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Department of Transportation Announces Availability of Funding for Small Shipyards
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of $19.6 million in federal funding to support capital improvements and employee training at small U.S. shipyards. The grants are provided through the Small Shipyard Grant...National Park Service and Maritime Administration Announce $2.6 Million in Maritime Heritage Preservation
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service announced today $2.6 million in maritime heritage grants to assist funding 34 preservation and education projects in 14 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), the...Statement from the Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration today announced that RADM James Helis has accepted a position at MARAD headquarters in Washington DC where he will serve as a Special Assistant to the Administrator. During his six-year assignment as Superintendent, Helis led the response to many complex issues...Mariners Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Ask folks unfamiliar with the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) where it’s graduates can be found and they will likely tell you on a cargo ship plying the deep oceans, or in some exotic port on the far side of the globe. And they would be, for the most part correct. However, most don...USDOT’s Maritime Administration joins National Maritime Workforce Conference
San Jacinto College, TX / Texas A&M Maritime Academy, TX The Maritime Administration (MARAD) was pleased to participate in the National Maritime Workforce Conference held in Texas last week. The conference brought together representatives from academia and industry professionals from...Maritime Administration Announces More Than $20 Million in Grants for U.S. Small Shipyards
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements at 29 U.S. small shipyards as a part of its Small Shipyard Grant program. MARAD’s Small Shipyard grant funding supports capital...Maritime Administration Awards $4.8 Million in Grants
WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced $4,872,000 in grants to six Marine Highway projects. The funding, provided by the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Marine Highway program, will help enhance existing marine highways serving ports in Louisiana,...U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announces New Maritime Administration resources for Paducah, KY
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will establish a new, dedicated Gateway office in Paducah, KY. Gateway offices provide assistance to public ports and state and local officials in addressing transportation...National Maritime Day
Welcome to the National Maritime Day 2025!This site was built to serve as the main repository of National Maritime Day information.
In 1933, Congress declared National Maritime Day to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s voyage from the United States to England, marking...