Mark Buzby

US Maritime Administration chief resigns post after Capitol riots

U.S. Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby left his position last week in the wake of the riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Buzby was nominated to lead the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd), the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for the country’s waterborne transportation system, by President Donald Trump in 2017. He became the second leader within the department to resign as a result of the riots after DOT Secretary Elaine Chao resigned last week.

“I no longer believe that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-maritime-administration-chief-leaves-post-after-capitol-riots

DOT spending $220 million to speed cargo at 18 ports

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Thursday released $220 million in federal funds for 18 coastal and inland ports aimed at speeding freight through the supply chain.

Rail and truck connections were highlighted at 11 of the 18 facilities receiving money. Eight of the grantees are located in “opportunity zones” created to improve economically distressed communities.

This latest round of Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) funding, made through the U.S. Maritime...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/dot-spending-220-million-at-18-ports

Career Tracks: Shipbuilders honor maritime leaders

Maritime Administration (MARAD) Administrator Mark H. Buzby and Sen. Dan Sullivan have received this year’s Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) Maritime Leadership Award.  

The award is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate exemplary dedication and support of the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry.

“Rear Admiral Buzby has dedicated his life to military and public service to protect the United States’ national and domestic security, and on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-shipbuilders-honor-maritime-leaders

Lawmakers Question MARAD on Sealift Readiness

RRF vessel SS Cornhusker State off the coast of Haiti, February 2010. MARAD Photo

Lawmakers were skeptical the Navy could meet its sealift requirements as part of the National Defense Strategy and that the service was on track to recapitalize its aging sealift fleet.

Rep. John Garamendi, (D-Calif.), called the Navy’s attention to the problem over the years “woefully inadequate” at Wednesday’s joint hearing of the House Armed Services readiness and seapower and projection Forces subcommittees.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/12/lawmakers-question-marad-on-sealift-readiness

Wittman Pushing Navy to Buy Used Cargo Ships

A fleet of military vehicles wait pier side in preparation of Exercise Saber Strike 16 in Riga, Latvia, June 4, 2016. The vehicles were transported by a British Roll-On, Roll-Off ship from Norway for the exercise. US Marine Corps photo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) wants to know why the U.S. military’s surge sealift capability has yet to augment its aging fleet’s capabilities with used cargo ships.

Two years ago Congress authorized the purchase of two used roll-on/roll-off ships to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/10/wittman-pushing-navy-to-buy-used-cargo-ships

MARAD: National Military Sealift Strategy Expected Soon

The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012) is moored off the coast of Latvia for the Saber Strike 17 Maritime Prepositioning Force offload operations on May, 25, 2017. US Navy photo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A National Maritime Strategy, expected to address the various deficiencies facing the nation’s sealift capacity, is finished and awaiting final approval, a top sealift official said last week.

Once implemented, the National Maritime Strategy...

https://news.usni.org/2020/02/25/marad-national-military-sealift-strategy-expected-soon

DoD IG: Inaccurate Military Surge Sealift Fleet Readiness Reporting Undercuts Operational Plans

SATTAHIP, Thailand—A UH-60 Black Hawk is raised from Military Sealift Command’s voyage-charter, general-purpose, heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Grand at the pier in Sattahip, Thailand, Aug. 17, during an offload of equipment that will be used during exercise Hanuman Guardian 2018. (Courtesy photo/Released)

Inaccurate surge sealift fleet readiness reporting misled geographic combatant commanders about their ability to quickly receive equipment resupplies, according to a Department of Defense...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/28/dod-ig-inaccurate-military-surge-sealift-fleet-readiness-reporting-undercuts-operational-plans

Test of Ready Reserve Force Exposes Need For Newer Ships, More People

National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay, Calif. in 2014. US Navy

ARLINGTON, Va. — When U.S. Transportation Command tested the ability of the nation’s maritime Ready Reserve Force to set sail on short notice, only about 40 percent of the vessels deemed ready were able to leave port.
The no-notice exercise called a “Turbo Activation,” occurred in September and involved 28 vessels from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)....

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/16/test-of-ready-reserve-force-exposes-need-for-newer-ships-more-people

TRANSCOM Running Largest Ready Reserve Fleet Stress Test Since 2003

RRF vessel SS Cornhusker State off the coast of Haiti, February 2010. MARAD Photo

THE PENTAGON — U.S. Transportation Command started the largest turbo activation of the ready Reserve Fleet since 2003 to stress-test the military’s ability to quickly deploy the cargo ships required for a massive troop movement.

The no-notice exercise involves 28 vessels from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). The ships are located on the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/17/transcom-running-largest-ready-reserve-fleet-stress-test-since-2003

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