TransAtlantic Lines LLC
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| TransAtlantic Lines LLC | |
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| Type | Limited liability company |
| Founded |  Greenwich, Connecticut 1998 |
| Headquarters | 6 Lincoln Ave Greenwich, Connecticut 06830-5751, USA |
| Key people | Gudmundur Kjaernested, Co-Founder and Vice-President, Brandon C. Rose, Co-Founder and President |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Website | None[1] |
TransAtlantic Lines LLC is an American shipping company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.[2] The limited liability company was founded in 1998[2] by vice-president Gudmundur Kjaernested and president Brandon C. Rose.[3] The company owns and operates 5 vessels, including one tug-and-barge combination. Four of these vessels are chartered by the Military Sealift Command, and perform duties such as delivering cargo to U.S. military activities in Diego Garcia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. TransAtlantic Lines has no collective bargaining agreements with seagoing unions.[4]
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[edit] Fleet
| Vessel | Owns/Operates | Length | Delivery Date | Gross Tonnage |
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| MV Geysir, General Cargo Ship.[5] | Owns and operates | 83.5152 m (LBP) | June 1, 1980 | 2266 |
 MV Baffin Strait, General Cargo/Container.[6] |
Owns and operates | 100.59 m (LOA) | 1997 | 4,276 |
 MT Transpacific, Petroleum tanker.[7] |
Owns and operates | 109.1 m (LOA) | 2001 | 3,469 |
| Guantanamo Bay Express, Deck cargo barge.[8] | Owns and operates | 76.2 m (LBP) | September 1, 1983 | 2,529 |
| Tugboat Spence, Tugboat[9] | Owns and operates | 27.7764 m (LBP) | September 1, 1974 | 189 |
[edit] MV Baffin Strait
In 2004, TransAtlantic Lines outbid Sealift Incorporated for a Military Sealift Command contract to haul cargo between Singapore and Diego Garcia.[4] The route had previously been serviced by Sealift Inc.'s MV Sagamore and manned by members of American Maritime Officers and Seafarer's International Union.[4] TransAtlantic Lines reportedly won the contract by approximately 10 percent, representing a price difference of about $2.7 million.[4]
As a result of the contract, the Baffin Strait was given the US Navy hull classification symbol (T-AK W-1) and represents one of the seven container ships owned and operated by contractors which are chartered by Military Sealift Command.[10]
[edit] Tugboat Spence and barge Guantanamo Bay Express
This pair make a twice-monthly trip between Jacksonville and Guantanamo Bay.[11] Each leg of the trip takes approximately 4 and 1/2 days and covers approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km).[11] Unloading the barge can take up to five days.[11]
On June 13, 2001, TransAtlantic Lines won a contract with an estimated cumulative value of $16,738,001 for dedicated ocean liner cargo service to U.S. military installations in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[12] This contract extended until June 30, 2004.[12] The government announced the requirements for the charter on the World Wide Web on December 4, 2000, and seven bids were received.[12] Military Traffic and Management Command in Alexandria, Virginia, is the contracting activity.[12]
On November 11, 2004, while leaving Mayport, Florida en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the tow wires connecting the tug and barge parted, causing the barge to run aground.[13] At the time of the accident, the vessels were experiencing thirty knot wind gusts and 12-foot (3.7 m) seas.[13] Extensive bottom damage and breaches to all port side voids were reported.[13] The barge was refloated and delivered to the owners the following day.[13] The vessels were owned by Pac-Atlantic Marine Leasing, LCC at the time.[14]
[edit] MT Transpacific
MT Transpacific is a T-1 petroleum tanker under long-term charter to Military Sealift Command.[15] This vessel was known as the Bonito from 2002-2006 and Turcas II from 2001-2002.[16] She was built at Celik Tekne Shipyard in 2001.[17]
[edit] Ownership
TransAtlantic Lines LLC is mostly owned by vice-president Gudmundur Kjaernested and president Brandon C. Rose[3]. The two are also the primary owners of the Icelandic company TransAtlantic Lines-Iceland EHF (TLI).[18][3]
Kjarnested is a citizen of Iceland and U.S. resident alien[18] who was married on May 20, 2000 to U.S.-national Margaret Elizabeth Bozzi.[19] He is also president of Atlantsskip in Reykjavik, Iceland.[19]
Rose is a U.S.-citizen.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Marad, 2007b.
- ^ a b Dun and Bradstreet, 2007.
- ^ a b c d United States Court of Appeals, 2000.
- ^ a b c d American Maritime Officers (2004-11). Non-union operator wins charter held by Sagamore. AMO Currents. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Geysir (Vessel Details}. ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping.
- ^ Det Norske Veritas (2007). DNV Exchange: Vessel Baffin Strait. DNV Exchange. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Det Norske Veritas (2007). DNV Exchange: Vessel Transpacific. Det Norske Veritas Exchange. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Guantanamo Bay Express (Vessel Details}. ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping.
- ^ American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Spence (Vessel Details}. ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping.
- ^ MV Baffin Strait. Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory. Military Sealift Command (2006-10-24). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b c Morris, Spc. Joseph A.; Pisano, Spc. Chris S. (2002-07-05). Living and dying by the barge. The Wire. Joint Task Force 160. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b c d DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, June 14, 2001
- ^ a b c d Titan Beats Time Before Barge Breaks Up. Maritime Journal. Mercator Media (2005-01-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Guantanamo bound barge grounds. MarineLog.com (2004-11-12). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Ship Inventory: MV TRANSPACIFIC. msc.navy.mil. Military Sealift Command (2004-11-12). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Vessel Transpacific Previous Names. Det Norske Veritas Vessel Exchange. Det Norske Veritas (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ MT Transpacific (summary) at the Det Norske Veritas Exchange.
- ^ a b Carelli, 2000.
- ^ a b New York Times, 2000.
[edit] References
- Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2000-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Carelli, Richard (2000-05-15). U.S.-Iceland shipping dispute sidestepped by Supreme Court. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Company Profile at Manta. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Department of the Army (2005-07-14). B-296245; B-296245.2, TransAtlantic Lines, LLC, July 14, 2005. gao.gov. Government Accountability Office. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson (2005-10-31). Fried Frank Government Contracts Alert. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Marriage Announcements. New York Times. New York Times (2000-05-21). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- Martin, Patrick. Transatlantic Lines v. Tidewater Marine. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- U.S. Maritime Administration (2007a). Cargo Preference and Domestic Trade. marad.dot.gov. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- U.S. Maritime Administration (2007b). Cargo Preference and Domestic Trade, Carriers.. marad.dot.gov. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
[edit] External links
- Company Profile at Det Norske Veritas
- Ships owned record at American Bureau of Shipping
- Gudmundur Kjaernested's Campaign Contributions
- Brandon Rose's Campaign Contributions
- Gitmo contract 2006-2007
- Company Profile at GovernmentSpending.com
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