Military Sealift Command is Wrapping Up 2025 Supply Mission to Antarctica

The chartered general cargo ship Ocean Gladiator (17,700 dwt) arrived last week at the U.S.’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025. The Military Sealift Command highlights the critical nature of the mission which has been conducted annually for the past 70 years since 1955 when the resupply mission was established.

The cargo ship which was built in 2010 and currently operates as part of Seabulk and its new joint venture with Crowley known as Fairwater is completing its portion of the annual effort. The ship is delivering 321 pieces of cargo, consisting of container…