancement of maritime law or its administration
Publications Library contains: Amicus Briefs; Articles & Speeches; Board Minutes; Committee Agenda; Minutes & Materials; Committee Reports & Newsletters; Forms for Membership; Directory Updates; Meeting Information; MLA Administrative Guides; Position Papers; President's Newsletters; Resolutions; Seminar Papers and Materials; Transcripts of Meetings

Nonprofit organization with mission to educate maritime industry and general public about alternative dispute resolution procedures and encourage the use of ADR in the industry
Provides access to arbitration, mediation, and salvage rules, model documents and clauses, and the archives of The Arbitrator, a quarterly newsletter about recent developments in the field

This ABA Committee is focused on providing programming and events geared towards attorneys practicing in the area of Admiralty and Maritime Law