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Launch Barge Program

Summary

The Maritime Administration’s Launch Barge Program is designed to ensure that the largest of petroleum production platforms can be installed in a safe and timely manner.

The Launch Barge Program has three parts:

We encourage the use of U.S.-flag coastwise qualified...

Small Vessel Waiver Program

What is the Small Vessel Waiver Program? Please contact MARAD's Small Vessel Application Administrator at smallvessels@dot.gov prior to submitting payment or an application. 

The Jones Act requires that vessels operating in coastwise commerce be built in the U.S...

Domestic Shipping

The Jones Act - 46 U.S.C. § 55102

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the “Jones Act” (46 U.S.C. § 55102), requires that no vessel may transport any merchandise by water, by land and water, or via a foreign port, for any part of the transportation, between points in the United...