UNITED STATE Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has actually vowed inRear Adm Mark H. Buzby (USN, Ret.) as the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.

Prior to his visit, Buzby worked as head of state of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA), an international organization of transport and also logistics experts. Prior to his retired life from the united state Navy in 2013, Buzby worked as the Commander of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) from 2009 to 2013.

“Our maritime industry is facing unprecedented challenges in our increasingly globalized world,” stated Secretary Elaine L.Chao “Administrator Buzby’s extensive naval and maritime background will serve as a tremendous asset to the Maritime Administration.”

As Maritime Administrator, Buzby will certainly lead a company entrusted with advertising making use of waterborne transport and also its smooth assimilation with various other sectors of the transport system; and also the growth and also upkeep of an ample, healthy united state seller marine, enough to lug a considerable part of the Nation’s waterborne business, and also with the ability of solution in time of battle or nationwide emergency situation. The Maritime Administration likewise manages the united state Merchant Marine Academy.

“I grew up on the water, piloting vessels from the time I was nine years old, and have a lifelong love for the sea,” Admiral Buzby stated. “It is one of the great honors of my life to serve as Maritime Administrator, and to start working to grow and revitalize the U.S. Merchant Marine, and ensure our nation continues its maritime leadership.”

Buzby is a job Naval policeman with over 34 years of solution and also a comprehensive history in maritime transport, having actually offered on the teams of the Sixth Fleet, the UNITED STATE Fleet Forces Command, the Navy team, and also theJoint Staff Buzby worked as the Commander of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) from October 2009 to March 2013 before his retired life from the Navy in 2013. MSC is the company of sea transport for the Department of Defense, running about 120 ships daily around the world.

During his profession, Buzby regulated destroyer USS CARNEY (DDG 64), Destroyer Squadron THIRTY-ONE, Surface Warfare Officers School Command, and also Joint Task Force GUANTANAMO BAY.

Buzby finished from united state Merchant Marine Academy in 1979, gaining Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science and also UNITED STATECoast Guard Third Mate License He is a grad of the Joint Forces Staff College and also holds master’s levels from the united state Naval War College and also Salve Regina University.

The setting of Maritime Administrator at MARAD went unfilled because January adhering to the separation ofPaul “Chip” Jaenichen Jaenichen was designated to the Maritime Administrator function in July 2014 by President Obama, prior to which he worked as Acting Maritime Administrator beginning in June 2013. Jaenichen had actually been Deputy Maritime Administrator because July 2012.