08 May 2007 | Ref. 137/2007
SAN FRANCISCO – BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Matson Navigation Company, Inc., for the drydock, survey, maintenance and repair of the Container Deck Cargo Barge MAUNA LOA, the sister barge to the HALEAKALA, which the company is currently servicing. The estimated total value of the 42-day work package, which will begin in July, is in excess of $2 million, if all options are exercised.
Items in the contract include topside and underwater body preservation, hull and mechanical repairs and preparation work for regulatory body inspections. The specific start date for work on the MAUNA LOA is contingent upon the re-delivery of the HALEAKALA, which is scheduled for completion in May. All work will be performed at BAE Systems’ Ship Repair facility in San Francisco.
"We’re happy to be chosen, once again, to service Matson’s vessels," said Al Krekich, president, BAE Systems Ship Repair. "Through consistent, trusted ship maintenance performance, we are able to contribute to key intermodal commerce services for the benefit of our customer and the consumers that rely on the goods these vessels carry.”
The MAUNA LOA, like the HALEAKALA, is a cargo container handling barge that serves the inter-island Hawaiian trade routes for Matson Navigation Company, which has been serving the Pacific since 1882 and is recognized as an industry leader in ocean transportation, intermodal and logistics services.
BAE Systems Ship Repair is the United States’ leading non-nuclear ship repair, modernization and conversion company – focused on dry dock and ship repair services for the U.S. Navy, other defense agencies and commercial customers. It has major operations in Norfolk, San Diego, San Francisco and Hawaii.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion.
For further information, please contact:
John Kowalczyk, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 757 494 2977 Cell: +1 757 717 8391
john.kowalczyk@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8259 Cell: +1 703 850 1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
