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Every Vessel Hunter story on Marad: 10 stories, from 26 August 2026 to 28 September 2026. Newest: "ARC Freedom joins the US flag and the Maritime Security Program as ex-Figaro". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
ARC Freedom joins the US flag and the Maritime Security Program as ex-Figaro
American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier has moved the 2011-built car carrier Figaro to the US flag as ARC Freedom, adding nearly 8,000 units of sealift capacity to MARAD's Maritime Security Program.
MARAD orders training ship Empire State to sail for Norfolk on 30 September
The Maritime Administration has issued a sailing order for SUNY Maritime College's training ship Empire State, which leaves the Bronx on 30 September for Norfolk and follow-on operations supporting the US Navy.
Core Power Signs a Seven-Year MARAD Deal for 50 Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ships
A British nuclear energy company has agreed a seven-year programme with the US Maritime Administration to build a fleet of 50 nuclear-powered LNG tankers and container ships.
Felixstowe and Charleston Join a Pink Corridor Study for Nuclear Powered Box Ships
A UK to US pink corridor project will study what would be required to run a nuclear-powered container ship between Felixstowe and Charleston, from safeguards to insurance.
MARAD Cuts Its Title XI Application Fee by 80% in a First Overhaul Since 1978
The US Maritime Administration has cut the application fee for its federal vessel and shipyard financing programme to $1,000 and replaced the investigation fee with a commitment fee.
MARAD Activates the Training Ship Empire State for Federal Service
The first activation of any National Security Multi-Mission Vessel takes the ship away from SUNY Maritime from around 1 September.
Core Power and MARAD Sign Seven-Year Plan for 50 Nuclear Merchant Ships
Hulls would be built in Japan and Korea and fitted with BWX Technologies reactors at a US yard, with Corpus Christi named as a candidate site.
MARAD Activates Training Ship Empire State for Federal Service
SUNY Maritime has been told the Maritime Administration will take its training ship Empire State into temporary federal service from around September 1.
MARAD Takes Delivery of Fourth Training Ship TS Lone Star State
The US Maritime Administration has taken delivery of TS Lone Star State, the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, which will serve Texas A&M Maritime Academy.
MARAD Signs Nuclear Propulsion Agreement With CORE POWER
The US Maritime Administration and CORE POWER have agreed to work through the regulatory and commercial obstacles blocking a US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant fleet.
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