Topic
Sealift
Every Vessel Hunter story on Sealift: 7 stories, from 29 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.
Bipartisan Bill Would Extend the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion to US Mariners
Four House members have introduced legislation giving US merchant mariners in international trade the same tax treatment as other Americans working overseas.
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.
US Navy Takes Delivery of Its Final Expeditionary Sea Base
The US Navy has taken delivery of USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr., the last of the expeditionary sea bases built on a converted Alaska-class tanker hull form.
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.
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