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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) provides critical marine transportation outreach activities at our major U.S. gateway ports (see map below), driven by 10 of the largest ports on the West, East, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes and the inland river system. Offices located in these...
Established in 1950 under the auspices of President Harry S Truman’s Reorganization Plan No. 21, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) traces its origins to the Shipping Act of 1916, which established the U.S. Shipping Board, the first Federal agency tasked with promoting a U.S. merchant...
The Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) History Program promotes an understanding and appreciation of America’s merchant marine and maritime past through historical documentation and the preservation and interpretation of the agency's heritage assets. The History Program is also...
Although the international market for maritime transportation services is relatively open for fair competition, there are instances in which governments impose anti-competitive barriers that restrict market access for U.S. maritime interests. Such restrictions add to costs, limit...
The Office of International Activities is responsible for coordinating the Maritime Administration’s participation in international activities concerned with maritime transportation matters, and for keeping abreast of and engaged in foreign economic and political developments...
The primary goal of the Office of Chief Counsel internship program is to provide interns with a substantive legal experience that allows them to develop the out-of-classroom skills necessary to be a successful lawyer. Interns will receive a wide variety of assignments, taking into account their...
The Office of Chief Counsel provides legal advice and services to all offices of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. We are fully committed to the MARAD mission to foster, promote and develop the maritime industry of the United States...
Lauren K. Brand, PPM, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Intermodal System Development on January 26, 2015. In this capacity, Mrs. Brand directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $1.3 billion – a program...