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Administration's (MARAD) Public Affairs web page. MARAD
is responsible for developing & maintaining a
merchant marine capable of meeting America's requirements
for both commercial trade & national defense. MARAD
administers the financial & technical programs to
enhance the maritime industry's productivity &
competitiveness.
PRESS RELEASES FROM 2002
 New
Department Of Transportation Website To Aid American Shippers
(11/2/02)
Maritime
Administration Releases U.S. Port Report (11/1/02)
U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy’s Global Maritime And Transportation School
Receives $5,000 Grant From APL Limited (9/6/02)
MARAD
Administrator Designates Two Schools National Maritime Enhancement
Institutes (8/19/02)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Sends Report to Congress on Maritime
Research and Technology Development (8/13/02)
Marine
Transportation System (MTS) Meeting Set for Long Beach, CA (8/8/02)
Maritime
Administrator Schubert Thanks U.S. Army For Honoring U.S. Merchant
Marine War Veterans
(7/11/02)
Bautch
Named Great Lakes Region Director for Maritime Administration (7/9/02)
 Proposals Requested for
Federal Ballast Water Demonstration Project (7/3/02)
Transportation
Secretary Awards $92.3 Million in Grants for Port Security (6/17/02)
Robert
B. Ostrom Appointed MARAD Chief Counsel (6/10/02)
Maritime
Administration Leads National Maritime Day Observance (5/21/02)
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Highlights Marine Transportation System in St. Louis,
Missouri (5/16/02)
Maritime
Administrator Praises Work To Improve Security, Efficiency of Marine
Transportation System (5/15/02)
Maritime
Administrator Schubert To Address New Orleans Meeting On Trade
Explosion, Port Improvement (5/10/02)
Maritime
Administrator to Lead Delegation to China for Maritime Discussions
(3/15/02)
OECD
Working Group to Brainstorm on Port Security (3/6/02)
Secretary
Mineta Extends Charter of Marine Transportation System National
Advisory Council (3/6/02)
Maritime
Administration Joins Veterans History Project, Cites Heroism of World
War II Merchant Mariners (2/11/02)
Transportation
Secretary to Address Maritime Energy and Clean Emissions Workshop
(1/23/02)
Maritime
Administrator Leads U.S. Delegation to Tokyo Conference on Transport and
the Environment (1/14/02)
Department
Of Transportation Announces War Risk Insurance For Commercial Ship
Owners (01/17/02)
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