MV Transpacific (T-1)
Motor Tanker Transpacific
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History | |
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Owner | TransAtlantic Lines LLC[1] |
Port of registry | New York[1] |
Route | Okinawa, Marshall Islands, Korea |
Builder | Çelik Tekne Shipyard[1] |
Yard number | 30 |
Laid down | December 29, 1999[1] |
Launched | August 2, 2000 |
Completed | October 2000 |
Identification |
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Status | In service[2] |
Notes | Originally ordered by Turcas Petrolculuk A.S. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 1A1 ICE-1C Tanker for Oil ESP E0[1] |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 7,587 metric tons[3] |
Length | 109.1 m (358 ft)[1] |
Beam | 16.03 m (52.6 ft)[1] |
Installed power | 3 Yanmar 6N165L diesel generators[1] |
Propulsion | 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) MAN AG B&W model 8L27/38 high-speed diesel[3][1] |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3] |
Capacity | 30,000 barrels[3] |
Crew | 13[3] |
Notes | Has a |
MV Transpacific (2006 - 2012), also known as Bonito (2002 - 2006), also known as Turcas II (2001 - 2002), also known as Nikolay Shalavin (2001)
The Transpacific was chartered from November 19, 2006 to September 30, 2008 on a daily rate of $18,848 under contract number N00033-06-C-5409.[4]
Owners and operators
The ship is
From 2001 to 2002 the ship was known as MT Turcas II.[1] It was sold on March 15, 2002 to Swedish company Donsötank for $9.5 million.[8][9] Donsö Shipping KB owned the ship, then known as MT Bonito, until 2006.[1] In 2006, the ship was bought by the company Goldcup D 1862 AB.[1] TransAtlantic Lines LLC then bought it for $13,000,000.[10]
From 2001 to 2006, the ship was operated by the company Rederi AB Donsötank,[1] and registered in Sweden.[1]
Sealift charter
On July 20, 2006, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command announced the charter for the Transpacific.[11] The charter, which commenced October 1, 2006, is a one-year firm-fixed-price contract of $6,879,520 with additional reimbursables.[11] The contract includes three additional one-year option periods and one 11-month option period which can total $25,589,458 plus additional reimbursables.[11]
In each charter period, the government has the right to cancel after 60 days with 10 days notice.[11] After each initial 60-day period, the government can cancel the charter with 30 days notice.[11] The end of the base period of the charter is September 2007, and the charter will last until August 2011 if all options are exercised.[11] This contract was competitively procured with more than 85 proposals solicited and three offers received.[11]
The charter had previously been held by
Legal issues
On October 27, 2006 the District Court of Guam ordered TransAtlantic Lines to post a cash security of $310,000 to take possession of the vessel from Guam Industrial Services.[14][failed verification] TransAtlantic Lines posted the bond and took possession of the ship.[14]
Route and cargo
The ship routinely carries:
- Midgrade Unleaded Automotive Gasoline (MUM),
- JP-5Jet Propellant, and
- Diesel Fuel Marine, also known as NATO F76.
The ship routinely visits:
- Hakozaki Defense Fuel Supply Point near United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka Japan,
- Hokkaido, Japan,
- Kin, Okinawa,
- Chimu Wan Base Terminal, Okinawa,
- White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa,
- Hachinohe, Japan,
- The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll, and
- Yeosu, South Korea.
See also
- TransAtlantic Lines LLC
- List of Military Sealift Command ships
- Oil tanker
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Bonito (9217321)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Transpacific (857734)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i MSC Tankers page
- ^ MSC Procurement Spreadsheet[dead link]
- ^ a b Dun and Bradstreet, 2007.
- ^ United States Court of Appeals, 2000.
- ^ American Maritime Officers (November 2004). "Non-union operator wins charter held by Sagamore". AMO Currents. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "ShipLink.info". Archived from the original on March 1, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ^ Times Shipping Journal Archived December 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Scandinavian Shipping Gazette, 2006. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) (July 20, 2006). "DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, 20 July 2006". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
- ^ American Maritime Officers (November 2008). "Vessel acquisition brings new jobs for AMO aboard Overseas Harriette". AMO Currents. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ^ a b Sealift, Inc., B-298588 (U.S. Government Accounting Office November 13, 2006).
- ^ a b Guam Industrial Services v. Transatlantic Lines LLC, 06-00033 (District Court of Guam October 27, 2006).
References
- "Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia" (PDF). January 11, 2000. Retrieved September 26, 2007.[failed verification]
- "Transpacific (25183)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV.[failed verification]
External links
External images | |
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Launch of the MT Transpacific Süleyman Demirel attends the launch of MT Transpacific (then MT Turcas II) on 21 September 2000. | |
MT Transpacific (ex Bonito) at sea. MT Transpacific (then known as MT Bonito) at sea near the Firth of Forth. | |
MT Transpacific (ex Bonito) at the pier. MT Transpacific (then known as MT Bonito) tied up at the pier. |
- Ship list at Çelik Tekne Shipyard
- Turcas Petrolculuk A.S.
- TransPacific at MSC Ship Inventory
- Ships owned record at American Bureau of Shipping
- 2002 Briefing on Military Petroleum Logistics
- Chimu Wan Base Terminal
- Sealift Inc. protest of 2006 contract award
- Reflagging a Vessel for Military Use--Is the Cargo Preference Act Toothless?
- April 2011 charter award