MSC Awards $400M Contract for LMSR Operation
August 12, 2002
On August 5, MSC awarded Maersk Line, Limited, of Norfolk, Va., a five year contract that could total $400 million to operate and maintain eight large, medium-speed, RoRo ships that strategically preposition Army equipment in the Indian Ocean near Diego Garcia. MSC’s Propositioning Program has 35 strategically located ships laden with military equipment, supplies and fuel for the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency. Fifteen ships carry combat equipment and sustaining supplies for the U.S. Army, enough to sustain two Army heavy brigades- up to 8,000 personnel- for up to 30 days.
Related News
Unfinished Hornbeck MPSV Arrives at Eastern for Build Completion
Conflict Heating Up Over Cosco's Megaport in Peru
Authorities Identify Sixth Bridge Collapse Victim
Sea Drone Warfare has Arrived, and the US is Floundering
New Long Island Ferry Launched at Eastern Shipbuilding