NASSCO has a long history of ship construction for the military and the commercial sector.
Expeditionary Mobile Base
Formerly known as the Afloat Forward Staging Base, the ESB is configured with a 52,000 square-foot flight deck, fuel and equipment storage, repair spaces, magazines, mission planning spaces and accommodations for up to 250 personnel. The ships are capable of supporting multiple missions including Air Mine Counter Measures (AMCM), counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations, humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions, and more. Read more…
Expeditionary Transfer Dock
Formerly the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), the revolutionary ship is designed to be a semi-submersible, flexible, modular platform providing the U.S. Navy with the capability to perform large-scale logisitics movements such as the transfer of vehicles and equipment from sea to shore. Read more…
LNG-Powered Marlin Class Containerships
As part of a two-ship contract, the 764-foot long Marlin Class containerships are the first dry cargo ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), making them the cleanest cargo-carrying ships anywhere in the world. Read more…
Strategic Sealift
The landmark Strategic Mobility Requirements Study by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1992 concluded that the United States had insufficient sealift capacity to transport military equipment to an overseas conflict. This shortfall was highlighted during “Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm” when the majority of cargo had to be moved by chartered, non-U.S.-flag ships. To address this capacity shortfall, Congress authorized the Strategic Sealift Program. Read more…
PC-1 Product Tankers
In August 2006, NASSCO received a $1 billion contract from U.S. Shipping Partners L.P., for the construction of five double-hulled product tankers for U.S. coastwise trade. The start of lead ship construction occurred in August 2007, with the first keel laid in December 2007. The lead ship was delivered to U.S. Shipping in January 2009. Starting with the third ship, NASSCO delivered these ships to American Petroleum Tankers. Read more…
BP Tankers
In September 2000, NASSCO received a $630 million contract from BP for the construction of four state-of-the-art, double-hull tankers for the carriage of crude oil from Valdez, Alaska, to BP’s U.S. West Coast refineries. In September 2001, BP exercised an option for a fourth ship. Read more…
TOTE Trailerships
In December 1999, NASSCO was awarded a $300 million contract from Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) of Seattle, Washington, to build two roll-on, roll-off (RO/RO) trailerships for TOTE’s Tacoma-to-Anchorage cargo service. Read more…
