An eight-year-old oil/product tanker, (ex Pyxis Epsilon) was purchased by U.S. Marine Management and flagged into the United States registry as M/T Shenandoah Trader on December 15th, 2023. M/T Shenandoah Trader is participating in the newly formed Tanker Security Program by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD).
The Tanker Security Program, or TSP, provides the Department of Defense (DoD) with access to a fleet of U.S. flagged oil/product tankers for use during times of armed conflict or national emergency. The current TSP supports a fleet of ten commercial oil/product tankers operating internationally, capable of loading, transporting, and storing on-station bulk petroleum refined products to support national economic security and DoD contingency requirements.
The M/T Shenandoah Trader is currently supporting Military Sealift Command (MSC) in the Mediterranean Sea.
M/T Shenandoah Trader is crewed in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers (AMO) and in unlicensed positions by Seafarers International Union (SIU).