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U.S. Department of Transportation Launches New Marine Highway Module of Port Planning and Investment Toolkit
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the launch of a new Marine Highway module of the Port Planning & Investment Toolkit (Toolkit), which helps U.S. ports plan, evaluate, and finance freight transportation projects. This easy-to-...MARAD’s Response to Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey’s southern coast as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds on October 29, 2012. The storm’s immense size, coupled with its landfall during high tide, created a storm surge that devastated many coastal communities in New...
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WWII and the United States Merchant Marine Exhibits Mariner Training in WWII National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) Anchorages Astoria Reserve Fleet Beaumont Reserve Fleet Hudson River Reserve Fleet James River Reserve Fleet Mobile Reserve Fleet Olympia Reserve...The Long Range Shipbuilding Program of the U.S. Maritime Commission
The first federal agency charged with promoting a U.S. merchant marine was the United States Shipping Board of 1916. With America’s entry into World War I in 1917, the Shipping Board constructed a fleet of merchant vessels that later became the nucleus of the U.S. maritime industry in the...