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MARAD — Maritime Administration

Parent: U.S. Department of Transportation. Domains in this note: maritime.dot.gov.

What they regulate

MARAD promotes the U.S. merchant marine, sealift readiness, and related maritime programs under DOT. Ocean transportation intermediary (OTI/NVOCC/forwarder) licensing is FMC, not MARAD. Domestic trucking property brokers remain FMCSA. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. MARAD home — U.S. maritime programs, sealift, and shipbuilding policy — not an FMC OTI license register.
  2. MARAD programs — Prefer live maritime.dot.gov pages over third-party mirrors.

Official portal: https://www.maritime.dot.gov/

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Questions this page answers

Does MARAD license NVOCCs?

No. FMC licenses ocean transportation intermediaries (including NVOCCs and ocean freight forwarders). MARAD is a DOT maritime programs agency.

Is MARAD the same as FMCSA?

No. FMCSA covers motor carriers and property brokers. MARAD focuses on maritime/merchant marine programs.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

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