MARAD
Legacy ID
281
Utilization of U.S. Vessels and Mariners Initiative
The Maritime Administration’s First PriorityThe Maritime Administration’s first priority under the Deepwater Port Act is to ensure that natural gas and oil transported to and from the United States through deepwater ports is done safely and securely while balancing the nation’s security...
Withdrawn, Cancelled, and Disapproved Applications
Approved – Withdrawn After Record of Decision and Prior to License Issuance
Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (TORP Terminal L.P.)
Deepwater Port Type: LNG Import Facility (Average throughput capacity: 1.20 billion standard cubic feet per day)
TORP...
Pending Applications
Blue Marlin (Blue Marlin Offshore Port LLC)
Port Type: Oil Export Facility. Proposed capacity: 80,000 barrels per hour; 1,920,000 barrels per day.
On October 1, 2020, Blue Marlin Offshore Port, LLC (BMOP) submitted an application to the Maritime Administration...
Document Library
Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities ReportRevisions to the NRC decommissioning regulations in 1996 introduced the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR). The PSDAR includes a description of a licensee’s planned decommissioning activities, an estimate of the cost of...
Lead and Participating Agencies
Lead Federal AgenciesMaritime Administration: Office of Deepwater Port Licensing & Port ConveyanceU.S. Coast Guard: Deepwater Ports Standards Division Other Participating Federal AgenciesAdvisory Council on Historic PreservationBureau of Safety and Environmental EnforcementBureau of...Overview - Deepwater Ports & Licensing
Deepwater Port Program
The information below provides the status of all deepwater port license applications filed with and reviewed by the Maritime Administration.
Thirty (30) Deepwater Port License Applications have been filed for approval.
Eighteen (18)...Licensing Requirements
1. Financial ResponsibilityApplicants must be financially able to construct, own and operate the deepwater port, and must provide a financial guarantee or bond sufficient to meet all costs for complete removal of all components of the deepwater port upon revocation or termination of the...
About the Deepwater Port Act
The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (DWPA), as amended, establishes a licensing system for ownership, construction, operation, and decommissioning of deepwater port structures located beyond the U.S. territorial sea for the import and export of oil and natural gas. The DWPA sets out conditions...
Western Gulf Gateway (Houston)
The Western Gulf Gateway region includes the states of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico. And, for reporting purposes, the Western Gulf Gateway Director also reviews commercial activity on Mexico’s Gulf Coast.
This region includes 21 ports and all the waterways,...