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Philly Shipyard Awarded Repair Contract for USNS Charlton
Philly Shipyard, Inc. (http://www.phillyshipyard.com/), the sole operating
subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (OSE: PHLY), today announced it has been
awarded a contract by Patriot Contract Services - the ship manager on behalf of
the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) - for the repair of the USNS
Charlton (T-AKR-314). The repairs will be completed in the Q3 2021 timeframe.
“This is a great win for our shipyard and demonstrates our ability to acquire
substantial repair jobs going forward,” said Steinar Nerbovik, Philly Shipyard’s
President and CEO. “We look forward to working with Patriot as we continue on
our journey as a strong partner for government projects.”
The USNS Charlton is one of MSC’s large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships.
With a displacement of 69,000 tons and a length of 950 feet, the vessel carries
prepositioned U.S. Army tanks, armored personnel carriers, tractor-trailers, and
other equipment and supplies to potential areas of conflict around the world. It
also provides surge sealift support of remote military actions.
This is another positive step in the company’s ambition to establish a mixed
platform of ship maintenance, repair, and conversions, along with ship
construction for the commercial and government new build markets. It also marks
the third government repair contract that Philly Shipyard has been awarded since
the end of 2019 and their first contract with Patriot as ship manager.
“Patriot is excited to further support U.S. shipyards on behalf of MSC and,
specifically, Philly Shipyard’s growth platform and deepening domestic
expertise,” said Ryan Libhart Pereyda, Patriot’s Principal and CEO.