Session 3: Disaster Resilience - Learning from Past Storms Seasons to Prepare for the Future

Date: 6/26/2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Discovery AB

The Marine Transportation System (MTS) and the ports and channels resident within this
vast system are critical components of national economic security; facilitating the
movement of U.S. goods and services within the global marketplace. When the MTS is
disrupted, there is a cascading effect on the entire intermodal system, which, if not
resilient and capable of responding, recovering, and adapting between disruptions, will
have catastrophic impacts. Reflections on past experiences and recommendations for
future improvements are critical to minimizing the impact of future disruptive events. This
session utilizes broad expertise from Federal agencies, local recovery units, coordination
teams, and private industry to discuss how stakeholders can implement best practices
and recommendations from previous MTS disruptions.