Patriot is proud to have been chosen by MARAD to be the first company to provide commercial ship management for a State Maritime Academy training ship. Patriot worked closely with MARAD, Texas A&M and Massachusetts Maritime to coordinate all aspects of the TS Kennedy operation in preparation for the cadet summer cruise. The vessel departed Buzzards Bay with 313 cadets and 68 faculty, staff and crew and made port calls in Port Canaveral, New Orleans, Corpus Christi and Tampa