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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,...

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...