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The Maritime Administration's First 100 Years


The Maritime Administration's First 100 Years: 1916 – 2016 | MARAD

Since 1916, MARAD and its predecessors have been dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the US merchant marine.

History of the Maritime Administration | MARAD

The Maritime Administration's First 100 Years: 1916-2016: A narrative history of the first 100 years of the Maritime Administration.

Maritime History | Transportation Institute

The Massachusetts Bay colony launched its first sea-going vessel in 1631. By 1638 the first American shipyard had been established near Portland, Maine, ...

USMMA History | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The Academy represents federal involvement in maritime training that is more than a century old. Since the administration of President ...

United States Maritime Commission - Wikipedia

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 ...

Restoring the U.S. to the Role of a First-Rate Maritime Power

Remarks in Seattle, Washington: "Restoring the U.S. to the Role of a First-Rate Maritime Power" ... The maritime industry of the United States has been permitted ...

U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Shipping and Shipbuilding ...

maintains approximately 100 vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), including a subset ... first full year of the America's Marine ...

A Proclamation on National Maritime Day, 2024 - The White House

Our Nation's merchant mariners embody the highest aspirations of our democracy, always answering our country's call with commitment.

History of the United States Merchant Marine - Wikipedia

The maritime history of the United States is a broad theme within the history of the United States. As an academic subject, it crosses the boundaries of ...

The State of the U.S. Flag Maritime Industry

MARAD is charged with ensuring that US-flag ships and merchant mariners are available to meet Department of Defense (DOD) sealift requirements.

FMC History - Federal Maritime Commission

In 1961, the Kennedy Administration and Congress decided that the tasks of regulating the activities of international liner shipping companies and promoting a ...

Reference Information Paper # 77 - National Maritime Center

Requests for copies of merchant vessel logbooks should be addressed o the Director of the. National Archives and Records Administration unit ...

The Jones Act: A Burden America Can No Longer Bear | Cato Institute

... Maritime Administration (MARAD). See, for example, “The Maritime Administration's First 100 Years: 1916–2016,” U.S. Maritime Administration ...

4 - History of US Maritime Administration “Large Surface Effect Ship ...

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) must be credited with taking bold initiatives in the late 1950s and early 1960s to seek novel forms ...

Cantwell-Led Legislation to Reauthorize the Maritime Administration ...

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, successfully negotiated the ...

Timeline of Maritime Activities in American History

Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, is established as a commercial outpost to develop sea trade with Great Britain.

Supplying Victory: The History of Merchant Marine in World War II

The Merchant Marine Act cleared the way for the creation of the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps (overseen by the Maritime Commission) in 1938. The ...

46 USC App Ch. 27: MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936 - U.S. Code

Within the last 3 years three different bodies have studied the administration of the Maritime Commission. ... If, by the first day of a fiscal year ...

Strengthening the U.S. Defense Maritime Industrial Base - CSBA

maritime.dot.gov/history/historical-documents-and-resources/maritime-administration's-first-100-years-1916-–-2016. 82. Frederick Lane, Ships ...

History of the USMCR - Marine Forces Reserve

On August 29 of this year, the Marine Corps Reserve celebrates its 100th year of existence. From World War I through the Global War on Terrorism, the Marine ...