U.S. Maritime Administration
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The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation
that maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet
(NDRF) as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies, and assists the NDRF in fulfilling its role as the nation's fourth arm of defense, logistically supporting the military when needed.
David T. Matsuda was sworn as the Maritime Administrator on June 25, 2010. The Administrator is also the Chairperson of the Maritime Subsidy Board, Commandant of the United States Maritime Service, and Director of the National Shipping Authority.
was abolished on 24 May 1950, its functions were split between the Federal Maritime Board
which was responsible for regulating shipping and awarding subsidies for construction and operation of merchant vessels, and Maritime Administration, which was responsible for administering subsidy programs, maintaining the national defense reserve merchant fleet, and operating the United States Merchant Marine Academy
.
In 1961, the Federal Maritime Board regulatory functions were assumed by the newly created Federal Maritime Commission
, while the subsidy functions were assigned to the Maritime Subsidy Board of the Maritime Administration.
On August 6, 1981, MARAD came under control of the Department of Transportation
thereby bringing all transportation programs under one cabinet-level department.
and the US Merchant Marine
; determines services and routes necessary to develop and maintain American foreign commerce and requirements of ships necessary to provide adequate service on such routes; conducts research and development activities in the maritime field; regulates the transfer of US documented vessels to foreign registries; maintains equipment, shipyard facilities, and reserve fleets of Government-owned ships essential for national defense.
K. Denise Rucker Krepp, Chief Counsel
Cheron Wicker, Director, Congressional and Public Affairs
Kevin Tokarski, Associate Administrator, National Security
Dr. Sashi Kumar, Acting Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Keith Washington
, Associate Administrator, Administration
Joseph Byrne
, Associate Administrator, Environment and Compliance
H. Keith Lesnick, Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development
-operated maritime academies, as follows:
Students at these academies can graduate with appropriate United States Coast Guard licenses (Mate or Engineer)if they choose to take the Coast Guard License exam, and may become commissioned reserve officers in any branch of the service when graduating from USMMA or a ROTC scholarship from one of the other maritime schools.
The Maritime Security Program (MSP) authorizes MARAD to enter into contracts with U.S.-flag commercial ship owners to provide service during times of war or national emergencies. As of 2007, 10 companies have signed contracts providing the MSP with a reserve of 60 cargo vessels.
, Administrator and current Virginia Secretary of Transportation
John Jamian
, Acting Administrator and former Michigan State Representative
Captain William Schubert, Administrator
Clyde J. Hart, Administrator and former Administrator of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Albert J. Herberger
, Administrator and retired Vice Admiral
United States Navy
Captain Warren Lebeck, Administrator
John Gaughan
, Administrator, current consultant with SAIC
Samuel Nemirow, Administrator, current Maritime Lawyer
Andrew E. Gibson
, Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, 1969-1972.
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
that maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet
National Defense Reserve Fleet
The National Defense Reserve Fleet consists of "mothballed" ships, mostly merchant vessels, that can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping for the United States of America during national emergencies, either military or non-military, such as commercial shipping crises.The NDRF is...
(NDRF) as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies, and assists the NDRF in fulfilling its role as the nation's fourth arm of defense, logistically supporting the military when needed.
David T. Matsuda was sworn as the Maritime Administrator on June 25, 2010. The Administrator is also the Chairperson of the Maritime Subsidy Board, Commandant of the United States Maritime Service, and Director of the National Shipping Authority.
History
When the United States Maritime CommissionUnited States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and replaced the U.S. Shipping Board which had existed since World War I...
was abolished on 24 May 1950, its functions were split between the Federal Maritime Board
United States Federal Maritime Board
The United States Federal Maritime Board was an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, responsible for certain aspects of merchant shipping between 1950 and 1961....
which was responsible for regulating shipping and awarding subsidies for construction and operation of merchant vessels, and Maritime Administration, which was responsible for administering subsidy programs, maintaining the national defense reserve merchant fleet, and operating the United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States Service academies...
.
In 1961, the Federal Maritime Board regulatory functions were assumed by the newly created Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Maritime Commission
The United States Federal Maritime Commission is an independent federal agency, based in Washington D.C., responsible for the regulation of oceanborne transportation in the foreign commerce of the U.S.-Mission:The FMC:...
, while the subsidy functions were assigned to the Maritime Subsidy Board of the Maritime Administration.
On August 6, 1981, MARAD came under control of the Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
thereby bringing all transportation programs under one cabinet-level department.
Functions
MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the US Maritime ServiceUnited States Maritime Service
The United States Maritime Service, abbreviated as USMS, was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The mission of the organization is to train people to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine...
and the US Merchant Marine
United States Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine refers to the fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, operated by either the government or the private sector, that engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine is...
; determines services and routes necessary to develop and maintain American foreign commerce and requirements of ships necessary to provide adequate service on such routes; conducts research and development activities in the maritime field; regulates the transfer of US documented vessels to foreign registries; maintains equipment, shipyard facilities, and reserve fleets of Government-owned ships essential for national defense.
Leadership
David Matsuda, Maritime AdministratorK. Denise Rucker Krepp, Chief Counsel
Cheron Wicker, Director, Congressional and Public Affairs
Kevin Tokarski, Associate Administrator, National Security
Dr. Sashi Kumar, Acting Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States Service academies...
Keith Washington
Keith Washington
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, Associate Administrator, Administration
Joseph Byrne
Joseph Byrne
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, Associate Administrator, Environment and Compliance
H. Keith Lesnick, Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development
Maritime academies
MARAD operates one federal service maritime academy, and administers a Grant-In-Aid Program for stateUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-operated maritime academies, as follows:
| Classification | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | US Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, New York Kings Point, New York Kings Point is a village and a part of Great Neck in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 5,005.The Village of Kings Point is in the Town of North Hempstead... |
One of the United States Service academies |
| State | California Maritime Academy California Maritime Academy The California Maritime Academy is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
A campus of the California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... |
| State | Maine Maritime Academy | Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... |
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| State | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a regionally accredited, coeducational, state college offering undergraduate degrees in maritime-related fields, as well as graduate degrees and professional studies. Established in 1891, Mass Maritime is the second oldest state maritime academy in the country... |
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... |
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| State | Great Lakes Maritime Academy Great Lakes Maritime Academy The Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College is located on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. The academy was established in 1969 to train men and women to be licensed mariners on ships of unlimited tonnage or horsepower; including research vessels, cruise... |
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
A division of Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern Michigan College Founded in 1951, Northwestern Michigan College, known as NMC to local residents, is a community college in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Its annual enrollment is around 5,100 students... |
| State | SUNY Maritime College | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
A campus of the State University of New York State University of New York The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus... |
| State | Texas Maritime Academy Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems... |
Galveston, Texas Galveston, Texas Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of... |
A campus of the Texas A&M University System Texas A&M University System The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of eleven universities, eight state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600... |
Students at these academies can graduate with appropriate United States Coast Guard licenses (Mate or Engineer)if they choose to take the Coast Guard License exam, and may become commissioned reserve officers in any branch of the service when graduating from USMMA or a ROTC scholarship from one of the other maritime schools.
Subsidies
The Maritime Subsidy Board negotiates contracts for ship construction and grants operating-differential subsidies to shipping companies.Maritime Security Program
The Maritime Administrator is vested with the residual powers of the Director of the National Shipping Authority, which was established in 1951 to organize and direct emergency merchant marine operations.The Maritime Security Program (MSP) authorizes MARAD to enter into contracts with U.S.-flag commercial ship owners to provide service during times of war or national emergencies. As of 2007, 10 companies have signed contracts providing the MSP with a reserve of 60 cargo vessels.
Past leadership
Sean ConnaughtonSean Connaughton
Sean T. Connaughton is the current Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as the Maritime Administrator, the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, from 2006 until early 2009...
, Administrator and current Virginia Secretary of Transportation
John Jamian
John Jamian
John E. Jamian is an American businessman, former U.S. government official, and Michigan State Legislator. He served as Deputy and later Acting Maritime Administrator, the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, from 2003 until 2006...
, Acting Administrator and former Michigan State Representative
Captain William Schubert, Administrator
Clyde J. Hart, Administrator and former Administrator of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration , established January 1, 2000, regulates the trucking industry in the United States. FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC and employs more than 1,000 people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia...
Albert J. Herberger
Albert J. Herberger
Albert J. Herberger is a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank.-Early life:...
, Administrator and retired Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
United States Navy
Captain Warren Lebeck, Administrator
John Gaughan
John Gaughan
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, Administrator, current consultant with SAIC
Samuel Nemirow, Administrator, current Maritime Lawyer
Andrew E. Gibson
Andrew E. Gibson
Andrew E. Gibson, Andrew E. Gibson, Andrew E. Gibson, (born 19 February 1922 in New York City-died 8 July 2001 in Short Hills, New Jersey, was an American shipping executive, Maritime Administrator and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, 1969-1973, and historian of American...
, Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, 1969-1972.
See also
- United States Federal Maritime Commission
- United States Merchant MarineUnited States Merchant MarineThe United States Merchant Marine refers to the fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, operated by either the government or the private sector, that engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine is...
, the U.S. merchant shipping fleet. - United States Maritime ServiceUnited States Maritime ServiceThe United States Maritime Service, abbreviated as USMS, was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The mission of the organization is to train people to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine...
, a training organization for the U.S. Merchant Marine.