Program History

The following pieces of congressional legislation combine to form, fund, and regulate activities related to port conveyance and certain activities managed by the Maritime Administration's Port Conveyance Program:

The Surplus Property Act of 1944. This act authorized...

Port Conveyance

Agencies and departments of the Federal government may find that they own property that they no longer require due to programmatic changes, relocation of resources, or other operational changes. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended...

SINKEX

SINKEX, short for "sink at-sea live-fire training exercises", is program run by the United States Navy that arranges for decomissioned Naval warships to be used in live-fire training. This gives Navy personnel the opportunity to use real...

Ship Dismantling/Recycling

MARAD periodically needs to dismantle its ships and recycle those parts and materials. MARAD has been allocated limited federal funds to pay commcercial companies to perform dismantling, recycling, and related follow-up work.

When a MARAD-...

Ship Donation

Ship donation is the process of transferring ownership, anchorage, and management of an obsolete ship in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) to a qualified public or non-profit organization. Organizations receiving a donated...

Ship Disposal Program

Per the Federal Property and Administrative Service Act of 1949, MARAD serves as the U.S. Government’s disposal agent for merchant type vessels that are 1) 1,500 gross tons or more and 2) no longer useful for defense or aid missions...

System Data and Information

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Port Investment and Finance

Port Finance Reports

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Guidebook 2001 update