NEWS:MARAD Approves Vessel Transfers

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) approved requests for transfer and sale of five U.S. vessels, including a tanker and a cable ship. They include:

• K-Sea Transportation LLC, Staten Island, NY, has received approval to sell the 6,430-gt tank barge, KTC-115 to McKeil Work Boats Ltd., a Canadian corporation, and transfer said Vessel to Canadian registry and flag. The vessel was built in 1968 in Avondale, La.

• Nowitna Fisheries, LLC, Seattle, Wash., has received approval to sell the 2,457-gt freight, BARGE-I to Grupo Pesquero De California, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, and transfer said Vessel to Mexican registry and flag. The vessel was built in 1969 in Portland, Ore.

• Marine Barge Company, LLC, Weehawken, NJ, has received approval to sell the 1,929-gt barge, MBC-1 to Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican company, and transfer said Vessel to Mexican registry and flag. The vessel was built in 1973 in Jefferson, LA.

• Eastern Overseas, Inc., Port Washington, NY, has received approval to sell the 22,357-gt tanker, Cherry Valley to Amantis International Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation, for scrapping in India. The vessel was built in 1974 in San Diego, CA.

• CS Charles L. Brown, L.P., Baltimore, Md., has received approval to sell the 2,881-gt cable ship, Charles L. Brown to the Island Territory St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, for use as an artificial reef. The vessel was built in 1954 in Italy.