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2003 Press Book Announcements

  • Dec 8:  Transportation Sectretary Mineta Signs Far-reaching Maritime Agreement with China
  • November 26: Alaska Most Active Seasonal Market for Cruise Travel
  • November 7: The Mormacdawn left the (JRRF), to be towed to the ESCO Marine facility in Brownsville, Texas
  • November 4:  Kevin Krick presented with U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award
  • October 31: STATEMENT ON THE TRANSIT OF 4 SHIPS TO ABLE UK
  • October 30: James River Ship Goes to Virginia Firm for Scrapping
  • October 30: MARAD welcomes new ship to U.S.-Flag commercial fleet in Baltimore
  • October 29 - One for Texas: Another Ship Departs James River Fleet
  • October 28: Short Sea Cooperative Formed
  • October 16: Maritime Administration removes two more of the James River Fleet
  • October 9: MARAD has approved an application under section 9 of the shipping Act, 1916, as amended
  • October 8: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on a waiver application under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • October 3 - Statement Concerning Judge Collyer’s October 2, 2003 Ruling on the Temporary Restraining Order
  • October 3 -  Maritime Strategic Plan 2003 - 2008 (PDF/HTML)
  • October 2: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on a request for approval from Maersk Line, Limited (Maersk) to transfer Maritime Security Program (MSP) Op[erating Agreements.
  • October 2: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on six waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • October 1: Two Ready Reserve Force Ships Successful in Readiness Activation Exercise
  • October 1: Maritime Administration Awards Contract to Remove Ships from James River Reserve Fleet    
  • September 26: Three Ready Reserve Force Ships Successful in Readiness Activation Exercise
  • September 26: SS Cape Flattery Successful in Readiness Activation Exercise
  • September 26: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on one waiver application under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • September 26: MARAD has approved an application under section 9 of the shipping Act, 1916, as amended
  • September 12: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on nine separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • September 12: MARAD has announced its intention to request approval for a three-year extension of a currently approved information collection entitled Port Facility Conveyance Information
  • August 26: Three Ready Reserve Force Ships Successful in Readiness Activation Exercise
  • August 20: MARAD releases the Cruise Passenger Travel statistics
  • August 19: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on five separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • 8/19/03 MARAD's Fire Training Program for Dockside Fires
  • August 11: Maritime Administration has published a notice in the Federal Register  announcing that the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) will be holding a meeting on September 3, 2003
  • August 11: MARAD has announced its intention to request approval for a three-year extension of a currently approved information collection entitled Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue Sytem(AMVER).
  • August 11:MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on eight separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • August 7: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on two separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • July 31: Maritime Administration Names Director, Office of Cargo Preference
  • July 29: Maritime Administrator Travels to San Francisco for U.S. China Talks
  • July 29: Maritime Administrator Schubert Calls for Comments on Strategic Plan
  • July 29: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on seven separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • July 28:Maritime Administration Awards Contract to Remove Ships from James River Reserve Fleet
  • July 21: Chief of Staff Flaherty Presents Medals for Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom
  • July 21: U.S., Canadian Transportation Departments Sign Memorandum of Cooperation on Short Sea Shipping
  • July 17: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on ten separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • July 9: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on seven separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • July 7: Maritime Administration Awards Contract to Remove Ships from James River Reserve Fleet
  • July 7: Cruise Passenger Travel Increases by 11 Percent
  • June 16:   U.S. Merchant Mariners Awarded Medals for Supporting Sealift Operations during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom
  • June 16: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on six separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • June 13: Crew of SS Wright to Receive Medals in Shipboard Ceremony
  • June 10: New Chair Selected for Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council.
  • June 3:   MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a final rule to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  • May 29: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Maritime Administration has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, two information collections.
  • May 29: TS State of Michigan Begins Inaugural Training Cruise
  • May 29: Chief of Staff Flaherty Presents Medals for Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom
  • May 28: New Merchant Marine Reservist Proves Successful Liaison
  • May 28: Notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on seven separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program.
  • May 27: U.S. Department of Transportation Chief of Staff to Present Medals to Officers and Crews of Three Ready Reserve Force Ships in Colorful Shipboard Ceremony
  • May 23: MARAD releases its updated Public Port Finance Survey for FY 2001.
  • May 22Notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on seven separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
  • May 22US Transportation Secretary Honors U.S. Merchant Marine on National Maritime Day
  • May 22:  MARAD Honors Shippers for Support of Merchant Marine
  • May 20:  U.S. Maritime Administrator Presents Medals for Operation Enduring Freedom/ Iraqi Freedom
  • May 20:  Celebrate Maritime Day; Secretary Mineta Honors Merchant Mariners for Role in Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • May 15:  U.S. Department of Transportation Under Secretary for Policy Briefs American Association of Port Authorities and the Intermodal Association of North America on SAFETEA
  • May 14: Senior Department of Transportation Official to Discuss Bush Administration’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Proposal
  • May 7: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces Maritime Deputy Administrator
  • May 5: Deputy Transportation Secretary Jackson Presents Medals for Operation Enduring Freedom/ Iraqi Freedom.
  • May 2: Deputy Secretary of Transportation to Present Awards in Colorful Shipboard Ceremony (Media Advisory).
  • May 2: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register advising that the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement program requires that a notice of time, place, and nature of each Joint Planning Advisory Group meeting be published in the Federal Register.
  • April 15: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council will hold a meeting.
  • April 11: MARAD has granted approval to American Ship Management, LLC, and American President Lines, Ltd., to replace the container vessel PRESIDENT KENNEDY with the container vessel APL CHINA under Maritime Security Program Operating Agreement MA/MSP-7.
  • April 9 Maritime Administrator signs Memorandum of Consultation with People's Republic of China representative.
  • April 7:  Eileen Roberson named to MARAD post
  • April 4: MARAD has announced its intentions to request approval for a three-year extension of a currently approved information collection entitled Customer Service Survey.
  • March 28: MARAD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers release December 2002 official U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics.
  • March 20: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a Notice of Application from Sargeant Marine, Inc. requesting approval for the temporary transfer of the ASPHALT COMMANDER to the domestic trade for a period up to six months.
  • March 18: Celebrate! - Excellence in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education Week March 16-22, 2003.
  • March 18: MARAD has announced its intentions to request approval for a three-year extension of a currently approved information collection entitled Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen-Owned Documented Vessels.
  • March 12: MARAD/EX-IM Bank Implement More-Efficient Way to Process Waivers
  • March 11: Maritime Administration to Help States with Reefing
  • March 11: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register advising that the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement program requires that a notice of time, place, and nature of each Joint Planning Advisory Group meeting be published in the Federal Register.
  • March 10: MARAD has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, an information collection entitled Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance.
  • March 4: Maritime Administration Announces New Research, Technology, Demonstration, and Deployment Initiative
  • March 4: The Maritime Administration has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, an information collection entitled Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for Carriage of Agricultural Cargoes on U.S. Commercial Vessels
  • Feb 27: The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers release the November 2002 official U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics.
  • Feb 25: MARAD has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the extension of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) for an additional two-year period
  • Feb 24: Cargo Handling Cooperative Project To Test E-seals
  • Feb 24: Conference on Maritime Security Standards and Curricula
  • Feb 21: MARAD Activates Ready Reserve Force Ships
  • Feb 13: MARAD has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, an information collection entitled Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights
  • Feb 11: The Maritime Administration Activates Ready Reserve Force Ships
  • Feb 11: Marine War Risk Insurance Extended
  • Feb 6: The Maritime Administration has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, an information collection entitled Records Retention Schedule.
  • Feb 3: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) today released October 2002 official U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics.
  • Jan 31:  The Maritime Administration has approved Title XI financing for two U.S.-flagged containerships.
  • Jan 29In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has forwarded two information collections to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
  • Jan 27:  Maritime Administration Activates Ready Reserve Force Ships.
  • Jan 22The Maritime Administration has published a notice in the Federal Register advising that the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement program requires that a notice of time, place, and nature of each Joint Planning Advisory Group (JPAG) meeting be published in the Federal Register.
  • Jan 14:  Secretary Mineta Announces Transportation Security Grants.
  • Jan 8:  Statement on FASTSHIP, Inc., pending Title XI application.
  • Jan 8:  MARAD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases official U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics.
  • Jan 3:  The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved five section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.
 

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