About
US Ocean
US Ocean LLC, America’s newest US Flag carrier, provides heavy-lift service worldwide. The company operates two heavy-lift vessels under the US Flag. The M/V Ocean Atlas (previously named Industrial Challenger) began flying the U.S. flag in early 2002 and the M/V Ocean Titan (previously named Industrial Chief) began flying the US Flag in mid 2005. Both vessels built in 2000 are enrolled in the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) and MSP programs sponsored by MARAD and the Department of Defense’s sealift readiness.
On its maiden voyage, the Industrial Challenger was positioned to Houston where it loaded two power plants and other cargoes for Venezuela, Trinidad, and Brazil. Later on, the vessel completed the movement of four Coast Guard cutters to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Iraqi Freedom. Subsequently, it transported four General Electric power plants to Umm Qasr and became the very first US flagged commercial vessel to call Iraq since Desert Storm.
The 8,000 DWT Century Class vessels have 400 metric tons lifting capacity, about 400,000-cuft bale, box-shaped holds with tweendecks adjustable in three positions, and 16.5 knot service speed. The ships are very well suited for the movement of project/heavy-lift and military cargoes such as heat exchangers, turbines, generators, locomotives, refinery equipment and the like.
The company operates both vessels in worldwide trades seeking opportunities to carry commercial and/or government cargoes.
Intermarine is a worldwide provider of ocean transport as well as inland heavy haul transportation services for breakbulk, specialized project and heavy lift cargoes. Its global sailings include regularly scheduled services between the United States/Mexico and the Americas, Asia, and other worldwide destinations.
For more information contact:
Leo Bonser, US Flag Services
Phone: (281) 885-3500
Direct: (281) 885-3585
Fax: (281) 872-4444