Report to Congress on the Program for Scrapping Obsolete National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessels

摘要

In developing the ship scrapping program, the primary goal was to meet the statutory requirement to dispose of the vessels by September 30, 2006. Thus, a total of 140 ships are slated for scrapping. MARAD proposes a phased approach to scrapping awards and level-loading (an equal number of ships per year) the scrapping of the vessels during the FY 2003-2006 period. This approach permits MARAD to further refine cost estimates as additional data specific to merchant-type vessels is collected during the remainder of FY 2001 and FY 2002. It also allows sufficient time to develop acceptable standards for overseas scrapping and overall standards for artificial fish reefs. If the planned schedule were accomplished, long-term disposal needs would be reduced to approximately six ships per year after September 2006.