The Maritime Administration works in many
areas involving ships and shipping, shipbuilding,
port operations, vessel
operations, national security, environment and safety.
The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant
area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, nonmotorized users, environmental protection, airport
operations, high - speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail,
port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the
area.
Our
area of
operations is centred in cairns but includes north to
port douglas and mossman including the amazing world heritage listed daintree rainforest, west to the atherton tablelands and south to innisfail, mission beach and townsville.