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Ships & Shipping

The Maritime Administration has a wide range of activities dealing with ships and shipping.

The agency owns and maintains a fleet of cargo ships, the Ready Reserve Force, which stand ready to provide surge sea-lift to the Department of Defense in the event of armed conflict or other...

Ports

The Gateway to American Waters

Ports are a vital part of a nation's maritime transportation system. The United States has more than 300 ports operated by states, counties, municipalities, and private corporations. Many of our ports, including the waterways and ...

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy National Register Nominations

There are two National Register listings for the United States Merchant Marine Academy.  The academy’s central quadrangle is listed as a National Historic District and the William S. Barstow Mansion, which serves as the American Merchant Marine Museum, is listed separately....

National Maritime Heritage Grant Program

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Park Service (NPS) share a mutual interest in preserving the nation’s maritime legacy. The National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5401) authorizes NPS to administer the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program funded through...

The RRF Response to Hurricane Katrina

In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina battered the U.S. Gulf coast, resulting in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the nation’s history. The hurricane formed in the Bahamas on August 23 and made landfall in Florida before entering the Gulf of Mexico, where it eventually strengthened...

The Maritime Administration’s Haiti Earthquake Response

Destroyed gantry crane at Port International de Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 2010. Photograph by John Spears, Maritime Administration.

In the late afternoon of January 12, 2010, a catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the small island nation...

Historical Documents and Resources

Historical Documents and Publications America Builds Ships: The Program of the United States Maritime Commission A 1940 report produced by U.S. Maritime Commission highlighting its shipbuilding program. The United States Merchant Marine at War A 1946 report produced by the War Shipping...

MARAD Heritage Asset Transfer and Loan Program

As part of its mission to educate on the importance of the United States merchant marine, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has authority to loan and transfer government owned heritage asset to qualified organizations for education and public display.

Heritage Asset Loans

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Exhibits

Online Exhibits The Long-Range Shipbuilding Program of the U.S. Maritime Commission: 360-degree view of 18 ship models that represent the progress of the U.S. Maritime Commission’s Long-Range Shipbuilding Program. Virtual Tours USNS Comet Comet is...