...producer income. Among the goals of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 Is to foster a merchant marine composed of "the best equipped, safest and most suitable types of vessels." This goal is a reflection of the Act's concern for shippers of US products as well as builders, seamen...

...is necessary for national defense, development of foreign and domestic commerce and shall be capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war and national emergency. The act also states that the US merchant marine shall be capable of carrying...

...for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times , (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time...the United States, insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United...

...of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at sll times , (b) capable of serving as > nsval and military auxiliary in time of war or national...owned and operated under the United States flag by citi«ens of the United States. insofar as may b* practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest,...

...vessels. In its Declaration of Policy, the Act sets out the intended goal of having a US merchant marine composed of the best equipped, safest, and most suitable...types of vessels constructed in the United States. Toward this end, the Act established the CDS program. Title V of the 1936 Act authorizes the Maritime...

...keeping with the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which stipulates that the Merchant Marine shall be capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, Mar Ad and the Navy Department coordinated the development of the Mariner design....

...and a substantial portion of its water-borne export and import foreign commerce... and (2) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency." Therefore, the Secretary of Transportation has a legal mandate to maintain the...

...for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times, (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time...of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the bestequipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United...

...for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times, (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time...of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United...

...Priority. The Maritime Administration shall give priority for processing applications to vessels capable deposit and $2,800,000 of the June 1965 deposit. The unrecogni national emergency, and requests for financing construction of equipment or vessels less than one year...