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Federal Ship Financing Program (Title XI)

The Federal Ship Financing Program (commonly referred to as "Title XI" based on the part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 that established the program) provides long-term loans by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to promote the growth and modernization of the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S....

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In order to subscribe to the Maritime Administration’s Deepwater Port Licensing E-mail updates list, send an E-mail to the webmaster at Deepwater.Ports@dot.gov and please include the following information in your email:

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Related Links

Links American Gas Association American National Standards Institute Online American Petroleum Institute Center for Liquefied Natural Gas European Gas Research Group GPA Midstream Association Gas Technology Institute International Gas...

Utilization of U.S. Vessels and Mariners Initiative

The Maritime Administration’s First Priority

The 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Withdrawn, Cancelled, and Disapproved Applications

 

Approved – Withdrawn After Record of Decision and Prior to License Issuance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 Report Revisions 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...

Lead and Participating Agencies

Lead Federal Agencies Maritime Administration: Office of Deepwater Port Licensing & Port Conveyance U.S. Coast Guard: Deepwater Ports Standards Division Other Participating Federal Agencies Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Bureau of Safety and...

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 (31) Deepwater Port License Applications have been filed for approval. 

Eighteen (18)...

Licensing Requirements

1. Financial Responsibility

Applicants 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...