EPA Resources

EPA Sector Strategies Web Sites

EPA Sector Strategy

Compliance Assistance Centers - Contains compliance information that a port operator may be interested in, such as, the Border Center, Auto Recycling Center, Auto Repair Center, Painting/Coatings Center, Government Centers, Manufacturing Centers, Healthcare (could be of interest for the cruise ship operator), etc.

EPA Sector Strategy Program

EPA Sector Strategy Program Contains compliance information for various port related operations,
such as ship building/repair, construction, iron/steel, oil/gas, paint/coatings, transportation, etc.

EPA Sector Programs - Ports

Committee on Marine Transport System

http://www.epa.gov/owow/cmts/

Coastal America Partnership

http://www.coastalamerica.gov/index.php?option=
com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=71

The following are current and historical port reports positioning the industry well between the years of 1995-2008 and as new information becomes available it will be added.

Port Sector Reports

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2008 Sector Performance Report (2008)

Key Environmental Opportunities For ports (2006)

Port Reports

GAO Marine Pollution Status Report 2000 (Feb. 2000)

EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Ground Transportation Industry Trucking, Railroad, and Pipeline (Sept. 1997)

EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (Nov. 1997)

EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry (Sept. 1995)

EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Water Transportation Industry (Sept. 1997)

EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Agricultural Chemical, Pesticide, and Fertilizer Industry (Sept. 2000)