The U.S. Department of Transportation said the agreement will allow the USMMA and the Army Corps to begin preparing for the massive project at the campus, which opened in 1943.

Long Island representatives introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to allocate more than $1 billion for a campus modernization project at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point.

Secretary Duffy visited the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy earlier this month to tour the campus and deliver a keynote address to the midshipmen (Photo: DOT) The U.S. Department of Transportation has ...