MV Kalia
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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.[4][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.[4] In 2015 it was renamed Alia.[citation needed]
- Montauk (1999–2007)
- Kalia (2007-present)
CyprusMV Kalia (ex-Montauk) at sea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Adminros Shipmanagement Co |
| Operator | Adminros Shipmanagement Co |
| Port of registry | Cyprus |
| Yard number | 22[1] |
| Laid down | 28 February 1998 |
| Launched | 1 August 1999[1] |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Acquired | 27 November 2000 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 3,457 GT[1] |
| Displacement | 5,780 t (5,690 long tons)[4] |
| Length | 357.9 ft (109.1 m) [4] |
| Beam | 52.5 ft (16.0 m) [4] |
| Draught | 18.6 ft (5.7 m) [4] |
| Decks | 5 |
| Ice class | 1A1 ICE-1C[5] |
| Propulsion | diesel, one propeller |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[4] |
| Crew | 13[4] |
History
| External image | |
|---|---|
 Kalia pierside in Geneva, June 2009. | |
| Kalia grounded at Guaiba Lake, September 2007. |
Originally called 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]
