MSP Brochure August-09-GLAKE - Maritime Administration - U.S. ...

Maritime Security Program- At A Glance -On October 8, 1996, the President signedthe Maritime Security Act of 1996establishing the Maritime Security Program(MSP) for Fiscal Years (FY) 1996 through2005 to provide financial assistance up to$2.1 million per vessel per year to operatorsof U.S.-flag vessels with approved MSPOperating Agreements. MSP funding wasauthorized at $100 million annually to covera maximum of 47 vessels.The Maritime Security Program isdesigned to provide sustainmentsealift for national emergencies atminimal cost.On November 24, 2003, the Presidentsigned the National Defense AuthorizationAct for Fiscal Year 2004, which containedthe Maritime Security Act of 2003 (MSA2003) creating a new MSP for FY 2006through FY 2015. This program alsoprovides financial assistance to operators ofU.S.-flag vessels that meet certainqualifications. MSA 2003 requires that theSecretary of Transportation, in consultationwith the Secretary of Defense, establish afleet of active, commercially viable, militarilyuseful, privately-owned vessels to meetnational defense and other securityrequirements.MSA 2003 authorizes $156 million annuallyfor FYs 2006, 2007, and 2008; $174 millionannually for FYs 2009, 2010, and 2011; and$186 million annually for FYs 2012, 2013,2014 and 2015 to support the operation of60 U.S.-flag vessels in the foreign commerceof the United States. Participating operatorsare required to make their ships andcommercial transportation resourcesavailable upon request by the Secretary ofDefense during times of war or nationalemergency.On January 12, 2005 the MaritimeAdministration awarded MSP operatingagreements for 60 ships. The MSP maintainsa modern U.S.-flag fleet providing militaryaccess to vessels and vessel capacity, as wellas a total global, intermodal transportationnetwork. This network includes not onlyvessels, but logistics management services,infrastructure, terminals facilities and U.S.citizen merchant mariners to crew thegovernment owned/controlled andcommercial fleets.MSP ParticipantsMSP Operators VesselsAmerican International Shipping, LLC 1APL Marine Services, Ltd. 9Central Gulf Lines, Inc. 4Farrell Lines Incorporated 5Fidelio Limited Partnership 7Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC 5Liberty Global Logistics, LLC 1Luxmar Tanker Corporation 1Maersk Line, Ltd.19Maremar Tanker Corporation 1Patriot Shipping, LLC 1Patriot Titan, LLC 1Waterman Steamship Corporation 438 Containerships = 119,265 TEUs30 Containerships > 3,000 TEUs8 Geared Cont’s < 2,500 TEUs17 RO/ROs total 2.6M SQ FT2 Heavy Lift total 0.06M SQ FT3 Product Tankers 35-48 thousand DWT eachThe ship capacity and associated intermodalcapabilities of the MSP dry cargo vessels areenrolled in the Voluntary Intermodal SealiftAgreement (VISA) program, the government’ssealift emergency preparedness program.