The United States Navy has
awarded a contract to International Shipbreaking Ltd., located in Brownsville,
Texas, for the towing, dismantling and recycling of a conventionally powered
aircraft carrier that has been removed from the active fleet.
Under the contract, the
company will be paid $3 million for dismantling and recycling the
decommissioned aircraft carrier named the USS Constellation. The price reflects
the net price proposed by International Shipbreaking, which takes into
consideration the estimated proceeds from the sale of the scrap metal to be
generated from dismantling.
The Navy will continue to
own the ship during the dismantling process. The U.S Navy says the contractor
takes ownership of the scrap metal as it is produced and sells the scrap to
offset its costs of operations.
This is the third recent
contract for a conventional aircraft carrier dismantling project that the U.S.
Navy has awarded. All Star Metals of Brownsville was awarded the first contract
on Oct. 22, 2013, which included the towing and dismantling of ex-USS
Forrestal. ESCO Marine of Brownsville was awarded the second contract on May 8,
2014, for the scrapping of the ex-USS Saratoga.
After the initial award of
one carrier to each successful bidder, the Navy says it has the capability of
scrapping additional conventionally powered aircraft carriers over a five-year
period under delivery orders competed between the three contractors.
International Shipbreaking
will develop its final tow plan for the Navy’s approval for the transportation
of vessel from its current berth at Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, to the
company’s facility in Brownsville. The ship is expected to depart Kitsap later
in the summer of 2014.
Source: recycling
today. 16 June 2014
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