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USMS, Superintendent

Rear Admiral James A. Helis

Rear Admiral James A. Helis, United States Maritime Service, was appointed the twelfth Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy on 23 July 2012.

Rear Admiral Helis began a thirty year career as an Army infantry officer upon graduation from the...

Leadership

Maritime Administration Key Government OfficialsStephen M. Carmel - Administrator 

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Elizabeth O'Connor - Chief Counsel 

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Anthony Fisher - Chief of Staff

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Sydney Plante - Acting...

Office of the Administrator

The Maritime Administrator is the head of the Maritime Administration and advises and assists the Secretary of Transportation on commercial maritime matters, the U.S. maritime industry, and strategic sea-lift. The Administrator also maintains liaison with public and private...

About Us

Established: 1950

Mission: To foster, promote and develop the maritime industry of the United States to meet the nation’s economic and security needs.

President’s Budget Proposal for the Maritime Administration: https://www.transportation.gov/budget

As the...