# MARAD shovels a massive pile of money to ports

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**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/marad-shovels-a-massive-pile-of-money-to-ports/61783 "2021-12-27T16:08:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/marad-shovels-a-massive-pile-of-money-to-ports/61783/1 "2021-12-27T16:08:40Z")

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Which primarily serve foreign flagged ships!

> **[Department of Transportation Announces Over $241 Million in MARAD Grants for...](https://gcaptain.com/department-of-transportation-announces-over-241-million-in-marad-grants-for-nations-ports/)**
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> U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19...

But where is a peep from them about getting more US flagged vessels? Those funds would have been better used to add 50 more ships to the MSP but they simply do not give a shit about having a US flag merchant fleet anymore and now are pandering to Walmart and Amazon.

I am sickened…