# MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding

- Source: gCaptain (shipping)
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:22:20+00:00
- Category: World
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has delivered four of the five vessels.

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