MarAd proposes to allow foreign-flag boats off Alaska
The U.s. Maritime Administration said it plans to allow a company to temporarily charter two foreign-flag anchor handling vessels, the Swedish-flag 'Tor Viking' and Finnish-flag 'Fennica,' which would operate in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi Sea adjacent to Alaska though June 30, 2008.
MarAd said Section 705 of Public Law 109-347 allows the use of foreign-flag vessels in this regard if it determines that U.S.-flag vessels are not suitable or reasonably available.
In the Federal Register the agency said it was providing the public 30 days notice of its intention to provide a determination allowing for the use of foreign-flag vessels. Companies that want to nominate a suitable U.S. flag vessel are invited to contact MarAd.
MarAd proposes to allow foreign-flag boats off Alaska
