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|Ship route=[[Japan]], [[Okinawa]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Korea]]
|Ship route=[[Japan]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Korea]]
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|Ship builder=Çelık Tekne Shipyard<ref name="dnv-sum"/>
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|Ship status=In service<ref>{{cite ship register |register=PSIX |shipname=Transpacific|id=857734|accessdate=2013-04-26}}</ref>
|Ship status=In service<ref>{{cite ship register |register=PSIX |shipname=Transpacific|id=857734|accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref>
|Ship notes=Originally ordered by [[Turcas Petrolculuk A.Ş.]]
|Ship notes=Originally ordered by [[Turcas Petrolculuk A.S.]]
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|Ship power=3 [[Yanmar]] 6N165L diesel generators<ref name="pnames" />
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|Ship notes= Has a [[controllable pitch propeller]] and a tunnel-type [[bow thruster]] with 300kW of power.<ref name="msc0"/><ref name="dnv-mach"/>
|Ship notes= Has a [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|controllable-pitch propeller]] and a tunnel-type [[bow thruster]] with 300kW of power.<ref name="msc0" /><ref name="pnames" />
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'''MV ''Transpacific''''' (2006 - 2012), also known as '''''Bonito''''' (2002 - 2006), also known as '''''Turcas II''''' (2001 - 2002), also known as '''''Nikolay Shalavin''''' (2001)<ref name="pnames">[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousnames&vesselid=25183 DNV Exchange - TRANSPACIFIC - Previous Names]{{failed verification|date=April 2013}}</ref> is an [[oil tanker]] under long-term charter to the United States [[Military Sealift Command]] (MSC).<ref name="msc0">[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4700&tid=200&ct=4 MSC Tankers page]</ref> As part of MSC's Sealift Program, the ''Transpacific'' transports fuel for the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]].<ref name="msc0"/> Small and having shallow-draft, the ''Transpacific'' is known as a ''T-1 equivalent tanker'', and moves petroleum products intra-theater in between [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[The Marshall Islands]].<ref name="msc0"/>
'''MV ''Transpacific''''' (2006 - 2012), also known as '''''Bonito''''' (2002 - 2006), also known as '''''Turcas II''''' (2001 - 2002), also known as '''''Nikolay Shalavin''''' (2001)<ref name="pnames">{{csr|register=MSI|id=9217321|shipname=Bonito |accessdate=8 October 2021}}</ref> is an [[oil tanker]] under long-term charter to the United States [[Military Sealift Command]] (MSC).<ref name="msc0">[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4700&tid=200&ct=4 MSC Tankers page]</ref> As part of MSC's Sealift Program, the ''Transpacific'' transports fuel for the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]].<ref name="msc0" /> Small and having shallow-draft, the ''Transpacific'' is known as a ''T-1 equivalent tanker'', and moves petroleum products intra-theater in between [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[The Marshall Islands]].<ref name="msc0" />


The ''Transpacific'' was [[Chartering (shipping)|chartered]] from 19 November 2006 to 30 September 2008 on a daily rate of $18,848 under contract number N00033-06-C-5409.<ref>[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:pI2a9N5YqxsJ:www.procurement.msc.navy.mil/procurement/AttachmentViewer%3FsectionType%3DCommonDocumentSection%26id%3D5000008%26fileId%3D60006952+site:*.mil+Transpacific&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=51&gl=us MSC Procurement Spreadsheet]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref>
The ''Transpacific'' was [[Chartering (shipping)|chartered]] from November 19, 2006 to September 30, 2008 on a daily rate of $18,848 under contract number N00033-06-C-5409.<ref>[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:pI2a9N5YqxsJ:www.procurement.msc.navy.mil/procurement/AttachmentViewer%3FsectionType%3DCommonDocumentSection%26id%3D5000008%26fileId%3D60006952+site:*.mil+Transpacific&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=51&gl=us MSC Procurement Spreadsheet]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref>


==Owners and operators==
==Owners and operators==
The ship is [[Ship-owner|owned]] and operated by [[TransAtlantic Lines LLC]], an [[United States|American]] [[Ship transport|shipping company]] based in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref name="db">Dun and Bradstreet, 2007.</ref> This [[limited liability company]] was founded in 1998<ref name="db"/> by vice-president [[Guðmundur Kjærnested (shipowner)|Gudmundur Kjaernested]] and president [[Brandon C. Rose]].<ref name="uscoa">United States Court of Appeals, 2000.</ref> The company owns and operates 5 vessels, including one tug-and-barge combination. Four of these vessels are chartered by the [[Military Sealift Command]], and perform duties such as delivering cargo to U.S. military activities in [[Diego Garcia]] and [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]]. TransAtlantic Lines has no collective bargaining agreements with seagoing unions.<ref name="sag">{{cite web |url=http://www.amo-union.org/newspaper/Morgue/11-2004/Sections/News/sagamore.htm |title= Non-union operator wins charter held by Sagamore |accessdate=2007-09-26 |author=American Maritime Officers |coauthors= |date=November 2004 |work=AMO Currents |publisher=}}{{dead link |date=April 2013}}</ref>
The ship is [[Ship-owner|owned]] and operated by [[TransAtlantic Lines LLC]], an [[United States|American]] [[Ship transport|shipping company]] based in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref name="db">Dun and Bradstreet, 2007.</ref> This [[limited liability company]] was founded in 1998<ref name="db" /> by vice-president [[Guðmundur Kjærnested (shipowner)|Gudmundur Kjaernested]] and president [[Brandon C. Rose]].<ref name="uscoa">United States Court of Appeals, 2000.</ref> The company owns and operates 5 vessels, including one tug-and-barge combination. Four of these vessels are chartered by the [[Military Sealift Command]], and perform duties such as delivering cargo to U.S. military activities in [[Diego Garcia]] and [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]]. TransAtlantic Lines has no collective bargaining agreements with seagoing unions.<ref name="sag">{{cite web|url=http://www.amo-union.org/newspaper/Morgue/11-2004/Sections/News/sagamore.htm |title=Non-union operator wins charter held by Sagamore |access-date=September 26, 2007 |author=American Maritime Officers |date=November 2004 |work=AMO Currents |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720230429/http://www.amo-union.org/Newspaper/Morgue/11-2004/Sections/news/sagamore.htm |archive-date=July 20, 2006 }}</ref>


From 2001 to 2002 the ship was known as MT ''Turcas II''.<ref name="pnames">[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousnames&vesselid=25183 DNV Exchange - TRANSPACIFIC - Previous Names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was sold on 15 March 2002 to Swedish company Donsötank for $9.5 million.<ref>[http://www.shiplink.info/images/sale2002.htm ShipLink.info]</ref><ref>[http://timesb2b.com/shipping/march2002/blue.html Times Shipping Journal]{{dead link |date=April 2013}}</ref> Donsö Shipping KB owned the ship, then known as MT ''Bonito'', until 2006.<ref>[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousowners&vesselid=25183 DNV Exchange - TRANSPACIFIC - Previous Owners<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{failed verification|date=April 2013}}</ref> In 2006, the ship was bought by the company Goldcup D 1862 AB.<ref name="ReferenceA">[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousmanagers&vesselid=25183 DNV Exchange - TRANSPACIFIC - Previous Managers<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{failed verification|date=April 2013}}</ref> TransAtlantic Lines LLC then bought it for $13,000,000.<ref>[http://www.shipgaz.com/facts_statistics/2007/Secondhand_transactions_2006.pdf Scandinavian Shipping Gazette, 2006.]{{dead link |date=April 2013}}</ref>
From 2001 to 2002 the ship was known as MT ''Turcas II''.<ref name="pnames" /> It was sold on March 15, 2002 to Swedish company Donsötank for $9.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shiplink.info/images/sale2002.htm |title=ShipLink.info |access-date=March 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301162723/http://www.shiplink.info/images/sale2002.htm |archive-date=March 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://timesb2b.com/shipping/march2002/blue.html Times Shipping Journal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202100936/http://timesb2b.com/shipping/march2002/blue.html |date=December 2, 2006 }}</ref> Donsö Shipping KB owned the ship, then known as MT ''Bonito'', until 2006.<ref name="pnames" /> In 2006, the ship was bought by the company Goldcup D 1862 AB.<ref name="pnames" /> TransAtlantic Lines LLC then bought it for $13,000,000.<ref>[http://www.shipgaz.com/facts_statistics/2007/Secondhand_transactions_2006.pdf Scandinavian Shipping Gazette, 2006.] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


From 2001 to 2006, the ship was operated by the company Rederi AB Donsötank,<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
From 2001 to 2006, the ship was operated by the company Rederi AB Donsötank,<ref name="pnames" />
and registered in Sweden.<ref name="pnames" />
and registered in Sweden.<ref>[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousflags&vesselid=25183 DNV Exchange - TRANSPACIFIC - Previous Flags<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Sealift charter==
==Sealift charter==
On 20 July 2006, the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command announced the charter for the ''Transpacific''.<ref name="dlink">{{cite web |url=http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3270 |title=DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, 20 July 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-09 |author=Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) |date=2006-07-20 |work= |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> The charter, which commenced 1 October 2006, is a one-year firm-fixed-price contract of $6,879,520 with additional reimbursables.<ref name="dlink"/> The contract includes three additional one-year option periods and one 11-month option period which can total $25,589,458 plus additional reimbursables.<ref name="dlink"/>
On July 20, 2006, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command announced the charter for the ''Transpacific''.<ref name="dlink">{{cite web |url=http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3270 |title=DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, 20 July 2006 |access-date=March 9, 2008 |author=Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) |date=July 20, 2006 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> The charter, which commenced October 1, 2006, is a one-year firm-fixed-price contract of $6,879,520 with additional reimbursables.<ref name="dlink" /> The contract includes three additional one-year option periods and one 11-month option period which can total $25,589,458 plus additional reimbursables.<ref name="dlink" />


In each charter period, the government has the right to cancel after 60 days with 10 days notice.<ref name="dlink"/> After each initial 60-day period, the government can cancel the charter with 30 days notice.<ref name="dlink"/> 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.<ref name="dlink"/> This contract was competitively procured with more than 85 proposals solicited and three offers received.<ref name="dlink"/>
In each charter period, the government has the right to cancel after 60 days with 10 days notice.<ref name="dlink" /> After each initial 60-day period, the government can cancel the charter with 30 days notice.<ref name="dlink" /> 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.<ref name="dlink" /> This contract was competitively procured with more than 85 proposals solicited and three offers received.<ref name="dlink" />


The charter had previously been held by [[MV Montauk|MV ''Montauk'']], operated by [[Sealift Incorporated]].<ref name="amo">{{cite journal |author=American Maritime Officers |authorlink=American Maritime Officers |coauthors= |year=2008 |month=November |title=Vessel acquisition brings new jobs for AMO aboard Overseas Harriette |journal=AMO Currents |volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url=http://www.amo-union.org/newspaper/morgue/11-2006/Sections/News/sealift.htm |accessdate= 2008-03-10 |quote= }}{{dead link |date=April 2013}}</ref> Sealift Incorporated protested the charter award with the Government Accounting Office (GAO), claiming that TransAtlantic Lines understated its fuel-consumption costs.<ref name="gaocase">{{cite court
The charter had previously been held by [[MV Montauk|MV ''Montauk'']], operated by [[Sealift Incorporated]].<ref name="amo">{{cite journal|author=American Maritime Officers |author-link=American Maritime Officers |date=November 2008 |title=Vessel acquisition brings new jobs for AMO aboard Overseas Harriette |journal=AMO Currents |url=http://www.amo-union.org/newspaper/morgue/11-2006/Sections/News/sealift.htm |access-date=March 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033352/http://www.amo-union.org/newspaper/morgue/11-2006/Sections/News/sealift.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> Sealift Incorporated protested the charter award with the Government Accounting Office (GAO), claiming that TransAtlantic Lines understated its fuel-consumption costs.<ref name="gaocase">{{cite court
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}}</ref> The GAO denied this protest, as well as an additional technical complaint about what business entity actually employed crewmembers.<ref name="gaocase"/>
}}</ref> The GAO denied this protest, as well as an additional technical complaint about what business entity actually employed crewmembers.<ref name="gaocase" />


==Legal issues==
==Legal issues==
On 27 October 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.<ref name="guam-case">{{cite court
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.<ref name="guam-case">{{cite court
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}}{{failed verification |date=April 2013}}</ref> TransAtlantic Lines posted the bond and took possession of the ship.<ref name="guam-case"/>
}}</ref>{{failed verification |date=April 2013}} TransAtlantic Lines posted the bond and took possession of the ship.<ref name="guam-case" />


==Route and cargo==
==Route and cargo==
[[File:Japan sea map.png|thumbnail|right|''TransPacific'' works primarily in shallow-draft ports near Japan and Korea.]]
[[File:Japan Map CIA 2021.png|thumbnail|right|260px|''TransPacific'' works primarily in shallow-draft ports near Japan and Korea.]]
The ship routinely carries:
The ship routinely carries:
*[[Unleaded Gasoline|Midgrade Unleaded Automotive Gasoline (MUM)]],
*[[Unleaded Gasoline|Midgrade Unleaded Automotive Gasoline (MUM)]],
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The ship routinely visits:
The ship routinely visits:
*[[Hakozaki Defense Fuel Supply Point]] near [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka]] Japan,
*[[Hakozaki Defense Fuel Supply Point]] near [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka]] Japan,
*[[Hokkaidō]], Japan,
*[[Hokkaido]], Japan,
*[[Kin, Okinawa]],
*[[Kin, Okinawa]],
*[[Chimu Wan Base Terminal]], Okinawa,
*[[Chimu Wan Base Terminal]], Okinawa,
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Nautical}}
{{Portal|Transport}}
*[[TransAtlantic Lines LLC]]
*[[TransAtlantic Lines LLC]]
*[[List of Military Sealift Command ships]]
*[[List of Military Sealift Command ships]]
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Federal/judicial/dc/opinions/99opinions/99-5088a.pdf |format=PDF|title=Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia |accessdate=2007-09-26 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=2000-01-11 |work= |publisher=}}{{failed verification |date=April 2013}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Federal/judicial/dc/opinions/99opinions/99-5088a.pdf |format=PDF|title=Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia |access-date=September 26, 2007 |date=January 11, 2000 }}{{failed verification |date=April 2013}}
*{{csr|register=DNV|id=25183|shipname=Transpacific}}{{failed verification |date=April 2013}}
*{{csr|register=DNV|id=25183|shipname=Transpacific}}{{failed verification |date=April 2013}}


==External links==
==External links==
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|image1=[http://www.galatasarayholding.com.tr/html/haber1-i.html Launch of the MT ''Transpacific'']<br /> [[Süleyman Demirel]] attends the launch of MT ''Transpacific'' (then MT ''Turcas II'') on 21 September 2000.
|image1=[http://www.galatasarayholding.com.tr/html/haber1-i.html Launch of the MT ''Transpacific'']<br /> [[Süleyman Demirel]] attends the launch of MT ''Transpacific'' (then MT ''Turcas II'') on 21 September 2000.
|image2=[http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=161449 MT ''Transpacific'' (ex ''Bonito'') at sea.]<br />MT ''Transpacific'' (then known as MT ''Bonito'') at sea near the [[Firth of Forth]].
|image2=[http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=161449 MT ''Transpacific'' (ex ''Bonito'') at sea.]<br />MT ''Transpacific'' (then known as MT ''Bonito'') at sea near the [[Firth of Forth]].
|image3=[http://www.navegando.info/ficha.asp?lenguaje=en&Codigo=1128 MT ''Transpacific'' (ex ''Bonito'') at the pier.]<br />MT ''Transpacific'' (then known as MT ''Bonito'') tied up at the pier.
|image3=[http://www.navegando.info/ficha.asp?lenguaje=en&Codigo=1128 MT ''Transpacific'' (ex ''Bonito'') at the pier.]<br />MT ''Transpacific'' (then known as MT ''Bonito'') tied up at the pier.
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* [http://www.celiktekne.com.tr/shipbuildinglist.php Ship list at Çelık Tekne Shipyard]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303002201/http://www.celiktekne.com.tr/shipbuildinglist.php Ship list at Çelik Tekne Shipyard]
* [http://www.turcas.com.tr/en/ Turcas Petrolculuk A.Ş.]
* [http://www.turcas.com.tr/en/ Turcas Petrolculuk A.S.]
*[http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=189&type=LongtermCharteredTanker TransPacific at MSC Ship Inventory]
*[http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=189&type=LongtermCharteredTanker TransPacific at MSC Ship Inventory]
*[https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=vesselsoperated&companyid=130339 TransAtlantic Lines LLC Company Profile at Det Norske Veritas]{{failed verification|date=April 2013}}
*[http://absapps.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesselsearch?REG_OWNER_NAME=TransAtlantic Ships owned record at American Bureau of Shipping]
*[http://absapps.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesselsearch?REG_OWNER_NAME=TransAtlantic Ships owned record at American Bureau of Shipping]
*[http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Abhil-17559-DESC-Japan-JapanCommand-Brief-Driving-Times-Agenda-JapanMission-JapanCurrent-Organization-DFSPs-DFSP-i-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ 2002 Briefing on Military Petroleum Logistics]
*[http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Abhil-17559-DESC-Japan-JapanCommand-Brief-Driving-Times-Agenda-JapanMission-JapanCurrent-Organization-DFSPs-DFSP-i-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ 2002 Briefing on Military Petroleum Logistics]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tengan-pier.htm Chimu Wan Base Terminal]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tengan-pier.htm Chimu Wan Base Terminal]
*[http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/federal-claims/cofce/1:2007cv00627/22615/42/ Sealift Inc. protest of 2006 contract award]
*[http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/federal-claims/cofce/1:2007cv00627/22615/42/ Sealift Inc. protest of 2006 contract award]
*[http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Benedicts_Maritime_Bulletin_Papavizas.pdf Reflagging a Vessel for Military Use--Is the Cargo Preference Act Toothless?]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930090520/http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Benedicts_Maritime_Bulletin_Papavizas.pdf Reflagging a Vessel for Military Use--Is the Cargo Preference Act Toothless?]
*[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=dfe3bcc84bc08afc817a848c2fbfadf6&tab=core&_cview=1 April 2011 charter award]
*[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=dfe3bcc84bc08afc817a848c2fbfadf6&tab=core&_cview=1 April 2011 charter award]


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Latest revision as of 11:56, 14 September 2024

For other ships with the same name, see Transpacific (ships).
MV Transpacific (T-1)
Motor Tanker Transpacific
Motor Tanker Transpacific
History
OwnerTransAtlantic Lines LLC[1]
Port of registryVereinigte Staaten New York[1]
RouteJapan, Okinawa, Marshall Islands, Korea
BuilderÇelik Tekne Shipyard[1]
Yard number30
Laid downDecember 29, 1999[1]
LaunchedAugust 2, 2000
CompletedOctober 2000
Identification
StatusIn service[2]
NotesOriginally ordered by Turcas Petrolculuk A.S.
General characteristics
Class and type1A1 ICE-1C Tanker for Oil ESP E0[1]
Tonnage
Displacement7,587 metric tons[3]
Length109.1 m (358 ft)[1]
Beam16.03 m (52.6 ft)[1]
Installed power3 Yanmar 6N165L diesel generators[1]
Propulsion2,000 hp (1,500 kW) MAN AG B&W model 8L27/38 high-speed diesel[3][1]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3]
Capacity30,000 barrels[3]
Crew13[3]
NotesHas a controllable-pitch propeller and a tunnel-type bow thruster with 300kW of power.[3][1]

MV Transpacific (2006 - 2012), also known as Bonito (2002 - 2006), also known as Turcas II (2001 - 2002), also known as Nikolay Shalavin (2001)[1] is an oil tanker under long-term charter to the United States Military Sealift Command (MSC).[3] As part of MSC's Sealift Program, the Transpacific transports fuel for the U.S. Department of Defense.[3] Small and having shallow-draft, the Transpacific is known as a T-1 equivalent tanker, and moves petroleum products intra-theater in between Japan, Korea and The Marshall Islands.[3]

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

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The ship is owned and operated by TransAtlantic Lines LLC, an American shipping company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.[5] This limited liability company was founded in 1998[5] by vice-president Gudmundur Kjaernested and president Brandon C. Rose.[6] The company owns and operates 5 vessels, including one tug-and-barge combination. Four of these vessels are chartered by the Military Sealift Command, and perform duties such as delivering cargo to U.S. military activities in Diego Garcia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. TransAtlantic Lines has no collective bargaining agreements with seagoing unions.[7]

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

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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 MV Montauk, operated by Sealift Incorporated.[12] Sealift Incorporated protested the charter award with the Government Accounting Office (GAO), claiming that TransAtlantic Lines understated its fuel-consumption costs.[13] The GAO denied this protest, as well as an additional technical complaint about what business entity actually employed crewmembers.[13]

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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

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TransPacific works primarily in shallow-draft ports near Japan and Korea.

The ship routinely carries:

The ship routinely visits:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Transpacific (857734)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i MSC Tankers page
  4. ^ MSC Procurement Spreadsheet[dead link]
  5. ^ a b Dun and Bradstreet, 2007.
  6. ^ United States Court of Appeals, 2000.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "ShipLink.info". Archived from the original on March 1, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  9. ^ Times Shipping Journal Archived December 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Scandinavian Shipping Gazette, 2006. [dead link]
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b Sealift, Inc., B-298588 (U.S. Government Accounting Office November 13, 2006).
  13. ^ a b Guam Industrial Services v. Transatlantic Lines LLC, 06-00033 (District Court of Guam October 27, 2006).

References

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External images
image icon Launch of the MT Transpacific
Süleyman Demirel attends the launch of MT Transpacific (then MT Turcas II) on 21 September 2000.
image icon MT Transpacific (ex Bonito) at sea.
MT Transpacific (then known as MT Bonito) at sea near the Firth of Forth.
image icon MT Transpacific (ex Bonito) at the pier.
MT Transpacific (then known as MT Bonito) tied up at the pier.

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