by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a significant and long-awaited move that could reshape the trajectory of American maritime policy, retired U.S. Navy Captain Brent Sadler, a former submariner, has been…
https://gcaptain.com/trump-appoints-top-naval-strategist-brent-sadler-to-marad/
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved the construction of a new deepwater port off the Texas coast, marking a significant expansion of America’s oil export capabilities. The Texas GulfLink…
https://gcaptain.com/marad-approves-texas-gulflink-deepwater-oil-port/
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is grappling with severe staffing challenges despite a significant budget increase, potentially impacting America’s maritime industrial base revitalization efforts. According to a new Government Accountability…
https://gcaptain.com/marad-faces-critical-workforce-crisis-as-maritime-industry-demands-grow/
While efforts to trim the federal workforce make the headlines, some agencies are plainly understaffed. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that while the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has about 800 employees to carry out its many missions, it is facing staff turnover, high numbers of employees eligible to retire, and vacancies in critical positions. And it doesn’t have a strategic human capital plan to address how it will hire...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/gao-marad-needs-to-take-action-on-workforce-problems/
Can lessons learned in space help us revitalize america’s maritime economy? By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) On the 249th anniversary of the U.S. Navy’s founding, America celebrated an unexpected milestone—not at sea,…
https://gcaptain.com/starship-to-shipyards-how-space-policy-could-save-u-s-maritime-power/
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $4.85 million in United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) grants to five marine highway The funding, which is sharply down on some previous years, aims to enhance the movement of goods along waterways while expanding existing waterborne freight services in Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Washington, and West Virginia.
“The Biden-Harris administration’s investments in the United States Marine Highway Program are...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/marad-awards-4-85m-in-marine-highway-program-grants/
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has unveiled a significant investment of nearly $580 million to bolster port infrastructure across the nation. The funding, part of the Bipartisan…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-injects-another-580-million-into-u-s-ports/
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced plans to invest nearly $580 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory. The funding, which is slightly lower than last year’s $653 million in PIDP grants is intended to help increase both capacity and efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports.
“America’s ports are essential to our nation’s supply chains, and thanks...
The U.S. Maritime Administration officially transferred custody of the new training ship Patriot State to Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) during a special ceremony last Friday. The Patriot State, a cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission Vessel…
https://gcaptain.com/photos-marad-transfers-new-training-ship-to-massachusetts-maritime-academy/
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has selected the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to establish and maintain the new U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation.
The solicitation for the Center for Maritime Innovation’s secretariat was made through the process of a competitive request for proposals (RFP), released in June, that noted that the center “shall be a virtual center, based in the United States, run by an administrative organization that acts as a secretariat to facilitate the work of...