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Small Shipyard Grant Availability of Funding Announced

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of $20 million in Fiscal Year 2019 federal funding to support small U.S. shipyards.  The Small Shipyard Grant Program helps modernize eligible shipyard operations while...

Lifecycle Analysis of the Use of Methanol for Marine Transportation

MARAD partnered with the University of Delaware (UDEL) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to complete life cycle emissions and energy analysis of methanol for marine transportation.  Methanol life cycle emissions were compared with other marine fuels such as LNG, low sulfur...

Office of Sealift Support

Mission

To formulate national policies for the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Sealift Support programs through partnerships with the Department of Defense (DoD), industry, other maritime institutions and the U.S. Merchant Marine through a series of programs that use...

Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR)

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Mission

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Programs and Services

Under the general direction and supervision of X, the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) shall:

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Information for the main office is listed to the upper...

Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift

Mission

Under the general direction and supervision of Office of the Administrator, the Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift shall:

Promote and monitor the use of U.S.-flag vessels in the movement of cargo on international watersOversee the administration of and compliance...

National Defense Reserve Fleet and Services

Primary Fleet

Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 established the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), designed provide a reserve of ships for national defense and national emergencies. Today's fleet consists of approximately 100 vessels --...