military sealift command

Crowley wins $16 million MSC contract for Stena Polaris

The Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., a $16,014,532 one-yesr option under a previously awarded contract for the operation of the ice class tanker Stena Polaris.

Stena Polaris is one of three medium range (MR) tankers reflagged as U.S. ships by a joint venture between Crowley and Stena Bulk USA to participate in the Tanker Security Program.

The Tanker Security Program (TSP) was established to ensure that a core fleet of U.S.-based...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/crowley-wins-16-million-msc-contract-for-stena-polaris/

Moran wins 8-tug MSC contract with $92 million potential

Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn., has been awarded a $17,667,600 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable elements for eight time-chartered, U.S. flagged and Jones Act compliant tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Norfolk, Va.

The contract includes one firm period of 366 days with three 365-day option periods, and one 336-day option period. If exercised, the options would bring the Moran Towing contract’s total cumulative value to $92,042,296.

Work will be...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/moran-wins-8-tug-msc-contract-with-92-million-potential/

Detyens wins $8.2 million USNS Arctic contract

Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded at $8,220,997 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4091) for an 82 calendar day shipyard availability for a mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8).

Built by NASSCO and commissioned in 1995, USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), formerly USS Arctic (AOE-8), is the third ship in the Supply class of fast combat support ships. Powered by four GE LM2500 gas-turbines, the ships have the...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/detyens-wins-8-2-million-usns-arctic-contract/

Lawsuit alleges MSC civilian mariner was raped by captain

A complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleges that an MSC civilian mariner was raped by the captain when working as the 1st assistant engineer aboard the USNS Carson City, a Spearhead class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT). The suit alleges that the United States failed to adequately protect the mariner, Elsie E. Dominguez, the ship’s 1st assistant engineer, from sexual assault.

The complaint asserts that the United States’ conduct violates the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/lawsuit-alleges-msc-civilian-mariner-was-raped-by-captain/

MSC awards Vigor and Detyens T-AO contracts

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, and Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., have each been awarded contracts by Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., for work on fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO) vessels.

Vigor Marine has been awarded awarded a $24,215,951 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). The contract includes a base period and five options that, if...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/msc-awards-vigor-and-detyens-t-ao-contracts/

Maritime Partners swoops on Maersk Line Limited subsidiary

Within weeks of announcing it was to acquire the nine Jones Act tankers owned by Oslo-listed AMSC ASA (the company formerly known as American Shipping Company), Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners LLC reports that on September 20, 2023, one of its managed funds acquired Norfolk, Va.-based U.S. Marine Management LLC (USMMI) from Maersk Line Limited, the U.S.-flag subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk.

USMMI is engaged in chartering U.S. flag tanker and military support vessels, owned and...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maritime-partners-swoops-on-maersk-line-limited-subsidiary/

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