A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will organize a conference to disseminate and discuss the results of current research, practitioner experiences, and stewardship challenges with respect to the security and safety of the U.S. marine transportation system (MTS). The conference will seek to identify research needs, barriers, and potential progress related to overall maritime security and safety strategies including cybersecurity, marine facility and waterway security, cargo carriage safety, security and resilience related to adopting new goods movement technologies, maritime safety data systems and associated lessons learned, mariner safety, and security collaboration required among all MTS-related stakeholders and sectors.
Speakers will present recent progress in scientific and technological solutions related to fostering the commercial development and deployment of safety and security technologies; regulatory oversight and governance; and education and training requirements, including mariner competencies and certification. Areas and opportunities for cost effective procurement and deployment of safety and security technologies for government agency utilization will also be explored.