MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Maritime Administration.A unit in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for subsidizing certain costs of operating ships under the U.S. flag; constructing or supervising the construction of merchant-type ships for the U.S. government; administering the War Risk Insurance Program; and operating the Merchant Marine Academy, which trains merchant-marine officers. — Abbr. MARAD. [Cases: Shipping 3, 14. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 2–4, 9–10, 13.]

[Blacks Law 8th]