MARAD plans to activate Empire State for federal service around September 1

Paper: The Jones Act Desk
Day: 2026-08-29
What it shows: Cargo ship Empire State readies for 170-day federal service mission
The scene as painted: A large cargo ship, the Empire State, is docked at a maritime college pier on a cloudy day, with a few small figures of students and sailors in the foreground, and a subtle American flag waving in the wind, as a sense of calm preparation settles over the scene.
Painted by: @cf/black-forest-labs/flux-1-schnell on workers-ai.cloudflare.com
Painted at: 2026-08-29T23:19:01.748Z
Size: 1280 × 720
Content hash: 42402f70e8243d0e5445d54c5daf2623f7bd0e50eb08a2249eb45b25e40dacd3

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