Business Development Program

When your government agency needs innovative solutions to ocean transportation challenges, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has the answers.

MSC's Business Development Office works with maritime industry to find solutions for federal agencies facing maritime challenges ranging from the need to transport high-volume, massive equipment and supplies overseas by sea; provide seagoing coastal support; or quickly move people and cargo in shallow waters aboard a high-speed vessels.

For innovative maritime solutions, MSC delivers.

Innovative Maritime Solutions

MSC's Business Development office has worked with maritime industry and federal agencies to find creative, cost effective solutions to ocean transportation problems. There are many examples of unique or customized vessels and services that MSC has developed over the years to support customer emerging requirements. If you have a requirement for a vessel or have material that requires ocean transportation contact MSC's Business Development Office today.

Below are some examples of MSC's capability to meet customers' requirements in partnership with the commercial maritime industry.

HSV Westpac Express
When the U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force needed dedicated transportation services for up to 950 Marines and their equipment in the Far East, MSC chartered high speed vessel Westpac Express. This vessel provides the 3rd MEF unit integrity during exercise deployments and redeployments and the flexibility to change schedules to meet the training objectives of the unit.

VADM K.R. Wheeler
When the Defense Logistics Agency needed an updated and improved capability to pump petroleum products to forces ashore from tankers at sea, MSC contracted for the development and construction of offshore petroleum distribution system ship MV VADM K.R. Wheeler. Wheeler's OPDS can pump fuel to shore from a tanker anchored up to eight miles off the coast - twice the distance of former OPDS - and can do it with 30 people vs. 150 - 175 required to operate the old system. Wheeler can also operate in more difficult environmental conditions and can install pipe over an ocean bottom of rock and shell in addition to mud, sand and coral.

MV Blue Marlin carrying USS Cole back to the U.S. for repairs following the October 2000 terrorist attack in Yemen.

Blue Marlin
When the Navy needed to return heavily damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Cole to the U.S. for repairs following the Oct. 12, 2000 terrorist attack in Yemen, MSC chartered MV Blue Marlin, one of a handful of semi-submersible float-on/float-off vessels can transport large ships or floating platforms such as oil rigs and mega-yachts. In addition to bringing Cole home, MSC has chartered float-on/float-off vessels to transport minesweepers from the U.S. to the Far East.

USNS Invincible
When the Department of Defense needed a platform for monitoring missile launches, MSC oversaw the conversion of USNS Invincible from an ocean surveillance ship into a missile range instrumentation ship - one of two MSC ships that provide mobile, flexible and economic platforms for collecting missile launch data that can be used to improve missile efficiency and accuracy. Taking an existing vessel and converting it to support a new mission required a significantly reduced initial investment than design and construction of a new vessel would have.