MV Kalia
Motor Tanker Kalia (ex-Montauk) at sea.
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Port of registry | Cyprus |
Yard number | 22[1] |
Launched | 1 August 1999[1] |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | 1A1 ICE-1C Tanker for Oil ESP E0[4] |
Tonnage | 3,457 GT[1] |
Displacement | 5,780 metric tons[5] |
Length | 357.9 feet (109.1 m) [5] |
Beam | 52.5 feet (16.0 m) [5] |
Draught | 18.6 feet (5.7 m) [5] |
Speed | 12 knots[5] |
Crew | 13[5] |
MV Kalia (formerly the MV Montauk) is a small double-hulled oil tanker managed by Adminros Shipmanagement Company, Ltd. and registered under the flag of Cyprus.[1][6][7] The 109-meter-long ship has a nominal crew of 13 and can carry 30,000 barrels (4,770 m3) of oil.[5][6] While known as the MV Montauk, the ship was owned by the American company Sealift Incorporated, and sailed under long-term charter to the United States Military Sealift Command where it transported oil for the U.S. Department of Defense.[5]
History
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Kalia pierside in Geneva, June 2009. | |
Kalia grounded at Guaiba Lake, September 2007. |
Originally called the Bitten Theresa, construction on the ship began on 28 February 1998, when its keel was laid in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.[1][8] The ship was built by the Turkish company Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading S.A.[8] The build was finished in 1999, and in 2000, the American company Sealift Incorporated purchased the vessel, registered it under the United States flag, and renamed it Montauk.[8]
On 27 November 2000 the vessel was awarded a long-term charter by the US Navy Military Sealift Command.[9] This charter, previously held by T-1 tanker MV Valiant,[10] was a $10,751,304 firm fixed-price contract with reimbursables. [9] The hire made Montauk one of two tankers under long-term charter to MSC at the time,[8] and put Montauk under control of the Defense Energy Support Center, which procures fuel for U.S. military operations worldwide.[9] Options in the contract brought its estimated cumulative value to $27,730,162.[9] Military Sealift Command solicited more than 120 proposals for the charter and received five offers.[9]
In the charter's first three fiscal years, Montauk made over 125 voyages, providing shuttle service between suppliers and shallow-draft depots in South Korea and Japan.[11][12][13] The ship remained similarly tasked until 2006.[6][14]
On 20 July 2006, MSC announced that Montauk's charter had been awarded to the MV TransPacific.[15][16] The TransPacific charter, which commenced on 1 October 2006, was a one-year firm fixed-price contract of $6,879,520 with some operating costs reimbursable.[16] The contract included three additional one-year option periods and one 11-month option period which can total $25,589,458 including reimbursements.[16] The contract's base period ended in September 2007, but, if all options are exercised, the charter will continue until August 2011 .[16] This contract was competitively procured with more than 85 proposals solicited and three offers received.[16]
Sealift Incorporated protested the charter award with the Government Accounting Office (GAO), claiming that TransAtlantic Lines LLC understated its fuel-consumption costs.[17] The GAO denied this protest, as well as an additional technical complaint about what business entity actually employed crewmembers.[17]
On 24 January 2007, Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Company Limited purchased the ship and renamed it Kalia.[18] The purchase made Kalia the company's fourth tanker.[18] Ocean Tankers is a Cyprus-based ships-management and maintenance company, with a subsidiary company for each of its four ships.[19] Its subsidiary company Kalia Maritime Co Ltd, is registered in Cyprus and owns Kalia.[19]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Miramar
- ^ University of the Aegean, 2009.
- ^ "Montauk (21204)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Det Norske Veritas, Class, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Military Sealift Command, Ship Inventory, 2005.
- ^ a b c Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2004.
- ^ Bureau Veritas, 2007
- ^ a b c d e Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) (27 November 2000). "DefenseLink: Contracts for November 27, 2000". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2000.
- ^ Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2003.
- ^ Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2002.
- ^ Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2001.
- ^ Military Sealift Command, Annual Report, 2006.
- ^ American Maritime Officers (November 2008). "Vessel acquisition brings new jobs for AMO aboard Overseas Harriette". AMO Currents. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) (20 July 2006). "DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, 20 July 2006". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ a b Sealift, Inc., B-298588 (U.S. Government Accounting Office 13 November 2006).
- ^ a b World Maritime News, 2007.
- ^ a b Google Finance, 2009.
References
[edit]- Admibros Shipmanagement Co Ltd. (2009). "Admibros Fleet". Nicosia, Cyprus. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- "Montauk (9941794)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
- Bureau Veritas (2009). "Veristar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering (2009). "Kalia". MarineTraffic.com. Syros, Greece: University of the Aegean. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- "Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Co. Ltd". Google Finance. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- "Ocean Tankers Purchases Fourth Ship". World Maritime News. New York: Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- Priolo, Gary P. (2004). "M/T Montauk". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2005). "Ship Inventory 2005". Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
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- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2001). "2001 Annual Report". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2002). "2002 Annual Report". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2003). "2003 Annual Report". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2004). "2004 Annual Report". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (2006). "2006 Annual Report". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- "Bitten Theresa (9190834)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 January 2021.