Member's Benefits

Since 2003, the Marine Highways Cooperative (formerly known as the Short Sea Shipping Cooperative) has represented industry traversing inland and coastal waterways to promote and educate potential sponsors, service operators, and decision-makers on the benefits of using the US domestic waterways. Benefits include reduced congestion, added capacity to the nation's surface transportation system, air quality, fuel savings, highway maintenance and construction cost savings, and improved safety and security. As noted by the Federal Register Docket No. MARAD-2008 009, the Secretary of Transportation will designate corridors that fulfill the stated goals and objectives of HR6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. In addition, projects will be designated later in 2009/10 by which MARAD and cooperative personnel will facilitate the acquisition of existing funding sources including the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program.

Benefits of Marine Highways Cooperative Membership

• Do you want to be in on the forefront of a new program?

• Do you want to keep up with the latest technologies for marine highways to help extend   the surface transportation system to the water?

• Do you want to network with other marine highways interests including service   operators, MARAD, and academia?

• Access to latest commercial and statistical information on short sea shipping issues,   including current legislative activity in Congress;

• Direct involvement in developing short sea shipping policy;

• Sounding Board for the Maritime Administration's Marine Highways Advisory   Committee;

• Industry voice for short sea shipping;

• Direct access to short sea shipping reports, studies and market analyses;

• Networking opportunities with other carriers, shippers and stakeholders and   participation in annual meeting;

• Partner with the Maritime Administration and direct link to programs and initiatives, e.g.,   Title XI, facilitation with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and related   programs;

• Company exposure to shippers and other stakeholders on the Marine Highways   website;

• Direct representation at key short sea shipping and logistics conferences and forums;

• Exclusive updates on latest short sea shipping technologies

If so, we suggest you consider becoming a part of the Marine Highways Cooperative.