MarAd Approves Farrell Lines Ship Charter To Military Sealift Command

The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved a Farrell Lines Incorporated request to charter the Austral Lightning and Austral Rainbow to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) for two years with three ore-year optional extensions.

The 820-foct, 29,800-dwt barge and container carriers were built with the aid of constructiondifferential subsidy by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, La., in the early 70s. Prior to the approval of this charter they had been operatec under operatingdifferential subsidy contract MA MSE-352.

Under the terms of the board's approval the s lips will go off subsidy at the eid of the voyages preceding the charter and will continue to operate without subsidv until their redelivery from MSC.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 4, Dec 1981

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