Maritime Administration

GAO: MARAD needs to take action on workforce problems

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/

Judge blocks Trump funding freeze that could hit rail, maritime

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump seeking to freeze federal funding pending a review by his administration.

The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan in the District of Columbia came shortly before the freeze was scheduled to go into effect at 5 p.m. It is in effect until Monday afternoon.

Supply chain executives were waiting to see how billions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be affected by the order pausing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-maritime-caught-in-trumps-order-freezing-federal-spending

US Transportation Department to make US$500 million available for port upgrades

The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for US$500 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). MARAD’s PIDP grants will help eligible applicants complete critical port and port-related infrastructure projects in urban, rural, and tribal communities. Applicants include port […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/port-world/us-transportation-department-to-make-us500-million-available-for-port-upgrades/

MARAD designates 32 maritime workforce training Centers of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the designation of 32 Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. The designated COEs consist of 50 maritime training locations in 17 states and Guam. The designation recognizes and promotes support to post-secondary maritime training programs that prepare students for careers in the maritime industry.

“Our country depends on a highly-skilled mariner workforce to...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/marad-designates-32-maritime-workforce-training-centers-of-excellence/

MARAD updates Title XI regulations

By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively and to assist U.S. shipyards in modernizing their facilities for building and repairing vessels. Which would all be great, if more applications under the Title XI regulations actually received approval in a timely manner.

Last year, in a move to encourage offshore wind...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/regulations/marad-updates-title-xi-regulations/

Implementing IMO Instruments Through National Legislation

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Drafting national legislation to implement IMO instruments, mentions an IMO news source.

Provisions of IMO instruments

Insufficient training of lawyers and legislative drafters blocks the implementation of national legislation reflecting the provisions of IMO instruments. This is shown by the voluntary and mandatory IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS). To address the issue, a workshop on how to draft effective national legislation was held at IMO Headquarters...

https://mfame.guru/implementing-imo-instruments-through-national-legislation/

VESSEL REVIEW | Empire State – Training ship with secondary disaster response capability

Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania has delivered a new training vessel to the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime College). Empire State is owned by the US Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College. The seventh SUNY vessel to be named Empire State is the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/vessel-review-empire-state-training-ship-with-secondary-disaster-response-capability/

MARAD’s MSP and TSP sealift programs are now fully enrolled

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) says that its two key sealift programs, the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and the new Tanker Security Program (TSP) are now fully enrolled.

The MSP and TSP sealift programs provide U.S.-flagged and U.S.-crewed ships for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sustainment sealift requirements during times of conflict or in other national emergencies and both pay shipowners a retainer for each enrolled vessel.

“In peacetime, our...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/marads-msp-and-tsp-sealift-programs-are-now-fully-enrolled/

US Maritime Administration to allot US$20 million in funding for small shipyards

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) has confirmed the availability of nearly US$20 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2023 funding t ..

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Florida shipbuilder expands crewboat manufacturing capability

The Americraft Marine Group has expanded investment in its Florida-based shipyard, St Johns Ship Building, to increase its capacity for the construction of new crewboats ..

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