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July 29, 2005
MARAD announces $1.9 billion of RRF management contracts
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced that its all-cargo fleet of fifty-four Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships will be maintained by nine American owned and operated ship management firms under a new set of contracts that have an estimated total value of $1.9 billion over 10 years.
The RRF ships are kept in a high state of readiness at fifteen ports located on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts of the United States. Some ships also are kept in a prepositioned status overseas.
There have been 91 activations of Ready Reserve Force Ships since December 2002. RRF ships have carried nearly 14,927,306 square feet of cargo Ð about 310 football fields of materiel.
Most of the new ship management contracts are built on a four year base period and include two three-year extension options that will be based on the company's performance. The management firms are responsible for keeping the ships in a constant state of readiness and getting the ships fully crewed with U.S-citizen merchant mariners when an activation call goes out.
| Company Selected |
Home Port/Vessels |
Estimated Contract Value (Base + Option Years) |
Crowley Liner Services, Inc., Jacksonville, FL,
11 ships |
(Baltimore, MD)
Cape Washington, Cape Wrath, Wright
(Houston, TX)
Cape Taylor, Cape Texas, Cape Trinity
(Tacoma, WA)
Cape Intrepid, Cape Island
(Long Beach, CA)
Cape Inscription, Cape Isabel
(San Diego, CA)
Curtiss |
$182,060,105 |
Pacific Gulf Marine, Gretna, LA,
10 ships |
(Houston, TX)
Diamond State
(San Francisco, CA)
Cape Henry, Cape Horn, Cape Hudson
(Alameda, CA)
Keystone State, Gem State, Grand Canyon State
(Tsuneishi, Japan)
Alatna, Chattahoochee, Nodaway |
$132,762,131 |
Patriot Contract Services, LLC,
Walnut Creek, CA,
8 ships |
(Alameda, CA) Admiral William M. Callahan, Cape Orlando, Cape Gibson, Cape Girardeau, Cape Fear
(Orange, TX) Cape Florida
(Beaumont, TX) Cape Flattery, Cape Farewell |
$102,107,150 |
Keystone Shipping Services, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, PA,
7 ships |
(Portsmouth, VA)
Cape Race, Cape Rise, Cape Ray
(Beaumont, TX)
Cape Victory, Cape Vincent
(New Orleans, LA)
Cape Kennedy, Cape Knox |
$119,992,884 |
Marine Transport Lines
Secaucus, NJ
6 ships |
(Charleston, SC)
Cape Edmont, Cape Ducato, Cape Decision, Cape Douglas, Cape Diamond, Cape Domingo |
$104,430,540 |
Interocean American Shipping Corp
Voorhees, NJ
5 ships |
(Newport News, VA)
Gopher State, Flickertail State, Cornhusker State
(Guam)
Petersburg
(Diego Garcia)
Chesapeake |
$57,773,115 |
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