Maritime Administration

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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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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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/tug-and-salvage-world/harbour-tugs-and-operation/us-maritime-administration-to-allot-us20-million-in-funding-for-small-shipyards/

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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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/florida-shipbuilder-expands-crewboat-manufacturing-capability/

Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | October 13 – US Navy ocean survey vessel, Dutch and Australian training ships

A training ship enters service with a Dutch operator while another for an American maritime school is nearing completion. Construction meanwhile starts on a new oceanogra ..

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First steel cut for third US National Security Multimission Vessel

TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard have cut the first steel for the third National Security Multimission Vessel (NSMV) ordered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of th ..

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New Maritime Administrator sworn in

Following her confirmation by the Senate, Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, USN, Ret., has now been sworn in as the 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD). She is the first woman to hold the post.

“From her distinguished naval service to her leadership on coastal infrastructure, Rear Admiral Ann Phillips has championed America’s maritime sector throughout her career,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Her experience and expertise will be invaluable as we address supply...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-maritime-administrator-sworn-in/

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