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The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Merchant Marine. In addition, it conducts research and development activities in the maritime field; regulates the transfer ...
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration James C. Owens [14] September 1, 2019 United States Maritime Administration; Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration Mark H. Buzby: August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) January 11, 2021 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
On October 14, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Phillips to be the next administrator of the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation. [4] On December 16, 2021, the Senate's Commerce Committee held hearings on her nomination.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Friday called on the Biden administration to pause approvals for deepwater oil export terminals. In a letter to the U.S. Department of ...
The United States Marine Highway Program is a United States Department of Transportation (DOT) initiative authorized to increase use of the United States' 29,000 mi (47,000 km) of navigable waterways to alleviate traffic and wear to the nation's highways caused by tractor trailer traffic.
The U.S. Maritime Service falls under the authority of the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Commandant of the United States Maritime Service is the Maritime Administrator, who also serves as the director of the National Shipping Authority and the chairperson of the Maritime Subsidy Board. [5]
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, making good on a campaign promise. "As directed by the President ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Transportation by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 9 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 7 positions do not have nominees, and 5 appointments have been made to positions ...