Description
The Military Sealift Command is conducting market research for a 90-day dry cargo time charter with one 90-day option period. The vessel must be a U.S. or foreign-flag self-sustaining combination container/breakbulk vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 250 TEUs. The vessel must have a minimum speed of advance of 15 knots or faster, a minimum operating range of 8,000 nautical miles, and a maximum draft of 35 feet. The vessel must also be able to carry breakbulk ammunition with proper segregation and have sufficient tie-down points to secure various types of breakbulk cargo or vehicles.
• The vessel must accommodate all standard types of dry cargo containers, refrigerated containers, flatracks, and ISO tank containers.
• The vessel must be equipped with sufficient quantities of matching stacking cones, automatic twist locks, container deck sockets, and lashing gear for securing all containers in stacks of two-high minimum on deck.
• The vessel must be capable of carrying hazardous cargo with proper segregations.
• The vessel must be self-sustaining for loading and discharging breakbulk, containerized, and vehicle cargoes.
• The vessel's gear must consist of at least two booms or cranes with a minimum of 30 LT SWL lifting capacity at all hatches where twenty/forty-foot containers are stowed.