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Reflagging
Every Vessel Hunter story on Reflagging: 3 stories, from 3 September 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "Stena Imperator and Stena Superior join the Swedish register". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Stena Imperator and Stena Superior join the Swedish register
Stena Bulk has moved the product tanker Stena Imperator and the Suezmax Stena Superior to the Swedish flag, the fourth and fifth ships of its programme.
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.
EU Recycling Yards Used 5% of Their Capacity While Owners Beached 345 Ships
Research covering 2019 to 2025 finds around 30 EU yards with 1.3m ldt of capacity used just five percent of it, while 66% of EU tonnage was beached in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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