MARAD delivers four of five planned state maritime academy training ships

The vessels were procured via contractor TOTE Services, per reporting filed 23 October 2026.

Ingrid Sorensen

Shipbuilding Correspondent

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MARAD has delivered four out of five planned next generation state maritime academy training ships. ^[1] The vessels were delivered using the VCM delivery model, administered through contractor TOTE Services. One vessel from the ordered fleet remains undelivered as of publication.

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MARAD used VCM via contractor TOTE Services for a new generation of state maritime academy training ships, delivering four of five planned vessels as of publication. · gCaptain

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