U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.5 Million in Grants for America’s Marine Highways

MARAD Test 2 - 2020-02-12 - AG

MARAD Test 1 - 2020-02-12 - KT

Port Infrastructure Development Program

The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is a discretionary grant program administered by the Maritime Administration. Funds for the PIDP are awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or...

Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 (2019)

Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 

List of Approved Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) Training Providers

The document link on this page is to the current list of Maritime Administration approved Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) training providers. Visit https://www.maritime.dot.gov/ports/office-security/office-maritime-security#cvssa for more information. 

Office of Maritime Security

The Office of Maritime Security (MAR-420) supports the U.S. maritime transportation system, the U.S. Merchant Marine, and other elements of the U.S. maritime industry. We facilitate the development and implementation of effective maritime security policies, procedures, practices, statutes...

Transferring U.S. Flag Vessels to Foreign Ownership (Reflagging)

Under 46 U.S.C. § 56101, U.S. documented vessels 1,000 gross tons and over require Maritime Administration approval to be transferred to foreign ownership, flag and/or registry. Vessels 3,000 gross tons and over are subject to additional financial terms and conditions...

Shashi N. Kumar, Deputy Associate Administrator and National Coordinator for Maritime Education and Training

Shashi N. Kumar, Ph.D., Master Mariner, joined Federal Senior Executive Service in January 2007 and was appointed the Maritime Administration’s first Deputy Associate Administrator and National Coordinator of Maritime Education and Training in November 2015.  He is the Founding...

Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) Program - unpublished

The META program promotes the research, demonstration, and development of emerging technologies, practices, and processes that improve maritime industrial environmental sustainability. Since its inception, META’s primary focus areas have been control of aquatic invasive species...