Description
The Military Sealift Command Norfolk is seeking proposals for a 60-day tanker time charter. The charter requires a clean, approved, U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull tanker with an Inert Gas System (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT) capable of carrying a minimum of 235,000 bbls of clean product. The vessel must meet specific requirements, including a maximum LOA of 210 meters, a maximum DWT of 45,000 MT, and a maximum manifold height above waterline of 15.60 meters while laden. The vessel must also be capable of maintaining a minimum Speed of Advance (SOA) of 13 knots in moderate weather while laden. The charter period is approximately 60 days, and the place of delivery and redelivery is in the Mediterranean Sea, with specific ports to be determined by the Charterer.
• The vessel must have a valid Ship Inspection Report (SIRE) System and provide a copy of a Q-88 with a date no earlier than 60 days prior to offer submission.
• The vessel's cargo tanks must be compatible with the intended cargo, and the Owner/Offeror must provide Certificates of Quality for the last three cargoes.
• The vessel must meet all MSC requirements for reporting and provide position/status reports in-port and at-sea every six hours daily.
• The vessel will be required to submit a Monthly Voyage Abstract form on a monthly basis.
• The Owner/Offeror must confirm that the vessel is able to take upper, middle, lower, bottom, and all-level samples of the cargo without contaminating them from the sampling location.