Established: 1950
Headquarters: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590
Web Address: www.marad.dot.gov
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: $433,391,000
(Includes $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds)
TOTAL EMPLOYEES: 760
Headquarters: 268
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: 234
Gateway Offices & Fleet Sites: 258
Mission: To improve and strengthen the U.S. marine transportation system to meet the economic, environmental and security needs of the Nation.