On Thursday, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy’s ongoing coordination efforts amid attacks in the Red Sea, DOT convened stakeholders from the federal government as well as the shipping, trucking, rail, port, and other supply chain industries to provide updates and to hear concerns from the industry about mariner safety and supply chain impacts. DOT has been in frequent communication with freight industry partners since December regarding the impacts of the situation in the Red Sea, and this call is part of a regular series of stakeholder listening sessions the Department has been hosting on the matter.
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) provided an update about their ongoing coordination with interagency partners including the Department of Defense about disruptions in the Red Sea. MARAD also discussed the interagency process to disseminate maritime alerts and advisories through the U.S. Maritime Advisory System. The system is designed to inform U.S. flagged vessels about potential or observed maritime threats around the globe. Those alerts can be found here, and longer-term advisories can be found here.