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The year 2016 marked 100 years since the founding of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) first predecessor agency, the United States Shipping Board (USSB). The Shipping Act of 1916 created the USSB, the first Federal agency tasked with promoting a U...
This bibliography provides a list of published materials on the history of the United States merchant marine from 1900 to today. It is meant to serve as a guide for further reading and research for those interested in the history of:...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)—by far the largest investment in...
Opening Remarks by Acting Administrator Lucinda Lessley
Thanks so much. Thank you. I am extraordinarily pleased to join you Linda. And of course my colleagues from Department of Transportation in the Maritime Administration to talk about was...
