MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has delivered four of the…
BRONX, NY — Vessel Construction Management practices received praise at the Shipbuilding in America conference here this week.
Vessel Construction Management (VCM) essentially outsources oversight of a ship’s entire construction process, from design to delivery, to a third party acting as the owner’s representative. The vessel construction manager takes charge of the entire project, from procuring materials to testing the vessel before delivery.
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has delivered four of the five vessels.
“The goal is to deliver a newbuild ship on time and on budget by reducing direct government involvement with the yard and making the construction process more commercial than normal government procurement,” said Charlie Papavizas, an attorney with Winston Taylor in Washington, D.C.
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