The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) is concerned with making U.S. agricultural exporters more competitive in the international market. The AgTc advocates and supports laws that will benefit agricultural interests. Members include Allenberg Cotton Division of Louis Dreyfus Corp., Florida Citrus Packers, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Blue Diamond Growers, and E. & J. Gallo Winery.

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers serves as a leading advocacy group for the automobile industry on a range of public policy issues. Open to all new car and light truck manufacturers, this industry association is committed to improving the environment and motor vehicle safety.

AAPA, the alliance of leading ports in the Western Hemisphere, protects and advances the common interests of its diverse members as they connect their communities with the global transportation system. AAPA membership includes more than 150 deep draft public port authorities located throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Association attains its missions through: 1) advocating governmental policies that strengthen and expand opportunities for member ports; 2) advancing professionalism in all facets of port management and operations; 3) promoting information-sharing and relationship-building opportunities for all members; and 4) achieving greater understanding of the essential role and economic value of ports.

American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. AASHTO represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system. AASHTO advocates transportation-related policies and provides technical services to support states in their efforts to efficiently and safely move people and goods.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is the national voice for the trucking industry before Capitol Hill, regulators, the courts and the media. It works to improve the business climate for trucking companies while promoting safety and sound environmental policies. Further, the ATA endeavors to advance the image, efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability of the trucking industry.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), formed in 1934, is an organization of over 30 members which include the major freight railroads in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. Overall AAR members account for more than 96 percent of intercity rail freight service and nearly 100 percent of intercity passenger service in the U.S. Based in Washington, DC the AAR is committed to keeping the railroads of North America safe, fast, efficient, clean, and technologically advanced.

Bay Planning Coalition (BPC) builds coalitions and consensus on the issues facing the San Francisco Bay-Delta region. BPC’s membership is comprised of business and industry, local government and associations, professional services and individuals. BPC’s goals are to: ensure fair, reasonable and balanced planning and permitting which minimizes delay, cost and uncertainty; assure that regulatory agencies act within their enabling legislation; and educate the general public, regulatory agencies and permit applicants in the principles of prudent planning and regulation; and collaborate with regulatory agencies and other organizations to foster understanding, communication, interaction and common solutions.

California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council (CALMITSAC), represented by 29 members, is a statewide council of goods movement organizations created to foster development of a Marine Transportation System in California that is safe, secure, efficient, environmentally sound, and capable of expanding to meet the demands of the global economy. Pursuant to State legislation approved on September 29, 2004, CALMITSAC is required to meet and hold public hearings and assemble information on issues which include: projected growth and congestion of ports; impacts of port growth on the state’s transportation system; air pollution caused by the ports and proposed mitigations; port security; and, statewide plan for continuing operation of ports after a major incident or disruption of port operations.

Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is a coalition of LNG producers, shippers, terminal operators and developers, energy trade associations and natural gas consumers. CLNG strives to be a clearinghouse of educational and technical information. It also seeks to facilitate rational issue discussion and the development of public policies that support LNG’s increasing contribution toward meeting the nation’s energy needs and supporting economic growth. Among CLNG’s members are the American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and the American Gas Association.

Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) is an association that represents 160 U.S. and Canadian organizations. Its members consist of major Canadian and American shippers, ports and marine service providers, as well as shipowners. The CMC represents the interests of its members to address government-related matters affecting marine transportation. Its advocacy extends to both the federal and provincial levels of Canadian government and, when appropriate, to U.S. federal and state governments and agencies. One of its principal goals is to increase both private and public sector awareness of the maritime industry and the vital role it plays in the economy and the day-to-day lives of all North Americans.

Florida Ports Council is a Florida nonprofit corporation that serves as a professional association for seaports and their management. Fourteen deepwater port directors comprise the Board of Directors that provides leadership and information on seaport-related issues before the legislative and executive branches of state and federal government.

GLMRI was established in 2004 to pursue research efforts in marine transportation, logistics, economics, engineering, environmental planning, and port management. GLMRI represents a consortium of the University of Wisconsin-Superior Transportation and Logistics Research Center and the University of Minnesota Duluth Swenson College of Science & Engineering and Labovitz School of Business and Economics, and has nine affiliated universities throughout the Great Lakes states. GLMRI is dedicated to developing and improving economically and environmentally sustainable maritime commerce on the Great Lakes through applied research. The U.S. Maritime Administration designated GLMRI as a National Maritime Enhancement Institute on June 1, 2005.

The Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI), at the University of Denver's Center for Transportation Studies, promotes the vision of sustainable transportation systems worldwide. It focuses attention on transportation logistics, customer service, air quality and transportation policy, alternative fuel production and distribution, and transportation economics and systems analysis. The ITI Board is chaired by Gilbert E. Carmichael, a former Federal Railroad Administrator and currently on the Amtrak Reform Council. ITI hosted the three secretaries of transportation from the US, Canada, and Mexico at the North American Intermodal Transportation Summit in October 1997 to find ways to accelerate the development of an intermodal system for North America.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has approximately 42,000 members in over 60 local unions in the states of California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. An additional 3,500 members belong to the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, which constitutes the Union's Marine Division. Another 14,000 members belong to the autonomous ILWU Canada. The ILWU strives to maintain and improve wages and working conditions for its members while working to secure legislation in the interests of labor.

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), AFL-CIO, is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 65,000 longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada. Organized in 1892 along the U.S. Great Lakes, the ILA is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; the Canadian Labour Congress and the world-wide International Transport Workers' Federation. Additionally, the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; the United Marine Division Tugboat Workers and the New York State Supreme Court Officers are affiliated with the ILA. The union is actively involved in port communities throughout the United States and Canada.

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the nation’s largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector in all 50 states. Membership includes multinational firms, small and medium manufacturers and 350 allied associations. NAM’s mission is to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth and to increase understanding among policymakers, the media and the general public about the vital role of manufacturing to America’s economic future and living standards.

The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE), is a national trade association which includes most of the large private sector marine terminal operators in the U.S. NAWE members work closely with port authorities, ocean carriers, railroad and trucking companies, organized labor and shippers to ensure the smooth flow of international commerce that keeps our country’s economy strong. NAWE’s membership reflects the international scope of the maritime industry and terminal operations. Many of the members are U.S. company-owned, but many are foreign-company owned as well.

National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) represents shippers in their dealings with various U.S. regulatory bodies. Recently, the league membership has been expanded to allow for more cooperative efforts, because through the promotion of a safe, efficient freight transportation industry, the needs of shippers, and the entire economy, are best met. NITL membership includes a wide variety of shippers, such as J.C. Penney, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Gold Kist.

It is the purpose of the National Waterways Conference, Inc., to promote a better understanding of the public value of the American waterways system and to document the importance of far-sighted navigation and water resources policies to a sound economy, industrial and agricultural productivity, regional development, environmental quality, energy conservation, international trade, defense preparedness and the overall national interest.

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) negotiates and administers maritime labor agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). The membership of the PMA consists of American flag operators, foreign flag operators, and stevedore and terminal companies that operate in California, Oregon, and Washington ports.

Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) is a trade organization for U.S.-flagged passenger vessels. It represents the interests of owners and operators of dinner cruise vessels, sightseeing and excursion vessels, passenger and vehicular ferries, private charter vessels, whale watching operators, windjammers, gaming vessels, amphibious vessels, and overnight cruise ships. PVA associate members are key suppliers to the passenger vessel industry, including marine architects, vessel builders and decorators, insurance companies, publishers, food supply companies, computer software vendors, marine equipment suppliers, engine manufacturers, and others. Members include Clipper Navigation, Kitsap Transit, Washington State Ferries, Boston Harbor Cruises, and NCL America, Inc.

Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (PIANC) (also known as the International Navigation Association), is a worldwide non-political and non-profit technical and scientific organization of national governments, corporations and private individuals. PIANC's objective is to promote inland and maritime navigation by fostering progress in the planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of inland and maritime waterways and ports and coastal areas for industrialized and industrializing countries. Facilities for fisheries, sport and recreational navigation are included in PIANC's activities.

The Rahall Transportation Institute (RTI) is helping to influence a more diverse and equitable economy for rural Appalachia and other mountain areas by providing insights into how we can create and maintain the most cost effective enhancement to our national transportation system in rural Appalachia and rural America. RTI is located at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. The activities of RTI address the goals of the University Transportation Center Program, which include education, human resources, diversity, research selection and performance, technology transfer, and management of Institute programs. The National Maritime Enhancement Institute at RTI has identified the following five goals: (1) Improve inland waterway infrastructure to include the operations and maintenance, that would improve the safety and efficiency of the inland waterways; (2) Train work forces to include port personnel, towboat operators and crews, shore-based workers in required security, safety and operational related areas; (3) Conduct and assist with the integration and implementation of research and technology that can enhance the performance of the inland marine system; (4) Conduct marine and environmental research necessary to support the expansion of inland marine operations; and (5) Promote the development of container on barge operations and other maritime-related improvements that lead to enhanced economic development opportunities along the inland marine waterways.

Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is an organization that includes the largest and fastest growing companies in the retail industry--retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers--which together account for more than $1.5 trillion in annual sales. RILA members provide millions of jobs and operate more than 100,000 stores, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers domestically and abroad. Among its members are Target Corporation, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Best Buy.

The Sailors’ Union of the Pacific (SUP) was formed by the merger of the Steamship Sailor’s Union and Coast Semen’s Union in 1891. The SUP is a union of unlicensed sailors who work in the deck, engine, and steward's departments on U.S.-flag vessels under contract to the Union. The SUP also has collective bargaining agreements with U.S.-flag companies where licensed personnel are also represented. The SUP, an AFL-CIO union, is an autonomous affiliate of the Seafarers' International Union of North America.

Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) is the largest and most broadly-based national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industry. SCA members build, repair, and service America's fleet of commercial vessels. SCA members constitute the shipyard industrial base that maintains and repairs Navy combatant ships and other government craft, as well as builds small and midsized vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and other government agencies. The Council represents 36 companies that own and operate over 100 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system and Hawaii. SCA also represents 25 affiliate members that provide goods and services to the shipyard industry.

South Atlantic Marine Transportation System Organization (SAMTSO) is a regional organization dealing with marine transportation-related issues affecting the Southeastern United States. SAMTSO is comprised of marine associations and marine exchanges from South Atlantic ports, as well as state and federal government agencies involved with the maritime industry. SAMTSO’s mission includes articulating the importance of the regional MTS to the economy of the nation and the South Atlantic; fostering a common vision for the future of the region’s MTS; and continuing efforts to protect and advance the interests of the region’s MTS.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents more than 3 million businesses, nearly 3,000 state and local chambers, 830 associations, and over 90 American Chambers of Commerce abroad. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strives to keep purely American interests in closer touch with commercial affairs.

USMX is an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and port associations on the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States. While serving as the representative of the Management groups in Master Contract bargaining, the Alliance also articulates industry positions on regulatory and safety issues; oversees coastwide training, retraining, certification, recertification programs; and is responsible for administering coastwide fringe benefit funds and programs.

World Shipping Council (WSC) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing more than 40 liner shipping companies in America's international trade. WSC members represent over 90 percent of the global liner vessel capacity and transport approximately 100 million TEUs annually. Council members include the largest container lines in the world, as well as smaller niche carriers, and carriers providing roll-on/roll-off and heavy-lift services. In addition to ocean transportation, the Council provides a wide range of intermodal and logistics services to American importers and exporters. Among its members are Maersk, APL, Crowley, and Hapag-Lloyd.