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MARAD

Legacy ID
281

Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program

Vision

The vision of the Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program provide a partnership between the federal government, the Government of Guam, and the Port Authority of Guam to modernize and improve the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port for the benefit of the citizens of Guam,...

Hawaii Harbors Infrastructure Expansion Program

 

The vision of the Hawaii Harbors Infrastructure Expansion Program provides modern commercial harbor facilities within the State of Hawaii through a partnership between the federal government and the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Harbors Division. Its mission is to...

Office of Ports & Waterways

The Office of Ports & Waterways was established to assist with port, terminal, waterway, and transportation network development issues. America's ports and their related elements make up the backbone of our intermodal transportation network. MARAD is committed to developing this...

United States Marine Highway Program

The United States has a versatile and expansive network of navigable waterways, including rivers, bays, channels, coasts, the Great Lakes, open-ocean routes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway System. We like to think of this as “the United States' marine...

Requirements to Hold a Preferred Mortgage

46 CFR Sec. 356.19

In order for a Mortgagee to be eligible to obtain a Preferred Mortgage on a Fishing Industry Vessel after April 1, 2003, it must be:

A citizen of the United StatesA state or federally chartered financial institution that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance...

Launch Barge Program

Summary

The Maritime Administration’s Launch Barge Program is designed to ensure that the largest of petroleum production platforms can be installed in a safe and timely manner.

The Launch Barge Program has three parts:

We encourage the use of U.S.-flag coastwise qualified...