The original congressionally authorized commission to review and make recommendations for a national ocean policy was convened under the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966. That commission, which is
commonly referred to as the Stratton Commission after its chairman, Julius Stratton, issued its far-reaching report on January 9, 1969.
President George W. Bush announced his intent to appoint the 16 members of the new Commission on Ocean Policy on June 15, 2001, based on a process that included nominations by the Congress and appointment by the President. These appointments were finalized on July 3, 2001. Details on the procedures for appointing the Commission can be found in the Information on the Oceans Act, and in the Oceans Act.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is a federal agency responsible for regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations including maritime security.
The U.S. Department of the Interior manages the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage, providing scientific information and honoring commitments to indigenous communities.
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Training
U.S. Maritime Institute provides professional maritime training, flag-state inspections, and business improvement services with internationally recognized expertise and ISO 9001 certified quality management.
U.S. Rigging Supply provides safety equipment, fall protection, and rigging supplies including wire rope, fittings, synthetic rope, climbing gear, and marine hardware. They are an ISO 9001:2015 certified company with over 50 years of experience.
U.S. Scale Inc. is a Kent, Washington-based provider of industrial weighing equipment, offering sales, installation, calibration, and service of truck scales and weighbridges for port, cargo, and container weighing applications.
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ESS owns and operates the ESS-Databridge™ eDocs Exchange, enabling instant delivery of legally effective original electronic trade and shipping documents, including certificates, receipts, and documents of title.
Marine rail and car ferry transportations between Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey and Bulgaria, cruises, operation and shipmanagement of ro-ro vessels, forwarding services, software development
UMC International Plc is a maritime services company based in Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom, providing underwater marine services and diving support.
Spanish repair and conversion shipyards offer a combined capacity of 8,946 M of berths and 4,824 M of docks, able to accommodate vessels up to 400,000 DWT, 385.25 M long and 66.65 wide
UNIT45 is a market leader specializing exclusively in the development, construction, financing, and delivery of 45ft palletwide containers designed for efficient intermodal transport and compliance with European legislation.
Universal Maritime Service was an operator of the Dunkirk Marine Terminal in the Port of Baltimore, a facility with extensive storage for containers and automobiles.