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GOVERNMENT SHIPS NSMV government run, government contracted,” said Tokarski. milestone on December 15, 2020 when we cut steel for

He said that a commercial entity was the best, most cost- the lead NSMV. The NSMVs are being constructed using effective means to build a ship of this nature: “Build a ship commercial design standards and commercial construction to this design at this cost, and don’t be late,” said Tokarski. practices.” “That’s what we wanted to go after in doing this.” The NSMV will feature numerous instructional spaces,

From the shipyard side, Philly Shipyard offers consider- a full training bridge, and have space for up to 600 ca- able experience delivering commercial ships. dets in a ? rst-rate maritime academic environment at sea. “In our 20-year history, PSI has built 30 large ocean- The NSMV is also designed to be a national asset that going vessels for commercial use under the U.S. Jones includes medical facilities, a helicopter pad, the ability to

Act. Of the 30 ships, six were container ships for Matson accommodate up to 1,000 people in times of humanitar-

Navigation, and two were Aframax tankers for SeaRiver ian need, and RoRo and container storage capacity for use

Maritime, ExxonMobil’s marine af? liate,” said Steinar during disaster relief missions. “The shipyard has teamed

Nerbovik President and CEO, Philly Shipyard. “The re- up with experienced designers and equipment/system sup- maining 22 were medium-range 46k and 50k deadweight pliers while working hand-in-hand with TOTE Services oil tankers for Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Crow- through all contract speci? cations to understand all of the ley Maritime, and American Petroleum Tankers, a subsid- owner’s requirements,” said Nerbovik. “Further, we need iary of Kinder Morgan.” to ensure we translate all speci? cations and basic design

The last ship built at PSI was delivered to Matson in into a successful detail design; perform thorough planning

March 2019. “Following that project, we had no new or- of all activities; successfully complete the purchasing of all ders and had to downsize from 1,200 workers to less than equipment, systems, and services; and properly manage 100,” said Nerbovik. “In April 2020, we won the contract the production workforce so we are able to build the ves- for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) sels on-time, on-budget, safely, and with the best quality.” program from TOTE Services, as vessel construction man- Once built, maintenance of the ships will be a job and in- ager for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime vestment of both the Federal government and the schools,

Administration (MARAD). We presently have 200 work- as Tokarski notes the ‘readiness’ of the NSMVs will be ers in the shipyard, ramping up to 800 by the end of this higher than standard training ships given their dual role as year and up to 1,400 in 2022.” disaster relief. Once built, the Federal government and the “We have teamed up with leading equipment and sys- maritime schools will each have a hand in the upkeep and tem suppliers like General Electric (GE) for the complete maintenance. “These are National Defense Reserve Fleet electric propulsion system including diesel engines from Vessel; it is a government owned ships on custodial loan to

Wabtec in Pittsburgh,” said Nerbovik. “The detail design the schools,” said Tokarski. The Federal government cov- as well as pre-planning and purchasing is progressing and ers the major repair and maintenance – drydocking and the main focus going forward is strong productivity with- machinery ? xes – while the schools fund the necessary up- out compromising health, safety, and environment (HSE) grades to provide the ship a homeport, as well as crewing and quality. Production has already started with the ? rst and routine upkeep.

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