Written by
Nick Blenkey
Stena Polaris is a sister ship to Stena Impeccable (pictured right here) one of many different Stena IMOIIMAX MR tankers reflagged by a Crowley and Stena Bulk JV [Photo: Stena Bulk]
The Navy’s Army Sealift Command has awarded Crowley Authorities Companies Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., a $16,014,532 one-yesr possibility below a beforehand awarded contract for the operation of the ice class tanker Stena Polaris.
Stena Polaris is certainly one of three medium vary (MR) tankers reflagged as U.S. ships by a three way partnership between Crowley and Stena Bulk USA to take part within the Tanker Safety Program.
The Tanker Safety Program (TSP) was established to make sure that a core fleet of U.S.-based product tankers can function competitively in worldwide commerce and improve U.S. provide chain resiliency for liquid gasoline merchandise. The TSP gives the Division of Protection with assured entry to 10 U.S.-registered product tank vessels that could be used to produce the armed forces with gasoline throughout instances of armed battle or nationwide emergency
Underneath the just-awarded possibility, Stena Polaris will help the world-wide bulk gasoline necessities of the Division of Protection (DOD) to incorporate biennial supply to Antarctica for the Nationwide Science Basis and a supply annually to Greenland for the DOD and the Protection Logistics Company Power.
Work might be carried out worldwide and is predicted to be accomplished, if all choices are exercised, by Feb. 18, 2027. The choice is funded by Transportation Working Capital funds for fiscal 2024 and can expire on the finish of the fiscal 12 months. Army Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting exercise.
