VISA
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VISA is the commonly used acronym for the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, a U.S. program that coordinates commercial shipping resources to support military sealift needs during national emergencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VISA canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government program
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sealift readiness program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VISA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activationCondition |
contingency operations
ⓘ
national emergency ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Maritime Administration
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S.-flag commercial vessel operators
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participating commercial ocean carriers ⓘ |
| benefitToParticipants |
access to certain U.S. government cargo preference opportunities
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priority consideration for peacetime Department of Defense cargo ⓘ |
| contingencyRole |
augment U.S. government-owned sealift assets
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ensure rapid surge sealift capability ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedTo |
leverage commercial transportation infrastructure for defense needs
ⓘ
reduce the need for government-owned sealift capacity ⓘ |
| focus |
commercial ocean carrier capacity
ⓘ
intermodal equipment and services ⓘ intermodal sealift capability ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
U.S. foreign commerce
ⓘ
international shipping routes ⓘ |
| includes |
container ships
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intermodal equipment and terminal services ⓘ roll-on/roll-off vessels ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Defense Production Act authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maritime Security Program framework ⓘ |
| managedThrough | agreements with individual carriers ⓘ |
| mechanism | voluntary contractual commitments by commercial carriers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
maritime policy
ⓘ
national security ⓘ transportation preparedness ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate commercial shipping resources to support U.S. military sealift needs
ⓘ
to provide assured access to commercial intermodal shipping capacity during national emergencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Maritime Security Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | commitment of specified capacity from participating carriers when activated ⓘ |
| sector | maritime transportation ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
U.S. government logistics agencies
ⓘ
U.S. military planners ⓘ commercial shipping companies ⓘ |
| standsFor | Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Transportation Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. military deployment and sustainment operations
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U.S. national defense requirements ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport | intermodal sealift for cargo movement ⓘ |
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