Over the past several years much of the attention has been paid to the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration cleaning up its James River fleet. However, MARAD is seeking to eliminate many of the most dangerous vessels in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benecia, Calif.
To accomplish this, the department has prioritized 25 vessels that are in the worst condition for cleaning. There are 57 reserve vessels presently docked at Suisun Bay.
Once cleaned, the DOT, through MARAD, will be taking bids from companies that can remove and recycle the vessels.
The company has announced that it recently awarded the first contracts for the removal and recycling of two WWII-era cargo ships currently moored in Suisun Bay, California – the first ships to be disposed from the fleet since January 2007.
The first two ships slated for drydocking – the Earlham Victory and the Pan American Victory, will be cleaned at the BAE Systems San Francisco shipyard by the end of the year, and then towed to Brownsville, Texas, where they will be recycled at All Star Metals.
MARAD awarded BAE Systems a $1.47 million contract to drydock the two vessels, and ALL Star Metals a recycling contract for $2.1 million.
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