Buzby is new MARAD

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has sworn in retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as the new administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Prior to his appointment, Buzby served as president of the National Defense Transportation Association, a global association of transportation and logistics professionals. As Maritime Administrator, Buzby will lead an agency tasked with promoting the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integration with other segments of the transportation system; and the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced U.S. merchant marine, sufficient to carry a substantial portion of the nation’s waterborne commerce, and capable of service in time of war or national emergency. (Source: Maritime Administration 08/16/17)