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Instructions on obtaining Medals for U.S. Merchant Mariners who Served in Somalia
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The National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory is a monthly federal property accounting report for vessels under the ownership or custody of MARAD. The report further officially assigns vessels to an Accountable MARAD Division. Produced and distributed by MAR-610, Office of Ship Operations, Fleet...
National Security Advisor Announced as United States Merchant Marine Academy Commencement Speaker
KINGS POINT, NY — Today, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) announced that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will deliver...
The National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory is a monthly federal property accounting report for vessels under the ownership or custody of MARAD. The report further officially assigns vessels to an Accountable MARAD Division. Produced and distributed by MAR-610, Office of Ship Operations, Fleet...
Discharges from ships into our waterways have the potential to negatively impact the marine environment by degrading water quality through the release of oil residues, untreated sewage and graywater, deck runoff, aquatic nuisance species (ANS) from ballast water and hull fouling, and other wastes generated through the operation of ships.
Air pollution results in substantial economic, environmental, and human health costs. Mobile sources such as vessels and equipment at ports add to criteria pollutant and other emissions that have the potential to affect not just coastal and port communities, but also populations hundreds of miles away.